Digital BW, The Print

I let the image dictate the print size. I try as best possible to frame 
the image so I don't have to crop. Not every image is suited to an 8x10 
or 11x14 or an 8 x12 format and the image can be distracting if you try 
to force a format that's not right for the image. Some images are better 
suited to a 6x12, a 7x13 or even a  10x10. I do frame it  so that I only 
need to crop in one dimension since the more you crop the poorer the 
final print - got that from my wet darkroom days and 35mm.

Truman

Mark Hahn wrote:

> As I said, it's a personal choice, so I'm not arguing one way or the
> other, but for me, even with cropping I almost always stay with the
> format that I shoot in.  That is because I frame to that format and
> plan on using the full frame.  The only exception is 6x6, mainly
> because I don't think in square.  When I was young and inexperienced
> I used to crop a lot and would crop to any aspect ratio that "fixed"
> my poorly framed shots... but now I am much more careful what I
> shoot, maybe because I've dealt with a lot of low rez digitals, scans
> and tiny film formats like Minox so I got in the habit of having to
> make every bit of my frame count and just work with each format. 
> Just a different approach... not that I am "full-frame or nothing"
> nazi, but I just find that it it's how I work best with most images. 
>
> The real bummer is that no one is offering paper in "legal size;"
> which would be perfect for a 8x12" print on my hp 7660.
>
> mark
>


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