On Sun, 31 Jul 2005 13:28:41 GMT, John A. Stovall
wrote:

On Sun, 31 Jul 2005 20:06:09 +1000, Pixby
wrote:

Sometime amount the era I began to use 35mm cameras, I developed a
framing habit so as not to lose any precious resolution when the images
were enlarged. I unconsciously do it now and almost never crop an image
unless it's to accommodate "perfect portrait" size - the 2/3rds thing.

I double booked this weekend and had to engage a contract Photographer
for the 'other' shoot. I've just been going through his work ready to
start printing and discovered a lot of his shots need cropping. Nothing
wrong with his photography, just the fact he leaves lots of room in the
image.

How many other people make cropping a normal event when editing? Just
curious.

Always to get the maximum effect I'm looking for in the image and I
don't stay with the normal ratios. I do what ever makes the most
esthetically pleasing image to me.

On thing that is strange is that some people who never liked 6 x 6
in film end up cropping square if the subject is roundish or square.
Why have all that "wing space" if it isn't really needed?
-Rich