Having spent half my life with black & white, I am amazed at the number of people who are obsessed with using every last mm of negative and worry about lost negative space. I always thought that half the photographer's job was done in the camera and the other half in a darkroom. I see very few pictures that couldn't be improved with a little judicious cropping.
I have used 8x10, 4x5, 6x7, 6x6 and 35mm and I have cropped them all. Even when you have an hour to set up and shoot a studio shot, not all subjects will lend themselves to the format you happen to be using. I guess I have done too much news, sports and animal photography. I just want to get it on the negative. I'll take care of the printing and cropping later. -- Ken Archer Canine Photography San Antonio, Texas "Business Is Going To The Dogs"
