Hi all
I've come under some crit recently for my poor cropping and I must admit that I do not always put an equal effort into my cropping as I do taking the actual pic.
My most used cropping ratio is 16:9 as I normally drop my favourite images into a folder that I use as a screen saver, in order to enjoy my photos.
The latest image of mine that I was advised I could crop better is the attached Geranium Bronze Butterfly, taken at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa.
The image I posted to Facebook, was the 1:1 crop but a buddy felt I should've placed the eye on a point of intersection, instead of allowing the first vertical 3rd to run through the eye.
I have decided I need to re-think my cropping and science out the art, as it were, to get the most out of my images.
I have attached three different crops of the image below, with the 2:3 ratio being the original dimensions and the 16:9 which is my 'screensaver ratio' and then the 1:1 as recommended by my friend.
Could I ask you guys to please take the 2:3 ratio image and crop the way you would and please give me a short brief on why you decided on the crop you chose.
Lastly, does anybody have recommendations on cropping? Is there a definitive standard or exponent I can research to improve my cropping?
Thanks in advance everybody, I really would appreciate some guidance.
I've come under some crit recently for my poor cropping and I must admit that I do not always put an equal effort into my cropping as I do taking the actual pic.
My most used cropping ratio is 16:9 as I normally drop my favourite images into a folder that I use as a screen saver, in order to enjoy my photos.
The latest image of mine that I was advised I could crop better is the attached Geranium Bronze Butterfly, taken at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa.
The image I posted to Facebook, was the 1:1 crop but a buddy felt I should've placed the eye on a point of intersection, instead of allowing the first vertical 3rd to run through the eye.
I have decided I need to re-think my cropping and science out the art, as it were, to get the most out of my images.
I have attached three different crops of the image below, with the 2:3 ratio being the original dimensions and the 16:9 which is my 'screensaver ratio' and then the 1:1 as recommended by my friend.
Could I ask you guys to please take the 2:3 ratio image and crop the way you would and please give me a short brief on why you decided on the crop you chose.
Lastly, does anybody have recommendations on cropping? Is there a definitive standard or exponent I can research to improve my cropping?
Thanks in advance everybody, I really would appreciate some guidance.