Cropping Photos for Success

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Example 1 (6:40​) Example 2 (8:35​) Example 3 (11:40​) Example 4 (14:11​) Example 5 (16:25​) Example 6 (18:26​)

[@lookforbeauty1964]

For me, your pictures are so STUNNING !!. No matter what crop you use, they are so beautiful that everything fits like a glove. They have their own realm !!!

[@bearaclive]

What timing! Your Quiet Light book finally arrived here in West Cork in the post today. Wow, there are some awesome images in there, Adam, that I'll devour over the coming days. Historically, I have endeavoured not to crop my images too much, preferring to spend time composing as closely as possible within the viewfinder to what I had previsualised. And then I upgraded to medium format and can now crop within camera as well as in post, and have a whole new freedom, with options. Enjoyed this video and was sat at my monitor with two sheets of paper trying to second-guess your cropping thoughts before you showed us. Almost right on most of them - in the leaf litter one I had predicted a square crop (mostly in from the right, with just a tad off the left) but there were a number of possible alternatives. Super video, great channel. Cheers from the far south west of Ireland.

[@dustyriversesq.9498]

Binge watching Adam, Thomas and Gavin the past couple weeks! So much fun! Thanks for the inspiration, the laughs and the lessons! Take care man!

[@jimrookphotos]

These are strange times and, Adam, you seem to keep hitting upon areas that have the ability to influence how we can use our time when we aren't necessarily doing what we'd like to be doing out there. I've been using cropping as a means of examining my compositions. As most likely do, I review my photos in LR, mark those that have the most potential and work on them. Other photos that remain possibles, I give a color code. I go back to these coded ones and start looking for what the shot really contained and what the "real" subject of the photo is. As a result, I've been able to return to local spots with the goal of refining my composition and obtaining a more intimate and meaningful photo. Your influence as well as Alister's is definitely being appreciated. Thanks for all your tips!

[@Simon_PieMan]

I’m looking forward to March so I can gaze at your Little Mountain photograph on my 2021 calendar. 2020 was a very difficult year for me - finding you and the other f4 guys on YT has been a great help through bad times. Keep up the great work!

[@woodchip2782]

Bravo! This is where you see the eye of a great artist, with time to think and modify.

[@jasonp9508]

Hi Adam, I discovered you through Nigel. Now I am watching your catalog! Really enjoyed this video, I haven’t seen anyone talk about the art of cropping, and it definitely deserves this attention! I need to break out of 3:2… Your eye and your insight are very helpful.

[@henrykuppens9097]

In the pre PC world long ago i "discovered" that cropping (cutting prints of photo's) worked very well for me. Later on with the developing digital possibility's i think that i never really bother to stick to formats except when it comes to making the composition like with rules off thirds. Nowadays i use a PC with a 16:9 screen and realized that in some cases it's better to keep that in mind when making the photo's or use the camera's crop function. Rectangular, panorama or squire or whatever is in many ways forced up on us by our own demanding brain. ;) I also realized that a white frame around a photo gives me that feeling of isolating a photo from whatever is around it. And use that now in photo's which have an other format than my screen. Post processing gives a lot of possibility's, however over processing like much enhanced colors i like to prevent. On the other hand, black&white is in itself an abstract approach. That makes black&white so fascinating, its a kind of extra dimension super opposed on reality IMO. I study nowadays a lot of photographers and really like this kind of explanation like you do.

[@RogerZoul]

The Art of Cropping is a thing in the world of high MP cameras. Lovely video, images, and topic! Thanks.

[@GPadugan]

My cameras all come with a cropping tool built in. that little window that you put eye up to, it even has lines for proportion and a level!

[@PMCN53]

A great lesson in how to refine an image after the initial image was captured. My favourite is the last image, simple but striking. The Gobi desert image is also a win for some serious editing post capture. I always learn something new watching your VLOGS. Thanks!

[@marcpilon4585]

Inspiring. The last picture is fantastic... dreamy, artistry, etc.

[@davebenson1504]

I have been using the in camera 'crop feature' you mention at about 4:00 mins. ever since you mentioned in last autumn from Abraham Lake... even with the C-Mos on my XT4 at 26 mega pixels... it has more than 3 times the resolution I had in 2008... so 'some' room for healthy crops... I am now at a point where I attempt to imagine what you will do in processing any file you share before seeing your version...in the frosty leaves I imagined a 4:5 landscape that included all of the leaf on the right edge, and the rest of the frame as you show it.... but I always love the wok you share with us... THANK YOU...

