Cropping

Uitsnijden (croppen) · Nabewerking

Trimming a photo to improve the composition or achieve a specific aspect ratio.

Cropping fixes compositional mistakes but can also be used creatively: a 16:9 panoramic crop, or a square for Instagram. Every crop reduces pixel count. Use it sparingly: an excessively cropped photo loses sharpness when printed. Learn to plan composition in the field to minimise cropping.

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