[LargeFormat] cropping

[Les Newcomer]

for Hassy 6x6, I shoot tight to the right and left, that way I can crop to
8x10 in the darkroom.

on 4x5 I shoot  so that 98% of the image is in that area bounded by the
first crop lines on my ground glass.  In effect its 3x4 or a bit bigger.

for 8x10 I shoot a bit looser.  and yes my contact prints are often 6x8.

Les 

> From: "Brock Nanson" <brock@nanson.org>
> Reply-To: largeformat@f32.net
> Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 20:55:57 -0800
> To: <largeformat@f32.net>
> Subject: [LargeFormat] cropping
> 
> While cleaning up my scans it occurred to me that I shoot 4x5 the same way
> as 35mm.  That is, I do the cropping in the camera.  This sometimes
> backfires as commercially processed E-6 sometimes leaves minor damage on one
> edge (at least my stuff comes back this way - looks like clip marks).
> 
> I've heard that the old time press photographers like their speed graphics
> because they could aim in the general direction of the action with a
> wide-ish lens and capture enough that the editor could choose a crop of any
> size - usually more of a fraction of the image than a crop.
> 
> Many of you seem to do 8x10 contacts... clearly composition is important as
> cropping isn't possible this way.
> 
> So I'm curious to know how the rest of you shoot large format.  Do you crop
> in the camera or leave space to do so in the darkroom?
> 
> R Brock Nanson, P.Eng.
> Kamloops BC
> Canada
> 
> 
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