[@alanatwood7995]

For me, until you took that trip to the lake with those beautiful trees and that wonderful water, I wasnt even sure I liked cropping. Now, I look for any way to make my photos look better. Thanks to you. But, heres my thoughts on the 4 shots you provided. The first shot cropped works better cropped, but this reallyy needed that fog. The second one, thr ground scrub. I took one like this 2 years ago. I love this shot, love the colors, but if it were me I might have not wanted that plant on the right to be split in half, but thats me. It still works, but My preference where possible is not to cut off anything. Unfortunately I learned that lesson the hard way but rules to me are mere guidelines in photography. Two BW images, addressing together here, I think work much better in BW. The Gobi desert shot, imo, could just as easily been a pano. Your crop on both works, and I especially love the Gobi shot. I love seeing the little wind waves in the sand and how you center the focus onto the left portion. The last one from the lake is gorgeous. I love the reflection, the colors, and the fact you turn this into a pano is wonderful. And then, my favorite, the Cape Disappointment. Ibused to live in Portland and that lighthouse has always been a favorite of mine. Great video again Adam!! I am hoping to start my own venture into KZbin, and youre a big reason why. Ps. How many pairs of glasses do you need for photography anyway?🤣

[@debrareither4682]

Wow! Just totally blew me away with these gorgeous epic shots! I am not able to travel, but can picture myself there through your eyes. Thanks so much for sharing 😃🔝💯😄

[@proach3]

I used to shoot slides so by habit i frame my shot in camera but very very often, then will bring out some extra creativity in post by finding vignettes within the original crop. Love my megapixels. Also, my favorite images are the ones that make you stop to see what it actually is. I am most successful with that in an urban setting but do landscape as well. Love that first image- the green and yellow tones are lovely

[@chrisroot7182]

One thing I have enjoyed the most when I upgraded from the D750 to the D850 was the much wider latitude to crop in post when I don't quite nail the comp in the field.

[@stevethompson8154]

I humbly make the following comments on your images. Photo#1 of the Madrone trees; I prefer the cropped version but you could consider cloning out the small branches on the right side that extend to the right of the trunk and out of the frame. Photo #2 is lovely but I echo my last comment about the small branches on the right side. It seems to draw my eye right out of the frame. Photo #3 these are always appealing to look at but so difficult to light in any sort of dramatic or unique way. Cropping can't fix light that is not cooperating. Photo #4 Aspen trees, I like the grass litter. To me it is a visual anchor to a known reference so I know which way is up. I feel like knowing that I can start to roam the rest of the scene for items of interest. The wave shot is spectacular. The Gobi dune in B&W could benefit from burning the lighter spots in the top. Abraham Lake Love it don’t change a thing post crop that is.

[@dalerobinson8456]

Adam, the last crop would work if you bring the crop down and eliminate the blue at the top, also eliminates the crossed branches. You're left with subtle yellows, greys, and whites. Thanks.

[@adamsmith6594]

The images in this vlog are stunning with my favourite being the autumnal trees with the leaves floating. Gotta say u liked both versions, cropped and uncrowded but it was great examples of how cropping can create a more intimate image. Maybe it just hits that sweet spot out brain's like. Like odd numbers for flowers and food etc. You're just hard wired to see it clearly. Amazing vlog Adam and thank you.

[@1LRLRG]

I like that B & W of the aspens, the way the trunk looks like it is blending up and down.

[@gordroberts53]

Wonderful video Adam. I found every cropped version bought out the most special attributes of the underlying image, most often in surprising ways. The big take away for me was your pre crop analysis; "what do I really love about this photograph?". Something I can ask of any scene, thanks.

[@tobybrownbill7792]

Adventurous cropping. All worked perfectly.. Cropping Is an Art in itself.. 👌🏻

[@brianbeattyphotography]

Getting the crop right on an image can change it completely. Great tips!

[@alancoligado8540]

Hi Adam, I love the final image and think that it is a perfect example of effective cropping. I also like how you processed the shot of the Gobi Desert, but would've preferred to see the complete curve.

[@Luschikowski]

Hi Adam! The last picture is my favorite! Well cropped...!

