Questions tagged [cropping]
part of the editing process whereby unwanted portions are removed from the edges of an image
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When is it OK to place the subject in the middle of a picture?
When is it OK to place the subject in the middle of a picture?
I took this picture and feel very compelled to put the subject in the centre rather than on the sides.
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Is digital zoom really useful?
I've always wondered what is the use of digital zoom, apart from viewing the subject clearly on the LCD display.
We can take a photo with the optical
zoom and crop the photo to the desired
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What is the best way to auto crop bulk images?
I need to scan a large volume of book covers and even though the scanner (HP) most of the time scans/auto-sizes, many are left with white/grey space on the sides.
What is the best way I can automate ...
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How can I batch crop based on face location?
I've got 12,000 photos from an event where there's only one person in each photo. I need to crop these photos to apply rule of thirds. The idea of doing all of these individually is daunting and I can'...
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What and how to crop?
When I take a photo of something like a building, I tend to shoot the whole building, because later I want to get the feeling and impression I had when I took this photo. I want to transfer these ...
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What is the difference between zooming in and cropping?
If I take a photo by zooming in (optical) and cropping a photo without zoom. What would be the difference between the two?
I know cropping reduces the photo quality but I'm interested in other ...
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Using a full frame lens on a crop sensor camera [duplicate]
I have a Canon 70D APS-C sized sensor camera. I currently have a Sigma 10-20mm, a Canon 50mm 1.8, a Canon 75-300mm and of course the kit lens. I want to buy the Canon 24-105mm F4 L as an upgrade.
I ...
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Is there a software to automatically crop a scan of multiple images?
I want to digitize my old family albums using a scanner and there are lots of photos in them. Thus far, my method has been to scan 4 images at a time and then manually cropping them in a simple editor ...
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What things should one take into account when looking at cropping a photo?
When looking at cropping a photo:
How do you decide whether to crop it or not (for starters)?
What things should you take into account - both practical and artistic?
I guess that this question is ...
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What is "100% crop?"
I use the term "100% crop" to mean a portion of a picture that has been cropped but not resized, but I have also seen some confusion around that term.
Is there an accepted definition for "100% crop?"
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How to clear edges from a lasso cropped object in Photoshop CS6?
I've cropped this picture with the lasso tool:
What's my next move about this? Do I do this manually by removing pixel by pixel or are there some quicker solutions for this task?
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Effective focal length with crop sensor, and detail of image
I have in fact read the other threads, and I am still not clear on this topic.
For any given lens, say a 400mm EF or FX telephoto, I am shooting a subject in low light, for arguments sake lets say I ...
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What should I consider for cropping aspect ratios?
The question What things should one take into account when looking at cropping a photo? asks about factors that affect composition during cropping.
I'm interested in a very specific sub-set of this, ...
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How to choose the most appropriate composition?
I've read What and how to crop? & yes, I really do understand the theory - even if it boils down to pick an aspect you like & emphasise it.
I don't want this to be a "which one do you like ...
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Automatic & intelligent crop 1,000 images
I have about 1,000 scanned / photographed images, each with different formats but all with rectangular/square shape, that need to be cropped to remove the background and the white space around the ...
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Why are my images being cropped by a photo printing kiosk?
I've edited my pictures and went to print some of them off and burn them to a disc at a Kodak kiosk, and it is cutting off my pictures. Do I need to change format, or what else might be wrong?
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is a camera sensor size cropped according to the change in pixel aspect ratio of a resolution?
As an example, canon 6d full frame has the highest resolution of 5472 x 3648 with a pixel aspect ratio of 3:2 . As this is the highest I assume this is utilising the full size of the sensor.
If the ...