There’s an old adage in photography: “inside every 8x10” print, there is a really excellent 5x7” image waiting to be found." That old saw is the foundation for an exercise that I’ve used for myself and in my classes over the years; take an image that you’ve made and search for alternate cropping choices that might strengthen the composition. Regardless of whether you find a “better” photograph, you learn a fair amount about how to see.

Links for this Episode:

• Using Virtual Copies in Lightroom - a great way to experiment
• Camera Position on Facebook - Share your images
• Camera Position on Flickr - Share your images
• Sign up for the Workshops Mailing List - Planning is underway for the 2017 Italy Photography Workshops

Original Image - Grapes, Castiglione d'Orcia, Tuscany, 2014

Crops from the original image

Crop #1

Crop #2

Crop #3

Crop #4