Lanas From Argentina, joined Aug 2006, 978 posts, RR: 14 Posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 2639 times:
Hi guys
I just got rejected these for bad centering. Could you help me out? Seems to me that they are a little low in the frame, but I can´t really realize. I need some objective eyes.
Both pictures look a bit weird and unbalanced in the composition.
The first one is definently too heavy on the right side. It needs to be cropped tighter on the left side. That will however cut parts of the plane like you have done in your second shot.
Taking pictures from this angle requires timing. I am afraid that both pictures were taken a little too late, which gives a perspective that is hard to balance.
Lanas From Argentina, joined Aug 2006, 978 posts, RR: 14 Reply 4, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 hours ago) and read 2561 times:
Hi guys thanks for your replies
Quoting Jajo (Reply 1): The first one is definently too heavy on the right side.
Quoting JeffM (Reply 2): I'd say "high and to the right".
I see your point. The composition looks indeed weird, specially on the first one. I always try not to cut the elevators so as not to fall into a motive rejection. It has happened a couple of times.
Quoting JeffM (Reply 2): They are too high and need more space.
By "more space" you mean not to crop so tight?
As for a centering tip, where shall I put the cropping centre? I always get confused with that. I usually set it between the windows and the lower part of the fuselage. That might cause the aircraft to go high on the frame, but otherwise there would be too much sky. I still don´t know what´s better.
I´ll try to fix them up, any new comments are very welcome. Thanks!
Cheers!
Lanas.-
"Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens." J.R.R. Tolkien
Silver1SWA From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 4553 posts, RR: 26 Reply 5, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 2550 times:
Quoting Lanas (Reply 4): As for a centering tip, where shall I put the cropping centre? I always get confused with that. I usually set it between the windows and the lower part of the fuselage. That might cause the aircraft to go high on the frame, but otherwise there would be too much sky. I still don´t know what´s better.
First of all, please excuse the self plug here. I am only using it for the purpose of providing an example. This shot is from a similar angle to your first shot.
Here is a screen shot taken from photoshop showing how the crop lines up on the photo.
In your shot, the crop is too close to the nose. I would say don't make the crop so tight. Leave a little space. Also, there is too much space below the aircraft. Leave more space above the tail.
[Edited 2006-12-01 23:42:27]
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Lanas From Argentina, joined Aug 2006, 978 posts, RR: 14 Reply 6, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks ago) and read 2535 times:
Wow Ryan that´s a very clear explanation thank you very much. It was a great example you provided with the PS screenshot.
Shall I leave more space on the nose on shots with cut out elevators too? (For example on the Pluna shot).
I´ll keep your hints into account for my next edit.
Thanks!
Cheers!
Lanas.-
"Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens." J.R.R. Tolkien
If you are going to cut out the horizontal stabilizers, I would say tighten the crop as much as you can using the outermost portions of the aircraft on both sides excluding the stabilizers. I used the nose and the far corner of the vertical stabilizer. I think you need lower the aircraft in the frame. Lining the crop with the center being at the windows leaves the aircraft too high. Take the tail into account and try to find a balance. I should also note that both shots have a 3:2 crop ratio. I think that helps.
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Acontador From Chile, joined Jul 2005, 1392 posts, RR: 33 Reply 9, posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 2468 times:
Hi Gaston,
Try to have middle marker usually between the wing and the windows, this should normally give you good vertical alignment. Regarding horizontal centering, well, for me here a lot of personal taste comes in. Sometimes I prefer not to amputate to much from the aircraft in order to have it in full glory. With other pictures I can see the need to use the knife (=crop tool) to have the picture correctly balanced. Personally I am a fan of tight crops (to have as much aircraft as possible in the frame), but you need to give it also a little breathing space (Ryans example is for me too close for comfort).
Just sit back, relax and have a glass of Merlot...enjoy your life!
You´re right here. That´s what I´ve always been doing until these last rejections. On the Aerolineas picture the photo looks unballanced, I understand. But on the Pluna one I don´t know that much. I was pretty close to appealing. I´ll better see what happens with the re-uploaded ones first.
As for horizontal centering, I´ve always cropped tightly on the planes, but lately I wanted to give some "breathing space" to them. It´s up to personal taste I guess, as long as you keep within the standards of good composition and ballance.
Thanks for your reply. Take care.
Cheers
Lanas.-
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