intro to cropping

Warm up

Is my photo suitable for my article?

1. Choose one or two photos to display on your screen.2. Have a copy of the lede for your article. 3. Pick your partner: Random name picker

4. Your task (2 minutes): a. Read each others lede. b. Look at the photo: Is this photo suitable for this article?

5. When everyone has finished reading the lede and viewing the photoa. Explain to your partner why it is or is not suitable? b. Do you have any suggestions?

6. Volunteers to share with the class.

Rule of thirds

Rule of ThirdsPretend that the screen on the

camera is divided into nine parts.

There will be three horizontal

sections (across) and three vertical sections (down).

Rule of thirds

How? Place your subject on or near

one of the red dots (where the lines intersect).

Rule of thirds

Why?● Naturally draws attention to

the subject● Creates visual interest● Photo appears more

balanced

Rule of thirds“One way to explain why it works is to think of it like this: if your subject is in the middle of the image, it’s considered static. Your eye is drawn to it then has nowhere to go from there because

the object is equal distance from all sides.

Therefore when your subject is positioned closer to one of the edges, it forces your eye to follow it…to find it. This allows the

viewer to linger on your image longer. It makes for a more captivating photo because it’s almost interactive. Like a

conversation going on between the photo and you.”

Rule of SpaceIf the subject is not looking forward, there should be enough

space in the photo for your subject to look. This is one aspect of the “rule of space.”

Bad Good

Rule of Space

Photography: Cropping

Which photo is better?

Photography: Cropping

What is cropping?● Cropping means cutting a

image to remove unwanted areas in the image.

● By cropping you are creating a new photo.

● It is one of the easiest ways to edit a photograph.

Photography: Cropping

Why crop?1. Improve overall composition2. Focus on the main subject3. Remove distracting elements4. “Zoom in” on a subject5. Change the orientation

Why crop?

Improve overall compositionComposition is a way of guiding the viewer’s eyetowards the most important elements of your work.

Why crop?

Focus on the main subject

Why crop?

Remove distracting elements

Why crop?

“Zoom in” on a subject

Why crop?

Change the orientation

Crop carefully!

Not every photo needs cropping

CROP CAREFULLY!

Crop carefully!

Too much cropping

It feels like the horse is going to bang its head on the edge of the frame.

Framing is too tight on the side where the action is going. This slows down the movement.

CROP

carefully!

Crop carefully!

Crop carefully!

Amputation

When cropping people or animals, do not chop off their knees or ankle.

This bouncy picture of a dog running is ruined by it’s feet not being in the frame, even though it has a good expression and is nice and sharp.

CROP

carefully!

Crop carefully!

Cropping: Tight vs. Wide

Don’t be afraid of a tight crop! If the subject of your article is “injury” rather than the specific person who is injured, this crop

could work.

Cropping: Tight vs. Wide

Don’t be afraid of leaving a wide crop (wide amount of space around your subject) if the background is interesting or if it is

relevant to the topic of your article.

Before you crop

BEFORE YOU CROP ...

Make a copy of the photo.

DO NOT use an original photo because if you make a mistake, you

may not be able to fix it.

How to crop?

HOW TO CROP?

RULE OF

THIRDS

How to crop?

Rule of ThirdsIt applies to Cropped photos too!

How to crop?

How to crop?

There are lots and lots of cropping programs available.

For all published photos in our journalism and yearbook class, we will need to use Adobe Photoshop.

TODAY: We are doing a simple crop using our

Macbooks.

How to crop?TODAY: We are doing a simple crop using our Macbooks.

We can use our keyboard to create a screenshot crop …

How?1. Press Command (⌘)-Shift-4. …

2. Move the crosshair pointer to where you want to start the screenshot.

3. Drag to select an area. …

4. When you've selected the area you want, release your mouse or trackpad button. ...

5. Find the screenshot as a .png file on your desktop.