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Aspect ratio

This the picture’s proportions as width versus height. DSLR sensors have a 3:2 ratio, so that photographs are 3 units wide to 2 units high. Most compact camera sensors have a slightly squarer 4:3 aspect ratio. It doesn’t matter what the units are – the ratio stays the same, so a photo could measure 3 inches by 2 inches or 6 meters by 4 meters and still have the same 3:2 aspect ratio. You can shoot in different aspect ratios by cropping the sensor area. HD video is shot in a wider 16:9 ratio.

Cropping and straightening photos

September 12, 2020 by Rod Lawton

Very often your photo editing software will be able to straighten and crop images at the same time, but there are still times you might want to treat them as two separate tasks.

Filed Under: Editing A-Z, GeneralTagged With: Aspect ratio, Cropping, Marquee, Straighten

Aspect ratios and why you need to know about them

May 22, 2020 by Life after Photoshop

The aspect ratio of an image is the ratio of its width to its height. The larger the ratio, the ‘wider’ the image; the smaller the ratio, the ‘squarer’ the image.

Filed Under: Editing A-Z, GeneralTagged With: 16:9 ratio, Aspect ratio, Cropping

Why cropping is the last thing you should do

January 16, 2019 by Rod Lawton

Cropping a photo is usually seen as a creative choice, but in the real world it’s not always quite that simple. Very often, you need to produce an image to fit a specific display size or aspect ratio, and you won’t know what that is until the time comes.

Filed Under: Featured, GeneralTagged With: 16:9 ratio, Aspect ratio, Borders and frames, Cropping, Frames

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