Crop Workshop

Below are my results from the cropping workshop with David Sims. There are 11 images, each with a crop style to determine a detail.

1. Crop to Define

P: The crop defines the emotions of the image
M: Takes away the atmosphere of the image
I: It definitely makes the image more definitive and focussed

2. Enhance Emotional Impact



P: The emotive impact of the image is enhanced considerably
M: Crop takes out reason of emotional impact
I: It creates a comparison between the cyclist and driver

3. Make Look Distant

P: The blur creates a distinctive close-up effect
M: The close-up and focus is poorly defined
I: You get a good 'cut n paste on top' effect with the heads

4. Discreet

P: The crop creates a good correspondance between the two babies
M: The crying baby isn't actually discreet?!
I: Both babies share a common perspective

5. Depersonalise

P: The crop gives the impression that the man is Scottish whereas in the main image he is in fact carrying an England flag.
M: The wrong information is presented
I: It suggests the viewer is unaware of the actual theme of the image

6. Crop to Abstract


P: All the cyclist's faces have been focussed upon
M: You can't actually tell whether they're cycling or not, very misleading.
I: All the heads create an abstract image effectively

7. Bold & Exciting


P: The circular shape increases the boldness and creates an exciting view
M: The feature and originality of the image is lost
I: The crop creates a totally different entity

8. Narrow Angle Vertical


P: The crop creates a great angle of the people on the train
M: The diagonal shape is pretty weird and would be especially for an article
I: This crop works perfectly with the image above

9. Narrow Vertical



P: The crop creates an open story, it could be used for many narratives
M: The crop takes out the important factors of the image
I: It creates a very clever composition

10. Wide Angle Horizontal

P: The crops makes it more dynamic

M: It doesn't tell the full story

I: It captures the emotion perfectly

11. Close up of Detail

P: The crop gives a more dynamic effect to the camera in the image

M: The main aspects of the image have been excluded

I: The story is untold until you view the entire image