The following is a direct copy and has been Pasted in for future reference from the Art of Photography coursework PDF Doc. (pasted in Maroon)
3 or more photographs
You have already experimented earlier with different ways of cropping an image. Now select three of your own photographs. Each should be of a different subject. If on film, have them printed up or make copies to a reasonably large size, such as 8 x 10 inches. Then perform the same cropping project as you did for the landscape.
If digital, first print the original full frame, then crop and print again. Note the results in the form of tracing or sketches, with a brief note describing the logic behind your choice of cropping. You may find that, by having to find different pictures within photographs you have already taken, you look at the images in a fresh way.
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Equipment
Nikon D4
Nikon D800E
24/70 lens
Tripod
Method & Approach
In this exercise I took three photographs that I had previously used in the exercises. After choosing my images I then set about making up a pair of ‘L’ shaped cropping frames, as suggested black on one side and white on the other.
Please see pictures and captions below for visual understanding.
Note – all pictures have been compressed hence there will be a quality reduction when enlarging.
What have I learnt from this exercise
From this exercise I have learnt that using the ‘L’ shaped crop frames is so fast and easy, it also gives an instant verdict over Landscape or Portrait.
With regards to cropping, I now look deeper into every picture and have realised there are possibly several pictures in every pre-cropped image.
My Reflection
Having made the two ‘L’ shaped crop frames I will endeavour to use them …. they are so quick, and if viewing several images at once as a set you could gently pencil in the proposed orientation and new size.