Portraits - frame or crop afterwards

DrMitch · 5th of January 2009 (Mon)

Wondering if there is a general consensus, preference when taking portraits. Do most people frame what they want, or take a bit more of the subject / background and computer-crop afterwards?
(Mainly asking about indoor "studio" shots)
EDIT: Oh yeah, would you for instance shoot in landsacpe and crop to portrait (don't know why you would, but curious!)

bobbyz · 5th of January 2009 (Mon)

I wouldn't worry too much. Just do what feel good, there is no right or wrong. You have to crop anyway if you want different size prints, isn't it? The camera is 2:3 format but 5x7, 8x10, 16x20, 11x14 etc aren't

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DrMitch Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 280 IMAGE EDITING OK	Portraits - frame or crop afterwards Wondering if there is a general consensus, preference when taking portraits. Do most people frame what they want, or take a bit more of the subject / background and computer-crop afterwards? (Mainly asking about indoor "studio" shots) EDIT: Oh yeah, would you for instance shoot in landsacpe and crop to portrait (don't know why you would, but curious!) __________________ I have a photographic memory, just wish I'd remember to take the lens cap off more often! 40D - Sigma 10-20 - Tamron 17-50/2.8 - Canon 50/1.8 - Canon 100/2.8Macro - Canon 70-200 F4L - Canon 420EX - Crumpler 7MDH and a few Lowepro bags Flickr Collection Last edited by DrMitch : 5th of January 2009 (Mon) at 14:27.

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bobbyz Cream of the Crop Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 14,154 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Portraits - frame or crop afterwards I wouldn't worry too much. Just do what feel good, there is no right or wrong. You have to crop anyway if you want different size prints, isn't it? The camera is 2:3 format but 5x7, 8x10, 16x20, 11x14 etc aren't __________________ Back to basics 5dc with 35L & Sigma 85mm f1.4

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