Minimum cropping (width of portrait image) Note: The inset photo and cropping box were added in PhotoShop aftet the images were cropped in the photo collection builder of the CMS.
Photo by Stu Johnson
Portrait Cropping Demo
Maximum cropping...sharpening turned off to reduce exaggeration of noise made evident by "zooming in"
Photo by Stu Johnson
Portrait Cropping Demo
Portrait original of the audience from a conference
Photo by Stu Johnson
Portrait Cropping Demo
Minimum cropping (width of portrait original)...
Photo by Stu Johnson
Portrait Cropping Demo
Maximum cropping...sharpening turned off to reduce exaggeration of noise made evident by "zooming in" (also exaggerates soft focus on shallow depth of field)
Photo by Stu Johnson
Portrait Cropping Demo
Portrait original of figherfighters conducting a smoke exercise. (The house is next door to Stu Johnson's, a residence now owned by Wheaton College scheduled for demolition).
Photo by Stu Johnson
Portrait Cropping Demo
Minimum cropping (width of portrait image)...
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Portrait Cropping Demo
Maximum cropping...frame on two firefighters closest to door... notice how quality remains good as cropping progresses compared to previous examples shot indoors with available light...
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Portrait Cropping Demo
Portrait original, redbud against willow trees in early spring (Morton Arboretum, Lisle IL). This represents an obvious challenge when cropping to landscape orientation.
Photo by Stu Johnson
Portrait Cropping Demo
Minimum cropping (width of portrait image), with redbuds placed at bottom, willows providing background...
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Portrait Cropping Demo
Maximum cropping...framed on redbud and bench at lower right of original photo...
Photo by Stu Johnson
Portrait Cropping Demo
Minimum cropping (width of portrait image)...framed on willow trees...
Photo by Stu Johnson
Portrait Cropping Demo
Maximum cropping...frame on willow trees...
Photo by Stu Johnson
Portrait Cropping Demo
Portrait original, Greenville, South Carolina park
Photo by Stu Johnson
Portrait Cropping Demo
Minimum cropping (width of portrait image)...focus on flowering trees in woods...
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Portrait Cropping Demo
Maximum cropping...frame on flowering trees in woods...
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Portrait Cropping Demo
Minimum cropping (width of portrait image)...framed on pond at bottom of original photo...
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Portrait Cropping Demo
Maximum cropping...framed on grass and water at bottom of photo....
Photo by Stu Johnson
Portrait Cropping Demo
Original portrait, Greenville South Carolina park
Photo by Stu Johnson
Portrait Cropping Demo
Minimum cropping (width of portrait image)...framed on wheel rims...frame on flower beds at base of trees...
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Portrait Cropping Demo
Maximum cropping...frame bulbs in front, forsythia in background....
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Portrait Cropping Demo
Minimum cropping (width of portrait image)...frame on tree flowers, forsythia in background...
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Portrait Cropping Demo
Portrait original. Wheel rims by blacksmith shop, Old World Wisconsin, Eagle, Wisconsin. Another shot "meant" to be portrait.
Photo by Stu Johnson
Portrait Cropping Demo
Minimum cropping (width of portrait image)...emphasize building with rims at bottom...
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Portrait Cropping Demo
Maximum cropping...frame so rims, window and fence are balanced...
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Portrait Cropping Demo
Minimum cropping (width of portrait image)...framed on wheel rims...
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Portrait Cropping Demo
Maximum cropping...focus on wheel rims, grass
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Portrait Cropping Demo
Portrait original, wagon wheel against building. Old World Wisconsin, Eagle, Wisconsin. The veritcal lines of the building, make it a natural for portrait orientation.
Photo by Stu Johnson
Portrait Cropping Demo
Minimum cropping (width of portrait image)...leaving top of wheel in shot...
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Portrait Cropping Demo
Maximum cropping....frame on wheel and door to reveal textures of wood, grass...
Photo by Stu Johnson
Portrait Cropping Demo
Minimum cropping (width of portrait image)...frame at top of wheel to show siding and edge of door...
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Portrait Cropping Demo
Maximum cropping...framed on wood siding above wheel...
Photo by Stu Johnson
Portrait Cropping Demo
Portrait original, pottery canisters. Old World Wisconsin, Eagle, Wisconsin. Obviously, both containers will not fit in landscape orientation, so we'll try it twice...
Photo by Stu Johnson
Portrait Cropping Demo
Minimum cropping (width of portrait image)...upper container in original photo...
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Portrait Cropping Demo
Minimum cropping (width of portrait image)...framed on container in front in original photo
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Portrait Cropping Demo
Maximum cropping...frame on front container to concentrate on curved lines...