tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770501618098937868.post7774750819131255227..comments2023-06-23T06:25:15.443-04:00Comments on The World As I See It: To Crop Or Not To CropFiddlergenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13384671558750938207noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770501618098937868.post-4732683663519490942012-02-28T12:48:52.746-05:002012-02-28T12:48:52.746-05:00I once read a word of an old photographer and say ...I once read a word of an old photographer and say what is needed is a camera and an enlarger for developing and expanding what you're interested, we now use PS and the crop tool, so nothing new.<br />You have a great eye for street scenes and big city give a lot of oportunitys to catch!<br />Like this shot Gene!Santiagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05712031201761125421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770501618098937868.post-43843243951819848452012-02-28T09:00:36.048-05:002012-02-28T09:00:36.048-05:00Steve, thanks for your comment here. I have been p...Steve, thanks for your comment here. I have been posting my work in two places. The photo sharing site 72dpi.com (the link to my gallery is in the upper right hand corner of this page) where you will find many familiar people who have migrated from the debacle at 500px.com and my NAPP portfolio. Which reminds me, I should include that in a link on this blog.Fiddlergenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13384671558750938207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770501618098937868.post-1953921458011264622012-02-28T07:41:03.137-05:002012-02-28T07:41:03.137-05:00Nice post Gene. I miss seeing your work on that ot...Nice post Gene. I miss seeing your work on that other site! Keep your old fans posted on where you next make home for your many images. - Steve (sjspix)Steve Steinmetzhttp://500px.com/sjspix/photosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770501618098937868.post-24867670102459138532012-02-27T11:53:31.529-05:002012-02-27T11:53:31.529-05:00You're right Gene. Cropping is important. Some...You're right Gene. Cropping is important. Someone said: Look out in the four corners of your photo - If there is something, that´s not important - through it away. Not all subjects are made for the format 3:2.Daniel Hoffmannhttp://www.streetphotography.dknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770501618098937868.post-4369806956990556032012-02-26T21:43:07.982-05:002012-02-26T21:43:07.982-05:00Well add me to the list of people who crap :) i be...Well add me to the list of people who crap :) i believe it is needed to show your vision to convey the message :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02588183036133949928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770501618098937868.post-15766367905757383672012-02-26T20:58:09.836-05:002012-02-26T20:58:09.836-05:00Great shot and great write up, Gene. Like you, I c...Great shot and great write up, Gene. Like you, I crop when I need to. But, since most of my work is from a tripod using zoom lenses, cropping is rarely needed. I do remember the days when I was printing from 4x5 negatives, then 120/220 square, and cropping was a way of life along with all of the other darkroom tricks. Kinda miss that sometimes.Mark Nealhttp://www.hdr4real.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770501618098937868.post-33080298009096323292012-02-26T19:30:05.657-05:002012-02-26T19:30:05.657-05:00Well, I don't know where your teacher in Parso...Well, I don't know where your teacher in Parson photos wound up, but I know where I can find W. Eugene Smith! :-) <br /><br />http://life.time.com/w-eugene-smith/ Absolutely love his series on the country doctor.Joe Osbornehttp://500px.com/JC_Osbornenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770501618098937868.post-82325295531423501902012-02-26T18:12:55.835-05:002012-02-26T18:12:55.835-05:00Joe, you are absolutely in line with my thinking o...Joe, you are absolutely in line with my thinking on this. I had a teacher in Parsons who took pride in saying that he never cropped, but I worked with him as a dark room assistant once, and he spent mucho time dodging and burning an image - that was OK. I was at a talk this past week at which another old-time photographer said much the same thing - he never cropped. Good for them, I say. I'm cropping away. And by the way, One of the most celebrated documentary photographers of all time - W. Eugene Smith, who practically single handedly developed the concept of the photo essay for Life Magazine - not only cropped, dodged, and burned .... he bleached parts of his images, and in one case in particular actually created an overlay to put an element into the image that was never there originally. I know he cropped like crazy!Fiddlergenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13384671558750938207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770501618098937868.post-49421799100699955132012-02-26T18:02:56.250-05:002012-02-26T18:02:56.250-05:00Gene, Much like you, I crop when I have to for art...Gene, Much like you, I crop when I have to for artistic purposes. I really don't understand the line of thought that says you shouldn't crop. Yes, in a perfect world we'd all frame it spot on in camera. However, it's not a perfect world. If it were we wouldn't be shooting in RAW, and there would be no need for Lightroom :-) If cropping is verbotten, can dodging and burning be far behind?Joe Osbornehttp://500px.com/JC_Osbornenoreply@blogger.com