I agree with Paul... shoot in your camera's aspect ratio whatever that is, 3:2 for most full frame DSLR's, otherwise you are throwing away pixels. Change you aspect ratio in your post processing software using the crop tool.
You are still throwing away pixels by doing that too
Plus there isn't that much throwaway. If I did my mental math right you still are left with 80-85% of the original width if you keep all of the height when you crop. The OP should just leave 10% buffer left and right side when shooting.
Besides, isn't that why we buy more megapixels, to throw them away with closer cropping?
Plus there isn't that much throwaway. If I did my mental math right you still are left with 80-85% of the original width if you keep all of the height when you crop. The OP should just leave 10% buffer left and right side when shooting.
Besides, isn't that why we buy more megapixels, to throw them away with closer cropping?
Yes, in addition to more enlargement capability, hopefully crisper images, and we do live in a disposable society - we have to throw something away!