 Kimberly J. Whipps |
Crop Question... I put photographs on a CD for customer's to purchase and I typically crop them as 5x7s. Now if a customer gets one printed as an 8x10, obviously they have different dimensions and the print is not what they hoped for. Does anyone know a way around this? When your take a picture with a film camera, you can have it printed as any size, right? Does anyone know what dimensions a film image is? I'm I rambling?
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Joe Jarosz |
Hi Kim, why do you crop them to 5x7's?
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Kimberly J. Whipps |
Well, on the ones I want to crop, I have to choose some size, and that seemed a good middle ground.
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Rob Zuidema |
Generally, when I crop an image, I will do it to the same ratio as the original file. On my camera, the ratio is 1:1.5 which I believe is the same as 35mm film. This allows the printing of 4x6 prints. Obviously, 5x7, 8x10, and so on, are all different ratios. When I use an online service to have photos printed, they will automatically crop the photos to fit the particular dimensions desired, leaving the ratio within the image the same. eg: when enlarging to an 8x10 (which has a ratio of 1:1.25) you will lose a little bit of the image on each end. some services even allow you to choose where the image will be cropped. Hope this helps.
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Stacy Wasmuth |
Hi Kimberly! I was wanting to ask you and the others with "clients" the same question. My camera's ratio is also a 2:3, the same as 35 mm. I don't know why the standard enlargements are so different! It's nearly impossible to find frames for an 8x12, and most clients obviously don't want strange sizes. So I was cropping all of mine to 5x7 for the same reason as you, until a professional photographer friend told me that I'm not using my camera's pixels to its full capabilites by automatically cropping so much out. But he doesn't deal with parent clients that want typical frames either, so I don't know. It has really been bugging me lately, so sorry I'm rambling so much... I finally decided to leave my own pictures at either full frame or 8x10, but I would love to know what other people do. :)
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Tammy L. Odell |
Hi Kimberly! I never even thought of cropping to anything but a 4x6 before, unless I am sending off for an 11x14. I crop all of mine to the 4x6 size because I give that size as proofs and I always explain to the client the matter of cropping. You don't lose much on the 5x7's, but the other sizes you do lose some. If I am not sure how the photo will look as an 8x10, I just put it in a print program and take a look on the screen. This works great for me. But that's just my way of doing it!!! Hope someone can explain which is the best way to go about it!! I'd like to know as well!!
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Diane Dupuis |
When taking the pics I try to keep a little extra around the sides. I crop everything to 4 x 6 and do save as- but not too tight a crop... I always save my original files! I print the proofs at 4x6 and if they want another size I can go back to the original and crop it to the right size.
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Debby A. Tabb |
when I put the images on to Cd I try NOT to crop at all , but to leave the image in its true form. that way the client can get up to a 20X20 if they would like. I try to frame and shoot so that very little to no touch ups are needed. you'll find this also betters your skills. If you get a chance try to practise for this you'll find it really helps you and as you get faster and go to shoot wedding etc. you'll have less computer work. I am posting one shot from saterday - with nothing done to it.-I hope it will load. any way just a thought.
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Debby A. Tabb |
when I put the images on to Cd I try NOT to crop at all , but to leave the image in its true form. that way the client can get up to a 20X20 if they would like. I try to frame and shoot so that very little to no touch ups are needed. you'll find this also betters your skills. If you get a chance try to practise for this you'll find it really helps you and as you get faster and go to shoot wedding etc. you'll have less computer work. I am posting one shot from saterday - with nothing done to it.-I hope it will load. any way just a thought.
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