Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Rob Lately I have been reading a book on typography and it talks about some different aspect ratios that are more pleasing to the eye than others. I was wondering if you had any loose rules that you followed. You answered my question thanks. I would experiment more with my cropping but this semester we are using slides and the teacher is insistent that we show the full frame. But Ill try it on some of my personal stuff. David Degner At 03:53 PM 4/10/2003 +1000, you wrote: >Jerry > >I don't hold it against anyone if they question my, or anyone else's cropping. >In this case I think David may have thought I use a Hasselblad Xpan or >something >similar. I wish!! Recently I tried one belonging to a friend of mine. >Beautiful >camera. I would buy one, but I have higher priorities. If I need a higher >quality pano I can always shoot some overlapping frames and stitch. > >Cropping is a very personal thing. I used to be of that school that >printed full >frame to show the border. That was to prove that I did not crop! Now I >will if >I have to, crop the sides or top of an image to make the composition more >pleasing. This is a crop from a 35mm image but in my opinion it looks >better as >a square, a la Hasselblad. >http://www.leica-gallery.net/heymanphoto/image-43209.html >There was nothing at the bottom of the frame that could not be removed. I >think >I now believe in the surgeon's motto. "If in doubt, cut it out!!" Some >may say >that the subject in now too central. Everyone is entitled to an opinion. > >Now that I read David's message again, I think I misunderstood the question. >David, do you mean the ratio of top to sides? If so, I'm afraid I never give >that a thought. I just chop it off till it looks right. There is no >measurement >involved, but 3:2 and 1:2 sound like good numbers for general purpose. > >Jerry Lehrer wrote: > > > I am really surprised at the naivety of David Degner. Where did > > he develop his rigid thinking to question your cropping? > > > > Jerry > > > > Rob Heyman wrote: > > > > > Nothing fancy David, I just crop off the top and bottom. > > > Rob > > > > > > David Degner wrote: > > > > > > > Rob, > > > > > > > > What is the super wide aspect ratio that you print at? It always seems > > > > pleasing and gives a little relief from the norm. > > > > > > > > David Degner > > > > > > > > At 10:51 PM 4/8/2003 +1000, you wrote: > > > > >Last Sunday I had the pleasure of photographing a young lady and her > > > > >baby just after a rainstorm and the sky was just beautiful! Some > of the > > > > >proofs are posted here. > > > > > > > > > >http://www.leica-gallery.net/heymanphoto/folder-4411.html > > > > > > > > > >Rob > > > > > > > > > >-- > > > > >__________________________________ > > > > >Rob Heyman Photography > > > > >32 Binyara Street > > > > >CHAPEL HILL Qld 4069 > > > > >Ph 07 3878 3884 fax 07 3378 6639 > > > > >__________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > > > > >To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > > > -- > > > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > -- > > > __________________________________ > > > Rob Heyman Photography > > > 32 Binyara Street > > > CHAPEL HILL Qld 4069 > > > Ph 07 3878 3884 fax 07 3378 6639 > > > __________________________________ > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > >-- >__________________________________ >Rob Heyman Photography >32 Binyara Street >CHAPEL HILL Qld 4069 >Ph 07 3878 3884 fax 07 3378 6639 >__________________________________ > > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html