I learn so much from the photographic community, and other photographers often share gems of knowledge. A special thank you to http://www.rachaelmyers.com/ for sharing this great image that explains how cropping works with different aspect ratios/print sizes.
A common inquiry is often, why can’t I get that in an 8×10? Well as you can see above the 8×10 crops in or cuts out a lot of the top/bottom/sides of the image.
My camera shoots in standard mode at 48×72 inch web-ready format. This equates to an average 24×36 size image at high resolution. (Full frame cameras have different aspect ratios.) 24×36 is not one of the sizes listed above. Ideally when filling the frame with the person, we include some surrouding imagery that will accomodate cropping into the most popular size image prints/wraps. So most images have some trimming of background, foreground, side imagery that will not be in the print itself.
Your 11×14 and 5×7 will look the same, but your 4×6 and 8×10 will look very different when you look at the surrounding content around your subject.
Thanks again to Rachael Myers for sharing this image worth sharing again.
If you have any questions about your images or cropping to print, feel free to comment and we’ll figure out a solution for you.
Thanks for reading!
Samantha Evans
This camera has been around the world with both myself and my dad. Before it came to me this Minolta travelled a great deal through Europe. It has always been on my dad’s guitar strap since long before it came to me. When I was first learning about the important tools of photography from an AP photojournalist, his rule of thumb was f8 and GO! 
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