Printing photos full frame vs cropping
Apr 7, 2019 18:07:44 #
nana989
Loc: Rural West Tennessee
I can't get the standard crop sizes to suit me on this one from a favorite vacation several years ago. I probably am missing out on how to go about fixing it, as I am not a Photoshop expert at all. I had in mind getting something around a 16x20 print. Can I do it easily without losing a lot of the photo? Suggestions please. Thanks.
Apr 7, 2019 18:11:56 #
nana989 wrote:
I can't get the standard crop sizes to suit me on this one from a favorite vacation several years ago. I probably am missing out on how to go about fixing it, as I am not a Photoshop expert at all. I had in mind getting something around a 16x20 print. Can I do it easily without losing a lot of the photo? Suggestions please. Thanks.
Why not just print it 16 x 24? Thats also a "standard" size.
Apr 7, 2019 18:12:43 #
I don’t really see how; I often have the same problem, so I’ll be interested in the answers you get.
Apr 7, 2019 18:19:26 #
Edit your post to "show original" so the more knowledeable can help you. I myself change the aspect ratio for cropping sometimes for the look that is best for me. For a 16x20 I would use a 4:5 ratio. Whatever print program you use should give you a preview of what your print looks like on the paper you choose.
Apr 7, 2019 18:20:23 #
Apr 7, 2019 18:21:45 #
IF you don't mind a border around it, you can print ANY picture that size. Just size by the paper, not the image. If you want no border the aspect ratio needs to be the same as the original for no cropping. ex. 4x5 is the same as 8x10, 4x6 is the same as 8x12 and so forth. 16x20 is double 8x10. Don't have a ruler with me at the moment, so I can't tell what the aspect ratio on this is.
Apr 7, 2019 18:49:22 #
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Apr 7, 2019 19:50:16 #
Just a personal point of view: I crop to suit the image, to exclude junk or distractions. Then I print it so it fits on the paper -- if it ends up a 9.5 x 6, so be it. If I love it enough, I'll get a mat cut so the white border is even (or just barely gone) and then frame it as 8.5 x 11.
Apr 7, 2019 21:43:13 #
rwilson1942 wrote:
This is the best crop for 16X20 (in my opinion).
I like that crop. I have had luck with a 10x15 print in a 16 x 20 frame if you do not mind a mat.
Apr 7, 2019 22:42:30 #
nana989
Loc: Rural West Tennessee
Thanks everyone. Aspect ratio maybe my undoing. I’ve read a lot today. I suspect if I shot in RAW and didn’t zoom in, it would’ve been more manageable. Found this YouTube video on aspect ratios. The struggle is real, lol . https://youtu.be/wQ0m75bGGGg
Apr 8, 2019 09:10:33 #
nana989 wrote:
I can't get the standard crop sizes to suit me on this one from a favorite vacation several years ago. I probably am missing out on how to go about fixing it, as I am not a Photoshop expert at all. I had in mind getting something around a 16x20 print. Can I do it easily without losing a lot of the photo? Suggestions please. Thanks.
I have to agree with others, print at original crop. 16 X 20 with right edge against side of crop works, but not sure which element of the photo is the intended subject? Cropped to 16X20, the hill in the background becomes the subject, with log pointing to it, but then the grass in the foreground becomes a distraction instead of an element, and the tracks on the left get partially cropped out.
If (like me) you tend to print in what used to be the standard sizes (roughly 3:4 ratios), you will need to allow room in the frame when shooting to crop out stuff that does not fit in that ratio. If you have a mirrorless camera, you can set the ratio in the menu and you will see what fits your intended crop, but you will still have the full frame if you want it later.
Apr 8, 2019 09:53:54 #
nana989
Loc: Rural West Tennessee
I am beginning to wrap my head around this a bit better. I am just beginning to print photos to display at home . I used Picasa for several years as my go to photo editor and most likely used a preset 16:9 aspect ratio. I doubt I took this photo that zoomed in and straight originally. Perhaps in looking at the photo properties I have a backup of this photo shot a bit further out. Several of you have sent me really informative messages. Thank you ! Here is a link to a YouTube video that scrambled everything up.At the end of the day, I understood things quite a bit better. The lesson is to shoot photos in the aspect ratio with the main way you intend to use it, whether it is for prints for home, to view on a computer monitor, iPhone, video, Instagram, Ipad. They are all different, and cropping after the fact can mess everything up. https://youtu.be/wQ0m75bGGGg
Apr 8, 2019 12:10:02 #
I have had good luck going to Staples or Office Max's copy Center. The have helped cropping and sizing to fit the frame I want to use. They also have very good prices on printing. - Dave
Apr 8, 2019 12:27:11 #
nana989 wrote:
I can't get the standard crop sizes to suit me on this one from a favorite vacation several years ago. I probably am missing out on how to go about fixing it, as I am not a Photoshop expert at all. I had in mind getting something around a 16x20 print. Can I do it easily without losing a lot of the photo? Suggestions please. Thanks.
You could change the dimension in PS with Content Aware Fill. https://www.photoshopactions.com/blogs/blog/extend-background-photoshop
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