[@Walt.2013]

This was great! Timely and informative! I practice cropping other people's photos on Flickr (zoom in, out, move left and right) in an attempt to train myself to think before I shoot and try to fill the frame with the important elements. It's amazing how many really good compositions are hiding amidst the clutter! Your desire to retain just the barest essentials is a novel approach, one I've not considered, but intend to explore! Love your black and white images!

[@astralbody]

I use cropping as a key part of my flow. I try to always have more in my photos, mostly because I can't make up my mind in the field and want to have as many options once I'm on the computer. Been burned enough getting home and saying, "gah! I knew I should have added this that or whatever!" 🙂 Little mountain madrone tree shots are beautiful. Good topic. Thanks, Adam!!!

[@keithratcliffe5576]

Some great examples of how cropping is an art in its own right, the last two were superb pictures, the mono conversion on the desert picture transformed it. Thanks.

[@andrewmckinney3053]

I'm now inspired to go back over my copious images of abstract beach patterns taken on my local beach at different low tides. Very enjoyable video, Adam!

[@stevesomers7366]

Nice job, Adam. I have, and have had, many of the same thoughts as you. Going back through archives to reconsider images is often rewarding, particularly when considering the subject matter you reviewed here. Thanks.

[@Birdie0858]

I use a canon with the APS-C sensor and in the last year I've started using the in camera crop settings. I feel it helps to see the difference in the field and better choose my composition. This way I do less cropping of the file and can get the option of larger prints if desired. I loved the result of the choices you made with the desert dune image, made an incredible difference!

[@robinmartin1356]

I like the last four crops the best and I love the gobi desert in black & white ❤️

[@louistam1332]

Hi Adam, Great video on cropping & how you turned one of the image from colors to B/W and the end result is beautiful! I was looking at the wave photo that you captured and I really thing if you turn that to B/W, it will give that photo a lot more punch and you can emphasize more on the brightness on the wave, give more contrast on the rocks & the lighthouse. :)

[@ChrisKoehn]

It's an art unto itself shooting with print and layout in mind. Some great stuff, Adam. I love how once the Dune was changed to B&W it also shifted the perspective for me and made it appear as if I were looking up the dune toward a clouded sky.

[@justinmeaden6281]

Lovely video Adam, I have really seen an improvement in my results since using the inbuilt crop option in my camera with 4:3, pano and square alternatives working for some photos much more than the traditional 3:2. This video really showed that and really liked the saplings in the water b&w shot. I must admit I preferred the last sand dunes shot in colour in the square crop rather than b&w with the lovely warm tones but that is the great thing about photography, one persons delight is another’s pet hate!

[@michaeltillman886]

As always, great video. Cropping is a subject so many people overlook, and it's such an important part of photography. It can really save the day for a lot of shots. Great job. Peace!!!!!

[@DaveMorrow]

Great shots Adam!

[@robertnystrom289]

For me, hands down on B&W for #3 and #5. And the wave retouch does it nicely. Great book, by the way. As mentioned elsewhere, it really is different in print- I rather like it. On a few, I did try to pinch and zoom. I did the same thing in Tom's book- I thought it was defective, maybe damaged in shipment. I had a chuckle about it, but then I did it again. Then I'm zooming yours. I guess the real old dog learned a new trick (zoom), but now can't seem to unlearn it. Sigh.

[@jean-guyhuot7869]

Hello hello this was a most interesting vlog. Going back to image No3 it's surly a personal taste but I would prefer the final crop in color. The tones are so soft and lovely I feel there is a lost in the B&W transition. Keep on vloging, your photos are just pure pleasure for me. 🤗👍

[@dinsdalephotography]

Beautiful work again Adam - that b&w of the sand dunes is amazing. I literally said "Wow" when I saw it. You never cease to amaze with your talent. Have a great week Mr. Gibbs!

[@guykerr8111]

I like the discussion of the thought process around the decision to crop. Helps me in my learning process. Also, a discussion on the changing the Gobi Desert one to B&W and the processing would be of interest - I think. Thanks eh!

[@oli177]

Interesting video Adam. I agree with all your crops, except on the second one. With the crop applied I still find it quite messy. What I most liked about this image are the few red leaves embedded into the green ones. With the frost in addition, this would make for quite a calm image in my opinion. Beautiful images. Thank you for posting.

[@jennifercrouse]

I couldn't imagine why you took that shot of the trees and reflection and deliberately cut off the top of the trees...but I think you could probably see the dim bulb over my head light up as you explained! I am impressed as hell that you thought this picture through ahead of time with the goal of messing with people's minds! Have you done more pictures like that? How did you know it would work? I just have so many questions about creating mind bending images...you should do a full video on this! So fun! Thanks Adam!

