Re: Thinking out loud: thoughts on cropping, zooms & primes
Lots of "you"s, nothing about "I"s. Maybe share what YOU do and stop worrying about how others shoot.
chez wrote: Jaree wrote:
I am not into if then else scenarios, this aspect and that orientation, etc. And a stronger image for who and who decided the standard?
chez wrote: Jaree wrote:
Correct. I let the sensor and lens decide what the world view should be. And that's why I prefer zooms for travel - being able to frame that picture of a far away Icelandic church in the mountains at precisely 315mm with no after the fact fiddling with cropping is priceless.
chez wrote: Jaree wrote:
To the OP: I am in the anti-cropping camp. Not because of quality reasons, but rather that I like to "see" the scene exactly how I would view it later on. When I have cropped, it is for those rare photos of wildlife I take once in two years.
So you are at the mercy of the aspect ratio your sensor gives you. Never viewing the world around you with a different view?
So you feel a 3:2 aspect ratio is the very best for all your compositions? A 4:3 or even square might not be stronger for some images?
So you are not into trying to get the strongest composition rather you want to be tied to the arbitrary 3:2 aspect ratio that someone created because of some sensor manufacturing issues. This “if, then else” you talk about is all about seeing the image through different compositions and deciding on the strongest composition for your vision. If you are stuck seeing the world through a 3:2 view that’s ok…but don’t think because you don’t crop that you are getting the strongest composition.
Aug 20, 2025 at 06:11 PM
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