Patti has walked us through some good reasons for cropping.
I have thought about why I crop.
Usually, it’s to remove extraneous, unwanted or distracting elements from a shot
I couldn’t find a way of getting the image I wanted, so knew I would have to crop the bollard and most of the bike out
…and this is what I ended up with:
Sometimes, ever more frequently these days, it’s because I’m too far away, so I have to crop to get what I want…the lone person in this image
…a very drastic crop, but given that I wasn’t likely to be there again, and certainly not with those precise elements in the scene, this was what I needed to do:
And finally, it will be because I want to change the image ratio, for example with Becky’s squares, or it might be because I actually realise I want a portrait not a landscape because it suits the elements of the image better
Here’s a square example
Original:
Square!
Linked to Lens Artists Photo Challenge at Patti’s here
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Great examples, Sue!
Thank you!
Excellent examples, Sue. Especially effective with that wall art. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
Thanks, Pete! I find myself cropping a lot these days
Wonderful crops, Sue. I love all of them!
Many thanks, Patti!
Great examples Sue 😀
Thanks, Cee!
I can’t place your last examples. I thought it could be San Pau, but then changed my mind …
Nope, Seville!
Ah. I did wonder.
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Good crops. Well done.
Thank you,John
That is One serious crop, Sue! I can barely see the person in the original. And I love what’s you’ve done with the oriental lady 🙂 🙂
I noticed the person when I was at the viewpoint, which is why I knew they were there in the image!
Nice cropping, Sue!
Thank you, Amy!
Hope you get a chance to tag your pastimes post.
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Sorry… this should go to another Sue.
Ah, right!
Good examples, Sue. I’m glad you cropped for the lone person – I would never have found him!
Thanks!!
I crop often and feel a certain guilt that it’s somehow a lie to the photo. Yet the crop looks better and focuses on what I really wanted and sometimes reveals something I missed which is like a gift. Good post.
Well, I have to do it more now, but if it does the job… thanks for commenting
Love the examples Sue 🙂
Thanks, Brian!
Love the middle example especially- had no idea what was there from the original shot.
Thanks, Anabel! I didn’t have the right lens on me, saw the lone figure and took the shot knowing I would have to crop drastically!
Cropping does help us focus on certain aspects of the photo
Indeed it does!
In the first picture, I prefer a version that has not been cropped. For me, a bicycle is another interesting element in the frame. It’s just that the existence of a cone that is not quite right there is a little disturbing. If only the cone was farther away towards the left corner of the frame, I think it would be more interesting.
Well, we work with what we have
Excellent examples. The one shot is brilliant, I would not have noticed that figure in the original image.
I’ve decided I’m not too bad at present in the eye department, long may it last….
Very effective crops, Sue. 👏🏻
Many thanks, Sylvia!
Lovely examples Sue – the second scene is marvelous! Becky is getting quite a few mentions for her square format in this week’s responses!
Many thanks, Tina….I was determined to have my shot with that second image! And yes, Becky has a few mentions!
Hey Sue – in each photo – I like the crop – or square – good idea
Many thanks!!
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I agree, sometimes we crop to cut our unwanted surroundings, and sometimes we crop to put the focus on some beautiful detail we captured within the big picture.
Indeed we do