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DAY 301 | PHOTOGRAPHY 101 |
What Is a Cropping Ratio?
HINT: NOTHING TO DO WITH FARMING
The last step in preparing your work to be printed is to crop it. Cropping is the method of removing part of the image; however, you must be careful to crop the photo so that it will fit the paper size you wish your final print to be.
A cropping ratio is a mathematical designation that compares the photograph’s width to its height. Digital camera file ratios are all 4:3, which means that most prints you make should be cropped in some fashion.
The standard ratios are:
1:1 Length and width of the photo are equal, resulting in a square photograph.
2:3 One ...
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