Creative cropping

While we normally advise readers to frame shots by 'cropping within the camera' there are times when cropping images at the editing stage is worthwhile. Sometimes you simply want to remove distracting elements in the background. At other times you might want a different aspect ratio to fit an image into a frame or onto a page or sheet of printing paper.

There can also be times when your lens simply isn't long enough to frame the subject as you'd like it, as well as times when you can't get close enough to the subject due