Nope, to make an 8x10 from an 8x12 you chop off arms and hands instead
of feet... unless your bride and groom are rushing the end of the
wedding and are already in a prone position. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
Ken Norton wrote:
>> 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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