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09/03/2006 11:31:47 AM · #1 |
to take an image that is a perfect 8x12, but when cropping with to 8x10 for my portfolio, I do not get all of the image I am after.
Heads get cropped, the story is lost some how, feet get cropped, basically stuff I want in the pix get cropped out, and I don't want it too.
Any suggestions welcome?
Thanks in advance.
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09/03/2006 11:49:09 AM · #2 |
what software are u using to do the crop?
You are going to lose some of the shot, there's no way around that I'm afraid. Its a case of trying to leave the most important part in the shot. With most software, you can use the crop tool to draw a box around the part of the shot you want to keep.
If you are using an option like the Canvas Resize in Photoshop, you first tell the software what size you want the final picture to be, then you tell it what part of the picture use as the origin. It gives you a 3 x 3 grid to choose from, so for instance if you wanted to keep the head in a full length portrait, but lose the feet, you would choose the top square, like so:
0 1 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
where 1 is the selected square.
Message edited by author 2006-09-03 11:53:48.
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09/03/2006 11:52:30 AM · #3 |
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09/03/2006 11:53:18 AM · #4 |
| "Resize Image" instead of cropping |
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09/03/2006 11:54:05 AM · #5 |
I agree with rex, shoot wide then crop to the aspect ratio you want. Resizing the image to a different aspect ratio (from say 8x12 to 8x10) will result in distortion.
June
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09/03/2006 11:54:53 AM · #6 |
Resizing will change the ratio, and resizing by 2 inches is going to be a very noticeable scrunch, though it will make people look thinner :)
(edit) beat me to it! :)
Message edited by author 2006-09-03 11:57:27.
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09/03/2006 12:19:01 PM · #7 |
wider is an obvious technique but not great one, however, in post using PS CS2, I have some pix that are older with various lens sets that have been used at various angles, at various distances, all with various looks that I wish to keep.
Here is the dillema.
Any thoughts?
Bear_Music, ya reading this by chance?
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09/03/2006 01:15:04 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by American_Horse:
Bear_Music, ya reading this by chance? |
When last I heard, Bear was on holiday. If you want any answers for him, you'll have to wait a while.
Is it for your online portfolio or for print? Just wondering why you have to change the aspect ratio if it's perfect as it is.
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09/03/2006 01:17:43 PM · #9 |
| Just add a border that makes it 8x10, then resize the entire shot to taste. You'll get the 8x10-ness, but no distortion. |
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09/03/2006 02:15:22 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by GinaRothfels:
Originally posted by American_Horse:
Bear_Music, ya reading this by chance? |
When last I heard, Bear was on holiday. If you want any answers for him, you'll have to wait a while.
Is it for your online portfolio or for print? Just wondering why you have to change the aspect ratio if it's perfect as it is. |
I have pix that have not been seen by the internet world that I want to make sure to process correctly for print.
I don't want borders either.
Message edited by author 2006-09-03 14:15:50.
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09/03/2006 02:52:01 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by American_Horse:
to take an image that is a perfect 8x12, but when cropping with to 8x10 for my portfolio, I do not get all of the image I am after.
Heads get cropped, the story is lost some how, feet get cropped, basically stuff I want in the pix get cropped out, and I don't want it too.
Any suggestions welcome?
Thanks in advance. |
As has been said, without distorting the image you will lose part of it when cropping to a different aspect ratio. I tend to use this chart for getting the right aspect ratio for different sizes.
Your 1D with a crop factor of 1.3 produces images with an aspect ratio of 2:3 (your 8x12 ratio)
An 8x10 will by definition lose a percentage of the image and has an aspect ratio of 4:5 (versus 4:6 for 8x12). I tend to 'lose' a percentage of the image I'm viewing if I'm thinking of cropping to 8x10 for printing.
*wanders off after confusing himself*
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09/03/2006 03:10:54 PM · #12 |
| If you want to make 8x10's you must not shoot a very tight crop on the long side of the frame. The only way to get from a 3:2 aspect ratio (the one your camera shoots) to a 4:5 one (for a 8x10) is to crop a bit off the long side. You must either add some extra space when shooting or crop the least important part of the picture off. |
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09/03/2006 03:24:32 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by American_Horse:
wider is an obvious technique but not great one, however, in post using PS CS2, I have some pix that are older with various lens sets that have been used at various angles, at various distances, all with various looks that I wish to keep.
Here is the dillema.
Any thoughts?
Bear_Music, ya reading this by chance? |
what I do in that situation (where you have important image data at both extremes of the 8x12) is reduce the image to fit entirely within the 8x10 border. This will leave you with blank space top and bottom (assuming portrait orientation), but it will fit in your 8x10 format portfolio. |
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