Ok Pro's - how would you crop this?

[nowhereatoll]

Here's my take on the 8x10 crop from reading above:

Go a slight step further than Roman and Nowhereatoll and clone out
the knob on the left side -- to preserve the extra space for your
son to look into. That also will give you the head-axis to upper
right corner that bugra suggests.

I'm such a newbie I can't post pics! Sorry.

I like this shot of my kid - and I want to do an 8x10 and a 5x7 -
how would you crop this shot? I want to capture his rather
mischievous personality...

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[nowhereatoll]

I rather like this one. I just cropped it with no other adjustment.



dave

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[nowhereatoll]

Here's my take on the 8x10 crop from reading above:

Go a slight step further than Roman and Nowhereatoll and clone out
the knob on the left side -- to preserve the extra space for your
son to look into. That also will give you the head-axis to upper
right corner that bugra suggests.

I'm such a newbie I can't post pics! Sorry.

I like this shot of my kid - and I want to do an 8x10 and a 5x7 -
how would you crop this shot? I want to capture his rather
mischievous personality...

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http://www.pbase.com/nowhereatoll
http://www.nowhereatoll.com

 

[Keith McKane]

This I like VERY much - thanks for chiming in!!!

Keith

Another non-pro here, but here's my attempt at cropping for the
correct aspect ratio for the prints:

I like the 8x10 with a little space in the direction that he's
looking. And actually, I might even shift the frame a little to
the left, to cut out even more of the space by his left arm:



I cropped the 5x7 a little tighter:



I agree with the other poster who suggested a slight clockwise
rotation to level the back of the bench with the frame. I didn't
do this in my crops, but I think it would be a good idea.

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[Keith McKane]

for sure - a goo crop (or a bad one...) can make or break a picture... There's an art and a science to it indeed!!!

thanks for the input.

Keith McKane

Here's my take on the 8x10 crop from reading above:

Go a slight step further than Roman and Nowhereatoll and clone out
the knob on the left side -- to preserve the extra space for your
son to look into. That also will give you the head-axis to upper
right corner that bugra suggests.

I'm such a newbie I can't post pics! Sorry.

I like this shot of my kid - and I want to do an 8x10 and a 5x7 -
how would you crop this shot? I want to capture his rather
mischievous personality...

 

[Keith McKane]

Roman - I really like the space you've left him - much better than my attempts. I very-much like your D70 work thus far by the way!!!

Thanks for your help -

Keith McKane

http://www.pbase.com/keithmckane/nikon_d70_digital_slr

How about this?



Roman

The level of the back of the bench was a little off, rotated it to
level then cropped it left of center to give the space he is
looking into a little room.

original here if you'd prefer:

http://www.pbase.com/image/28209065

Thanks folks!!

Best regards,

Keith McKane

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[RomanJohnston]

Thanks Keith!....looks like your having fun with your D70 as well....

Nice shootin tex!!

Roman

Thanks for your help -

Keith McKane

http://www.pbase.com/keithmckane/nikon_d70_digital_slr

How about this?



Roman

The level of the back of the bench was a little off, rotated it to
level then cropped it left of center to give the space he is
looking into a little room.

original here if you'd prefer:

http://www.pbase.com/image/28209065

Thanks folks!!

Best regards,

Keith McKane

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http://www.pbase.com/romansphotos/d70_gallery

http://www.romansphotos.com

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http://www.pbase.com/romansphotos/d70_gallery

http://www.romansphotos.com

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http://www.pbase.com/romansphotos/d70_gallery

http://www.romansphotos.com

 

[webdev]

first get your horizon straight with the automatic measure tool



second draw the line with this tool to define your horizon



choose rotate canvas choose arbirary and it fills in the value measured



choose ok



make your crop with the selection tool (or croppingtool but is less flexible)

try avoiding distracting objects in this case the sides and the text on his shirt and you would usualy make the object off center [important!]



choose crop



result !!



todo:
basic editing etc etc usm/levels/neatimage

hope this helps , regards

 

[Bigglesthwaite]

Nice photo. How about this for a crop...

http://www.pbase.com/image/28221283

 

[Bigglesthwaite]

Biggles

 

[Frank C.]

the bench in the back is giving you all the answers you need... =)
click 50% to see the full effect:

 

[Frank C.]

if you don't like the post, remove it using the cloning tool:

the bench in the back is giving you all the answers you need... =)
click 50% to see the full effect:

 

[Shaaron Syrene]

I agree, need more space to allow for the "feeling" generated by his look. . . good luck -- keeper of a picture!

I like the different crop of the 8x10 and the 5x7, but the 5x7 crop
is a little tight. Give some space to the left for him to look
into.

Chris

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Harry

 

[wsjenkins]

I tend to be a close cropper. Here's one way I would crop.



Good luck with what you decide to do.

Wendy

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[Keith McKane]

Wendy, I like this actually - it makes the shot a bit more spontaneous I think. "Close cropper" Hmmm... sounds like a Seinfeld episode

"Yeah.. I like her, but she's a close cropper..."

Thanks for your idea!!!

Regards,

Keith

I tend to be a close cropper. Here's one way I would crop.



Good luck with what you decide to do.

Wendy

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[dianec]

Thanks for the tutorial showing the measure tool. It's a lot easier than the way I've been doing it. Also, nice crop.

Diane

first get your horizon straight with the automatic measure tool



second draw the line with this tool to define your horizon



choose rotate canvas choose arbirary and it fills in the value
measured



choose ok



make your crop with the selection tool (or croppingtool but is less
flexible)
try avoiding distracting objects in this case the sides and the
text on his shirt and you would usualy make the object off center
[important!]



choose crop



result !!



todo:
basic editing etc etc usm/levels/neatimage

hope this helps , regards

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[Bigglesthwaite]

Hello Keith

I was wondering what you thought of this crop (I like it)?
All the best,
Mark

 

[Keith McKane]

Of the crops I've seen, this one actually seems to be the direction I was heading. I like the amount of room you've left him to look into, yet you've kept it vertical. The slight cropping of the head doesn't bother me in the least - adds a spontaneous touch.

Thanks very much for making the effort - the wifey will adore it!!!

Best,

Keith

Hello Keith

I was wondering what you thought of this crop (I like it)?
All the best,
Mark