Horizontal or Portrait Orientation

[laynea24]

Portrait

Horizontal

 

[Tee]

Portrait. The background is a little too busy for me.

 

[tirediron]

^^ That! Exactly.

 

[cgipson1]

^Ditto!

 

[laynea24]

Portrait it is! Thanks guys. Next question... Did I crop it the best I could have? If not, can you show me how you would have done it?

 

[Trever1t]

unless there's something in the balance of the frame that ADDS to the image, potrait for portrait. Post an uncropped image for us to crop?

 

[laynea24]

unless there's something in the balance of the frame that ADDS to the image, potrait for portrait. Post an uncropped image for us to crop?

The horizontal is the uncropped image.

 

[laynea24]

Do you think going in a little on camera left would look better?

 

[Trever1t]

Well working with jpg is limiting...but that's my crop

 

[laynea24]

<img src="http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=17271"/>

Well working with jpg is limiting...but that's my crop

Thanks! That's sufficient, but I can post the raw image if you need me to. I didn't think it would be necessary for cropping.

 

[Trever1t]

no, I don't need it, you get the idea, just play with the angle and crop ratio until you like it. Honestly I spend too much time trying to find the 'best' crop....it consumes me in my work.

 

[AaronLLockhart]

Where's Darrel when you need him? He will give you thousands of reasons portrait orientation is better.

 

[rexbobcat]

Where's Darrel when you need him? He will give you thousands of reasons portrait orientation is better.

For the sake of being conventional, yes.