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Gallery: 17th Annual Readers' Photo Contest
Action/Sports, Animals, Architecture, Candid/Humor, Landscape/Scenic, People, Still Life, Travel/Places.


Mothers of Invention
Sometimes you just can’t find the right tool for the job. That’s why these photographers made it themselves—then sold it to the rest of us.



Gallery: Lunar Eclipse Photos Submitted by You
Readers from around the world sent in some of their very best images.



Software Review: Adobe Photoshop Elements 9
In the latest Elements, the changes are small but useful.

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Q.When I use Canon Zoom Browser to crop images from my EOS 40D, it wants to know aspect ratio, 4:3, 5:4, 3:2, etc. When I shoot head-and-shoulders portraits, I almost cut their heads off a little when I crop for an 8x10. So, is it better to leave a little more room around when shooting portraits?

A.Yes, and this goes back to the film days. Digital (and 35mm film) SLRs, with the exception of Olympus and Panasonic Four Thirds models, capture at a 3:2 aspect ratio, which can’t be fit into an 8x10 format without some cropping. The Four Thirds cameras and digital compacts capture in 4:3 (some offer you a choice). To determine exact enlargement sizes, multiply both sides of the aspect ratio by the same number. A 3:2 camera’s images will blow up to 4x6, 6x9, 8x12, and so on. Pictures at 4:3 can enlarge exactly to 6x8, 9x12, 12x16, and so on.


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