First, making the comments was fun. You're welcome.
One of the reasons that I mentioned cropping
for several of the shots is because of a habit
I see many photographers getting into -- shooting
for the film format, not for the result.
We try to fill the frame, letting the camera
determine what should be on the print. Taking that
approach often fails us.
We're often dissatisfied with what we see on paper,
knowing 100% that that's not what we saw when taking
the shot. But we're confused as to where the results went.
The solution: Shoot for the content and EXPECT to crop your results. Overframe a
bit. Be certain that you get everything you want in the frame.
24x36 is a 2:3 ratio.
Unfortunately an 8x10 is not all of a 35mm neg.
Some labs do 8x12s to give you what you shot.
A 5x7 is closer. I don't know of anyone who does
5x7.5. But that's the real problem, isn't it.
A 4x6 is the right ratio, but it bleeds over.
Some labs will print full-frame on your 4x6 prints,
but you also have to ask.
That's one of the criticisms of 35mm -- you can't do too much cropping given the neg
size. Hence the
concurrent problems we face with an out-of-control
"bubbahood" sub-group/cult.<G>
When my wife works on her Creative Memories album,
cropping is one of the major practices. (BTW, she
is now a O-fish-L C-M Consultant, aka leader of her
very own cult!) The goal is to make the pics fit
themes. But the content has to be there. Hence,
for this and other obvious reasons, overframe and
get all of the results you really want in the shot.
This may be why so many perfer 6x6 and 6x7 [and LF].
They're so big that you can crop pretty generously
and still have something very nice in the end.
Collin
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Dr. Laura
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