Cropping
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Cropping
a photo often leads to finding an improved version within the original. Any
photo, even an already good one, is a candidate for cropping. A great image
may be contained within a good or average photograph. It pays to experiment
with cropping every photo. To crop a photo is to cut off
part of it. A little off the top, bottom, or sides
can work wonders. More advanced cropping results in a section of the photo
being taken out and used as the final image. It is worthwhile to try various
types of cropping on each image. The
basic crop removes the extraneous areas around the edges of the image.
Beginners often concentrate on the subject matter without giving enough
attention to the background. This may result in areas which don’t need to be
there. A common example is too much sky. Removing part of the photo which has
nothing objectionable in it can still help a photo’s impact. If an area of
the image doesn’t contribute enough to the image, it may not have to be
there. This same basic crop can also remove extraneous items that are
distractions in the areas near the edges of the image. The
free-form crop allows the photographer to crop to get the best look for the
image. Beginning photographers often include too much in an image. Sometimes
there are two or three good photos within the original. It is
vital to realize that the crop can be rotated. The rotation solves the
crooked horizon problem. Rotation also produces another “look” to the image,
as if the camera had been tilted. Sometimes it just simply improves the
picture. Digital
images in the computer are easily cropped in most photo editing
programs. Nowadays, this is the most popular way of cropping. Easy!
Great for experimentation! Source of information - from
articles from the PSA Journal (Photographic Society of |