Crawl, Walk then Run (Wedding Photography)

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<p>Another question, do you crop all to 8x10 or just let them fall where they may (just not square)?</p>

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<p>I am not exactly sure what you are asking. Lauren seems to be answering as similar to what I do, too.<br>

It is just in the meaning of the words that I think needs some clarification.<br>

I FRAME and SHOOT many shots <strong><em>loosely </em></strong>(not just formals).<br>

Doing so allows me to be able the CROP later in Post Production to: 10 x 8; or 7 x 5; or 6 x 4 . . . etc.</p>

<p>I do frame some shots loosely enough to be printed 10 x 10 inches, in fact I did a Debut and then within a few weeks, a 21^st Birthday, both jobs were with exactly that request - an album of only 10 x 10 prints.</p>

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<p>Another question, do you crop all to 8x10 or just let them fall where they may (just not square)?</p>

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<p>My images range anywhere from 1:1 -> 2:1 as a a final product. The vast majority end up being in the 4:5 -> 2:3 range, but cropping can have a very dramatic impact on the impact of the photo. The same image, cropped different ways, can say completely different things. I don't think I'd worry to much about it until you are in post. But frankly, as the creative professional, I decide what each image I deliver says, so I'm not shy about using the crop.</p>

<p>Most online labs have the ability to print such disparate ARs without to much fuss, and framing those shots is not typically a huge deal, since you just bump the size up, and matt more.</p>

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<p>With the experience you have you should be okay. Don't be afraid to stop and repose posed pictures. </p>

<p>Wade said:</p>

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<p><em>Another question, do you crop all to 8x10 or just let them fall where they may (just not square)?</em></p>

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<p>Thanks to this guy's blog [http://www.jenerikimages.com/blog/2013/4/7/two-examples-of-the-nikon-d800s-54-ratio.html], I now have a quick way to shoot 5:4 on my Nikon D800E. I only wish that camera manufacturers implemented alternate-ratio framelines <em>only</em>, instead of actually cropping the active imaging area (the former is what's done on professional video and digital cine cameras).</p>

At receptions I may jump myself on to a chair! Use a 16-35 set at 16 and shoot! Don't look through the

camera. Have the camera over your head and aim at the action. It's pretty fun. People will look at you doing

crazy things. Shoot them the same way! Crop later. Fish eye lenses are a blast to do this.

 

I crop for the 8X10, almost always in Raw - using photoshop. I have photoshop 6, however I prefer and use

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