OKthat's a good explaination. Certainly shooting loose allows more freedom
for cropping, but that's becomming a lost art. As for the effect on the
photo, it doesn't seem to me to matter at all.
But then, I've only been to New England once in my life. No desire to return
except to visit some friends on Cape Cod.
Bill Pearce
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From: "Ken Norton" <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 2:46 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Friends at Fly-In
> >
>> 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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