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10/22/2004 02:25:28 PM · #1 |
These are pictures from my honeymoon and i would like to get it printed but not sure how i should crop it.
Thought i would ask some of the pros.
Thanx in advance for the help.
Message edited by author 2004-10-22 23:31:40.
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10/22/2004 02:32:28 PM · #2 |
some thing like this - but would add a white border
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10/22/2004 02:33:48 PM · #3 |
Nice place for a honeymoon.
On the first one try cropping so the post is approx. on the 1/3rd line. The space to the left is fairly empty and doesn't seem to add anything to the photo.
For the second maybe crop so there is just a sliver of sand at the bottom.
Just a couple of ideas.
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10/22/2004 03:01:58 PM · #4 |
Chas
You are the one that is going to best answer the question of cropping.
What will best spark your memories of the trip and what do you like best.
I did three quick versions for you to look at. I also did a curve adjustment and just a tad of sharpening:
Original forced to 8x10 (7"x9" w/1" matte):
Original cropped to 8x10 (7"x9" w/1" matte):
Original cropped to 8x12 (7"x11" w/1" matte):
I think everyone will agree it just boils down to what you like best.
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10/22/2004 04:00:04 PM · #5 |
Interesting..
I've actually never cropped a photo. Do a lot of people crop? |
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10/22/2004 04:10:24 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by GoldBerry:
Interesting..
I've actually never cropped a photo. Do a lot of people crop? |
Cropping is something that is done all the time. Sometimes the aspect ratio of the camera does not fit the composition you want to achieve.
As far as I can tell, at least a few of your challenge submissions are examples of cropping. Some of them are not the native aspect ratio of the original capture, so some cropping had to occur. Did you mean that you never cropped a photo for printing? |
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10/22/2004 04:55:38 PM · #7 |
actually, I meant just in general. If there's something in there that's cropped it must be old stuff that I don't remember. I don't even know how to do it, so if I did it in the past it must be a really really bad job :-)
I haven't cropped any shots in the past 8 months, since I've gotten serious. I guess my memory has blocked out the crap I did in the past.
Edit: and yea, I've never printed a picture that was cropped.
Message edited by author 2004-10-22 16:57:08. |
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10/22/2004 05:02:59 PM · #8 |
The best exercise to do is to frame your photo right when you are shooting it so it doesn't need cropping. Try it.
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10/22/2004 05:16:25 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by GoldBerry:
Edit: and yea, I've never printed a picture that was cropped. |
What size are your prints usually? |
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10/22/2004 05:18:25 PM · #10 |
All well and good if you like printing 8x12 from a dSLR, but when needing to print for 8x10, you have to crop.
A Goldberry... so you don't print larger than 4x6? What do you do for 8x10?
-danny
Originally posted by doctornick:
The best exercise to do is to frame your photo right when you are shooting it so it doesn't need cropping. Try it. |
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10/22/2004 05:21:35 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by GoldBerry:
actually, I meant just in general. If there's something in there that's cropped it must be old stuff that I don't remember. I don't even know how to do it, so if I did it in the past it must be a really really bad job :-)
I haven't cropped any shots in the past 8 months, since I've gotten serious. I guess my memory has blocked out the crap I did in the past.
Edit: and yea, I've never printed a picture that was cropped. |
I have to say that I would get pretty bored if I never printed a photo or considered a composition that deviated from the 2:3 aspect ratio of my camera's sensor. Especially when you consider the 1:1 format. Square photos can be very powerful and provide beautiful symmetry as a complement to the photo itself.
Whatever works for you of course, but I am surprised that your wedding photo clients don't want 8x10 or some other traditional aspect ratio other than 4x6, 8x12, etc.
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10/22/2004 05:22:34 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by crabappl3:
All well and good if you like printing 8x12 from a dSLR, but when needing to print for 8x10, you have to crop. |
True, but then if you know you will need an 8x10 you can still try the exercise by framing it such that the part cropped to make an 8x10 is not needed. :)
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10/22/2004 05:25:38 PM · #13 |
True, and I do tend to do that, and what irks me the most is when I decide I want an 8x10 aspect, and don't have enough throw away area!
-danny
Originally posted by doctornick:
Originally posted by crabappl3:
All well and good if you like printing 8x12 from a dSLR, but when needing to print for 8x10, you have to crop. |
True, but then if you know you will need an 8x10 you can still try the exercise by framing it such that the part cropped to make an 8x10 is not needed. :) |
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10/22/2004 11:31:11 PM · #14 |
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10/23/2004 12:34:23 AM · #15 |
Originally posted by GoldBerry:
Interesting..
I've actually never cropped a photo. Do a lot of people crop? |
I crop a large number of the shots I take - mainly because print aspect ratios vary with standard sizes.
Often, if I'm shooting for an 8x10, I'll take the picture well aware of the 'wasted' space that has to be removed for example. Anything I shoot for larger printing is shot with an awareness of the cropping that will happen.
Another consideration is that there is nothing magical about the ratio that Canon or whoever made your camera picked. Square photos are worthwhile too - cropping is a big part of good composition, IMHO - after all, its the bounding frame that everything else has to be put together in - I try to put it as the first thought, rather than an after thought for this reason. |
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10/23/2004 09:15:22 AM · #16 |
I don't mean to hijack your thread, just a stupid question...
Are these photos big enough to print an 8x10 from and the 8x12? I thought the image had to be basically HUGE on the computer screen to get a good print. Like 1200x1600 at least to get a nice picture printed.
thanks.
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10/23/2004 09:22:19 AM · #17 |
Originally posted by deapee:
I don't mean to hijack your thread, just a stupid question...
Are these photos big enough to print an 8x10 from and the 8x12? I thought the image had to be basically HUGE on the computer screen to get a good print. Like 1200x1600 at least to get a nice picture printed.
thanks.
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If printing at home 150 dpi is usually all you need (1200 by 1500). If you take it somewhere else you may need up to 300 dpi or higher (2400 x 3000) to print that size (8x10).
Message edited by author 2004-10-23 09:22:45.
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10/23/2004 10:17:26 AM · #18 |
Goldberry - does someone else do your website for you? Every photo on it has been cropped...
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