>
> The "rule" is (or was) taught at the New England School of Photography.
> I adhere to it or try to. If cropping the feet makes a better photo
> it can always be done afterwards but it's difficult to add feet not in
> the original. You may, of course, do whatever pleases you.
>
Sounds like the photographer used a 35mm format (2:3) which enlarges to
8x12, not 8x10. To make an 8x10, unless the photographer is sensitive to the
needs of cropping, the feet get chopped off.
I shot more than one wedding where I made that stupid mistake.
AG
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