[@craigallenphotography]

I try to compose as I want the image to be. I also love the 4x5 aspect ratio from my film days so I will shoot for that a fair amount. But, my biggest issue is I suck at composition and usually find better comp's on my computer at home, lol, so this leads me to crop after the fact. I combat this now a days by shooting 300 images in the field with different comp's, lol. It's all fun though. Thanks for a great video, take care. P.S: the crop at ~20:00 is amazingly beautiful!!

[@daisyl12]

Cropping really does transform an image. It eventually becomes second nature when editing, I find. Lovely images especially the saplings in water. On the last image, I would also have tried cropping out at the blue line on the top of the photo and leaving everything below it as is. I realize this was a video on cropping but if you haven't already done so on your finished images, I would definitely add a touch of dark vignette to several of them as that would just make the subjects pop.

[@ChrisSucameliPhotos]

Always appreciate your time and effort making these videos and letting us hear your thought processes to hopefully make us better artists.

[@rickkopitzke7682]

On the leaves crop, I would maintain the basic aspect ratio and landscape orientation but crop in the left and right to fully include the 4 red leaves across the middle. Maybe a half centimeter to either side. The crop in the video with the third from left leaf cut in half causes too much dissonance IMHO. I was at Cape Disappointment on that day last year and saw the four of you there. I just printed, framed and hung a shot from that day on my wall this week in B&W.

[@lylestavast7652]

Love that Second one with the frost on the edges of foliage - just a part of nature a lot of people don't see/enjoy... nice shot/crop.

[@MaliDaviesPhotography]

I’ve always felt that the crop can be as important as any other tool. Getting the Z7 was also to give me the ability to crop and create new compositions. The Abraham Lake shots are sublime 😍👍 you know how I feel about most of those shots. Huge thanks again for sharing Adam and taking the time to talk. Really enjoyed it. Take care and speak soon.

[@1young-geezer]

Firstly, I shoot primarily handheld, so I always try for the bigger shot as it’s difficult to spend time on a firm base (tripod) getting the framing “just right”, thus cropping is my fortè. Now: the frosted leaves I think I would have cropped square, the leaf on the right was victimized (lol); liked the lake saplings VERY much in both versions cropped; wave image - yes, great; didn’t care for the dune til you made it B&W; ABSOLUTELY LOVED that whole fall aspen series at the lake at the end - what a fantastic trove of tremendous images captured there/then. I love cropping at time of processing, I can see all that I have and most of the time I’m happily involved rediscovering the “truth” of the image for me. I’m much more of a photo/artist so I can really twist the arm of my subject to make a point (as you say: “if that makes sense”). Cropping certainly is not a thing for many folks and more power to them, but I think the argument is silly, and your video demonstrates the justification for keeping an open eye..

[@alanhillberg]

I always enjoy hearing your thoughts and ideas about composition, reasoning, etc. It makes me look at my own photos more critically, and I find myself looking at all photos from a different perspective. Always interesting and insightful. Thanks for another great video Adam. :)

[@thenewbrunswicklandscapeph6614]

It really is crazy how the crop tool can greatly effect your compositions.....small little slight changes can have big effects on what you are trying to convey to the viewer with your image. Great video Adam!

[@francoisbouchart4050]

I love the cropped photo from Abraham Lake ❤️

[@eightdragonkings]

Hey Adam, I just wanted to thank you for the great print deal you had this January. I was very very pleased with the prints I received. Very beautiful. Thank So!

[@PhotoTrekr]

You have a better eye than I have. I'll either see a shot or I won't. But, I almost always end up cropping a shot a little or a lot even though I use zoom lenses to get my initial crop.

[@marcbedingfield1934]

The most basic but powerful tool in editing

[@JohnDrummondPhoto]

Re the aspen reflections: I like the crop but I'd have kept the color, maybe intensified it a little. I notice the image is slightly askew, an interesting decision that somewhat hides the fact that much of the trees are actually reflections. The leaf litter image might make an interesting 16:9 crop to keep all the purple leaves while removing that dead area at right. I absolutely love your edit of the desert image.

