{"id":2,"date":"2009-02-15T00:55:15","date_gmt":"2009-02-15T07:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rustinmichael.com\/blog\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2009-06-05T21:12:38","modified_gmt":"2009-06-06T05:12:38","slug":"cropping","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.rustinmichael.com\/blog\/cropping\/","title":{"rendered":"Cropping"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I worked in photo lab many years ago there was one issue that came up time and time again. Customers would bring in a roll of 35mm film to be developed and and receive 4×6 prints. After looking through the prints, many times they would select one or two of their favorite images to get enlarged as a 5×7, 8×10, or larger. This is when the problem arose.<\/p>\n

35mm film, just like nearly all Digital SLRs today, has an aspect ratio of 2:3. That is how we get 4×6 prints, 2×3 prints would be too small for us to enjoy in a frame. To enlarge an 4×6 without cropping and losing information you need to add 2 inches to the 4 inch side and 3 inches to the 6 inch side. By doing this you would get print sizes like 6×9, 8×12, 10×15, 12×18, and so on. The problem is most frames are made for print sizes such as 4×6, 5×7, 8×10, 11×14. To get prints that will fit in these frames your image will be cropped. I just don’t understand with how long the 35mm aspect ratio has been around, and how common it is, why there is still this discrepancy between print size and frame size.<\/p>\n

Here are some images to help you understand what I am try to say.<\/p>\n

The original 4×6 image with no cropping (this is also how an 8×12 would look):<\/p>\n

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Here is the image cropped to be printed as a 5×7, not much is lost:<\/p>\n

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If the image is cropped as a 8×10 you start to cut off important parts of the image which is unacceptable:<\/p>\n

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There are a couple of options that I would offer the customers when they faced this problem. They could buy an 8×12 frame, which are not as widely available and not made in as many styles as 8×10 frames, or they could get a 6×9 printed on an 8×10 piece of paper.<\/p>\n

Here is an example of a 6×9 image on an 8×10 piece of paper. I added a sloppy border to make it more interesting.<\/p>\n

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I hope this helps you understand the problems and choices you have when ordering enlargements. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.<\/p>\n

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