Comments on: 6 reasons to crop a photo

By: Leighagirlz

Leighagirlz — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 22:15:00 +0000

Actually I am currently taking a photography course and cropping can be very effective and useful to the visual impact and composition of a photo. I am sure lenses help and the quality of the camera etc. I think all aspects are important when seeking the best visual impact of a photo. I found this article to be helpful in my research for my class.

Tom, good comment, you should make a blog and show proof to back up your theory. I would be interested to see how this can be done as you say. I am new to the field of photograpy and want to learn everything I can to better my work. Everyone has their own tricks and techniques that is why it is great to hear from different people in this field.

By: Tom O'Neill

Tom O'Neill — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:33:43 +0000

Cropping is the poor man’s telephoto lens. If you focus carefully and avoid camera movement, you can get excellent cropped results from even a 6 mpx camera. Good lenses help as do higher mpx cameras.

Since I tend to keep wider lenses on my camera, cropping will often save “grab shots” or those when the shot will no longer exist if I took time to change to a longer lens.

By: tonyb_2

tonyb_2 — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:36:23 +0000

I’ve read a number of articles about how to crop a photo, but this is the first I’ve seen that offers reasons why. Very helpful, especially the illustrations. Thanks!