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Why do we crop images?

How can cropping add value to a composition?

Create a blog post that clearly shows that you can crop street photography images effectively and critically.

Select 3-5 images and create at least 3-5 alternative ways to crop each images.

You can use Lightroom or Photoshop or both

• in Lightroom create virtual copies of each image first so you have different versions that you can add to the blog.
• in Photoshop you save a new copy of each new crop as you go along
• Make sure you annotate each cropped images and explain impact and emphasis.
• Remember to show before and after / screenshot the crop overlay to illustrate your process…

1 x landscape crop + 1 x portrait crop…zoom in !

1 x panoramic crop (vertical or horizontal)

1 x square crop

1 x circle crop

1 x multi – circle / porthole crop (3, 6 or 9 images)

1 x polygon crop (use polygonal lasso tool in Photoshop) eg TRIANGLE

Explore negative space by cropping out areas in an image

Combine your cropped images