[@WayOffTheTrail]

Love your choices, although at first I thought the frost bitten leaves photo would have worked nicely as a square. Just wondering, In the past 've always cropped my photos willy nilly, to whatever feels right. Say instead of a 4x5 a 4x5 7/8 and so on. Is that a bad thing? How important is it to stick to the standard aspect ratios when cropping? I suppose that would be more important if you are selling prints, right?

[@GeoffCooper]

Really nice - at 17:44 it would have been interesting to also see the square crop and extra contrast in colour - might also have worked quite nicely?

[@SafoCZ]

14:05 oh yeah, sure it is pleasure. hard to find, but fun to create. you created a nice one.

[@scothowe539]

I really enjoyed this video Adam. I have been doing quite a bit more cropping myself the past few months. I've kind of fallen in love with the square crop. I can probably blame that on Tom.

[@petesuchon7340]

Thanks for the insightful video. Food for thought during lockdown.

[@DavidJohnstonPhoto]

Something I learned all too late in my photo career, however once I did, it was a game changer. Great tips as always

[@Alister_Benn]

You're not too bad at that Gobi stuff! :-) Very educational content mate...

[@kennethcaird3892]

Adam: Thanks for doing this. I was hoping you would cover this subject as you always talk about your in camera crop settings but I never knew why you chose that setting for that scene.

[@tjkrueger2655]

Just what I needed, as I struggle to re-crop, edit old photos. I know in the future I'll slow down and be more mindful of my composition when shooting

[@pmc7105]

Cropping is awesome. Sure, we try to get the composition perfect when shooting, but it's fun to play with different creative choices later on. Plus, having enough megapixels available so you don't have to worry about print-ability after cropping is great. I moved from 20mp to 42mp and couldn't be happier. Plus I hate stitching/blending multiple images, something often goes wrong or moves; with my current camera I can take a single shot, crop it in half to make a panorama, and still have more resolution than my previous camera. I don't understand those negative people who argue that resolution means nothing, or if you crop you're somehow not a good photographer.

[@ulrichpflug2644]

Great content. I mostly go not far enough with the cropping process. Helps to improve that 👍

[@anne-marielittenberg8950]

Excellent lesson. On the crops you showed us, are they how they would appear when you mat and frame them? Would the actual physical print have a bit more of a margin around it to accommodate the slivers of edges that would be hidden under the mat edge? I hope my question males sense.

[@michellewesson4409]

The wave photo is intense. ❤️

[@jw0001]

Always enjoy the Sunday video. Thanks

[@Jeff-jg7jh]

What I like is, I agree with just about everything that Adam describes on how to take great pictures and it turns out he is a very good photographer. Sometimes you have so much good luck that you can afford to discard some. I was horrified as you cropped out the divot on the right side of the dune. For about ten seconds. The birch trees was easier. Had to get rid of the boat landing for sure. Took it a little further. Stripped down and great. Some Utubers just ramble and talk and talk. Adam is as quiet as light.

[@hughmccann7414]

I'm always cropping photos in post processing. Perhaps that means I'm sh!t at composition. I like 1:1 and 4x5 as well as 16:9 and use all of these in post regularly. Because of the format of my camera sensor I am sometimes constrained to using 4:3 as well particularly in W/A shots with lots of foreground. I think format refers to the shape of your frame i.e. square or rectangular as we used to refer to 35mm format, medium format or square format and large format cameras. Love the photographs of the aspens.

[@loricanton7969]

love the black & white trees but I think maybe crop the left side out.

[@RickMentore]

Most educational, I thoroughly this video. I think you should build a house at Abraham Lake! Simplified image at 20:30 is my favorite!

[@trevorcrossley3054]

Good show, very informative thanks Adam.

[@cristovaosilva2992]

Inspiring, again! Loved the last photo although I think that the sky in the reflection is amazing. Maybe I would unbalace it on purpose and kept the sky taking out the background. Just my humble opinion. Love your channel. Thank you and keep it up!

[@EdwardKilner]

I must be learning something. I was able to guess your crop pretty closely. On my Z6ii, choosing a crop gives a smaller file size, so the crop is real! Never could understand this, except for jpeg shooters. Rather have the full raw and crop in post. A fine episode in all respects.

[@johnjtoth7633]

I enjoyed your discussion and thought process. Appreciate your comment about shooting raw and the fact that you can crop in camera, but the whole frame file is there. Do you turn on focus peaking to minimize the depth of field issue? Excellent composition of the sky/tree reflection. Looking forward to the next posting.

[@iank1638]

Another great video , I must say the music compliments it so nicely

[@scloop8365]

This was a great video. I really enjoyed it. Thanks!

