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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 563624" data-attributes="member: 13090"><p>Cropping to a specific <em>ratio</em> only comes into play for me if I know for a fact the image is going to be printed, otherwise I just crop the image however I think it needs to be cropped in order to look its best aesthetically-speaking. </p><p></p><p>If I'm going to print then I need to figure out if I want to be able to get a matte/frame "off the rack" (less expensive by far) or if I'm willing to pay for a custom matte (gets expensive fast) or cut one myself. The matte window can be cut to whatever odd-ball dimensions I need of course and the matte's outer dimensions are standard, typically (unless I want a custom frame cut as well (which is UBER expensive). So, if you want the ease and convenience of an off-the-rack mounting solution you're far better off cropping to one of the common ratios (e.g. 5x7, 8x10, etc.) And while frame shops seem to be getting better at carrying a selection of mattes that are digital-photo friendly, ratio-wise, I always wind up finding the "wrong" matte in the right size, if you know what I mean.</p><p></p><p>Lastly, I *always* keep a full-size (uncropped) original of the digital image.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 563624, member: 13090"] Cropping to a specific [I]ratio[/I] only comes into play for me if I know for a fact the image is going to be printed, otherwise I just crop the image however I think it needs to be cropped in order to look its best aesthetically-speaking. If I'm going to print then I need to figure out if I want to be able to get a matte/frame "off the rack" (less expensive by far) or if I'm willing to pay for a custom matte (gets expensive fast) or cut one myself. The matte window can be cut to whatever odd-ball dimensions I need of course and the matte's outer dimensions are standard, typically (unless I want a custom frame cut as well (which is UBER expensive). So, if you want the ease and convenience of an off-the-rack mounting solution you're far better off cropping to one of the common ratios (e.g. 5x7, 8x10, etc.) And while frame shops seem to be getting better at carrying a selection of mattes that are digital-photo friendly, ratio-wise, I always wind up finding the "wrong" matte in the right size, if you know what I mean. Lastly, I *always* keep a full-size (uncropped) original of the digital image. [/QUOTE]
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