Cropping your photos
Cropping can be really confusing! Often in the viewing and ordering session, we have already talked about the best size of product for your space but your favorite photo may not fit into that crop exactly. It all comes down to that the common sizes we are used to are not what camera actually shoot at - another way to think of it is that the camera doesn’t shoot “8x10” (or other sizes like that) so in the final image may have to be cropped.
We make the best professional decisions when it comes to cropping your products, in most cases, you’ll never know. If you are interested in how cropping correlates to the small print sizes use this as a handy guide. If you are the photographer, the best rule is to give some space in the camera and not crop so close.
This above example is a vertical image, so if the image in question is horizontal just imagine those red lines on the other side of the photo. In most cases, photographers will leave a bit of room in the camera to allow for cropping. There are certain times where it doesn’t allow and you’ll have to come up with a solution if you have a cropping problem. In the above example, because it’s on a seamless background, I would be able to add a bit of the grey background to the top and bottom in photoshop. Not all backgrounds lend to that trick though!
A better Fit: 8x12 and 12x18 Print
If you see the 8x12 and think hmmm…“That’s kind of like an 8x10 which I already have a frame for. I bet I could find an 8x12 frame at Hobby Lobby”. WRONG. So here is where this gets all crazy institutionalized. The 8x12 shows the full photo (using my pro camera) but the 8x10 is “standard” and you can find 8x10 frames in store but not 8x12. Ai-yah! So annoying, we get it. As professional photographers we deal with this all the time. If your heart is set on a non-standard frame size then we can help! We are also custom framers, and don’t think of custom frames like your grandma use to get. Kaitlin deals with most of the custom framing in the company and you can check out some of her frames HERE. Contact her over there or over here too.
We are a small business! We want to make sure you love your print products. Please make sure when you’ve added your print products to your cart that you’ve selected the cropped you desire. We can’t make changes to your crop after you’ve purchased it. As always, if you receive your order and you have a question about the cropping (or anything else!) just send us a message. We are real people!