[@JJRAIA-es9cj]

All the crops you’ve done made sense and improved the impact of each. The only disagreement is the close-up of the slightly frosted leaf litter, in that the singular plant on the right edge was cut through and seems a bit distracting. Still love all the Abraham Lake series.

[@ww3ok]

Your crops are inspiring. Great video.

[@paulwilson834]

Hi Mr Gibbs, was wondering if you could tell me, who you aspire to in Photography, and secondly, in Photoshop and Lightroom have you self taught yourself, or have you been taught this at college or University. thank you in advance for your answers. I loved this and it has taught me more about the processing of photographs

[@robertberg3944]

I would crop the top third of the image of the trees reflected in the water.

[@leonflack5673]

That last image just blew me away, how on earth did you visualise the coloring & crop for that ... ?

[@chrisogrady28]

That 4th photo was in the northrup live show recently wasnt it?

[@andyblessett1282]

I'm thinking of all the 'Anti-Croppers' out there, they will be having kittens right now hahaha. Cropping is a very useful method to enhance the final image that has been used since day one! Anyone who is not open to this is compromising their opportunities to produce even more stunning images. Painters do it all the time! Images at 16:15 and 17:14........WOW! Thanks Adam, top job.

[@Giles29]

Used to be harder to do when working with physical photographs, but now it's easy and most photo display software gives you a nice rule of thirds grid to help with it.

[@urdr_urdr]

I've always been someone who crops to get the image I want rather than getting the composition perfect. I can never get a great sense of how something's gonna look on the camera screen.

[@irishroadracing5427]

Loved the last image was my favorite Image 4 I would of liked to see a pano, recently I’m on a 16/9 rush haha 😂

[@inthewoodswithbigfoot3941]

Thanks Adam!

[@andrewknowles6731]

I really do try to get the final composition in the camera but honestly I so rarely manage it. All my best images are through finding the picture in the picture later.

[@JayGrapherBKK]

great video and explanations. i do fear sometimes that im using the "crop" as a crutch to force the scene to look more interesting but maybe if the image works in that crop then it works regardless.

[@blivieriphoto]

I've always said my favorite tool in Lr is the crop tool. I have tunnel view; only 'see' what I want to see, with blinders on everything else. When I get back to the computer, I end up cropping or having to remove a lot of 'stuff'. Probably has more to do with slowing down and doing 'border patrol' than anything. Might not be a problem for a GFX 100, but my camera is not a large megapixel. Guess I should have sprung for the Z7 rather than the Z6. haha My opinion on your cropped photos (I don't think it's possible for you to create a bad photo, to be honest) they're all gorgeous. My only issue with any of them is the frosty red leaves shot. Don't get me wrong, I loved it. But, I may have cloned out the leaves creeping in from the right side. Or opening the crop more to the right to include the entire plant. They seem a bit distracting with them cut off. But, you know what opinions are like.. 😁 Thanks for the great explanations and the video!

[@blivieriphoto]

Ok, stupid question coming up. I shot regular film when I was a kid and very young adult. There was no such thing as cropping. How did you crop when you shot film? Just physically cut the photo or negative with a scissors or straight-edge cutter? 🤷‍♀️

[@mikemcdonald2752]

@@blivieriphoto I don't know how Adam did it but we would do it in the darkroom when making the print. Some easels have adjustable blades on each side that you can use to crop where you wanted. Or you could use L shaped pieces of cardboard to frame the image the way you'd like.

[@blivieriphoto]

@@mikemcdonald2752 Oh, interesting. I'm so clueless on the whole film developing process. To me, getting film developed, meant taking it to the local store who shipped it to a lab. :) I had an opportunity to see Clyde Butcher do his thing about 3 or 4 years ago, but didn't want to travel all that way just for that. SMH... Kicking myself now. Thanks!

[@AlanKlughammer]

when I was in photography school, my teacher said you were paying for all the film (4 x 5 at that time) so you might as well use it. since then I have become less rigid and will crop as necessary.

[@windleman1]

Glad I asked the question. Thanks for producing this video so quickly, it has really helped me. Looks like the leaf crop is going to be controversial!

[@Lz_069]

I already see the Head & Shoulders advertisement before the squarespace part

[@gumbynomad]

Very interesting topic and very well spoken! This definitely gave me a lot to think about with my photography’s thanks so much for sharing!