That does have the benefit, Ann, that all the prints are the same size which simplifies filing a bunch. It happens to be my way of doing things too. All finished prints smaller than 8.5x11 are printed on 8.5x11 centered on the paper.
In the old old old days I printed on roll-paper. Cut off enough for the print. Print it at whatever size looked right. Crop with the paper cutter. It helped that the base photo hobby shop provided the roll-paper at no cost. -- graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" ----------------------------------- Ann Sanfedele wrote: > Bob W wrote: >> I've never understood this, so maybe somebody could enlighten me. What >> makes people think they have to crop the image to fit the paper? >> >> To my mind it's a brain-upside-down way of thinking, but I've heard >> and read it so often that perhaps it's me that's got something wrong. >> Cut the paper to fit the image! >> >> -- >> Cheers, >> Bob >> > Agreed > > Actually, just leave a substantial border around it and cut > the MAT to fit the image :) > > When I showed, I always had someone else cut the mats - > anyone who has witnessed what > a klutz I am would agree I should do that. and I assembled > frames myself - I fancied > 12" x 16" frames usually leaving a large white border. I > had no idea that frame shape > was a trend bucking one - the proportions just looked good > to me. > > ann > > > > > >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >>> Behalf Of Mark Stringer >>> Sent: 16 August 2006 12:46 >>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> Subject: Re: Holy Crap -- Pentax 10MP body >>> >>> 6x7 format translates to fine art print sizes without >>> cropping. In camera >>> mask would make composing in a ratio similar to 6x7 easier >>> and as I said >>> earlier, an easy to use hyperfocal adjustment for foreground >>> sharpness would >>> be nice. >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
