I usually ready frame my photos as I take them - it comes naturally to me somehow. Most times, I leave it be. But I usually can't leave well enough alone... (ahem!) and like trying out new framing, crops, zoom-ins when processing the photos before posting.
This is especially true when I get clear steady shots - my mind (and fingers...) work overtime in trying out new ideas, etc. Do you do that too?
Here are a few examples of flowers and plant-life shots I zoom-ed in on, just to show some ideas I came up with - you may like them edited... or may even like the originals better! There is no right or wrong, I feel, just personal preferences.
A close crop of a shot I took...
Wanna see the original? ๐๐
It's a jungle out there! ๐
Hah! That's one of my personal tricks when my, errrr... framing didn't work out so well, or I was a little 'meh' when I took that shot. Sometimes we see something nice, a pretty flower, and go, "Ooohhh, I need to get that!"... but the meh mood gets in between... The saving grace is getting it clear enough to zoom in and crop a new frame later. At least, this way I can say, "Oh, I saw a nice morning glory..." and have a decent photo to show... ๐๐คญ
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Next...
If your shot didn't come out the way you like it, shock them!
The 'in-your-face' trick! (my fav!)
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And the original... which the 'traditionalists' ( I like seeing the whole flower... ) may say...
Which do you prefer?
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Next....
Zoom in.... close... closer.... get all the gritty details....
Up close is always more fascinating... ๐ฎ to me anyway...
...than the full picture (sometimes)
Or how about both points of view...?
Some might like this fuller view, I suppose...
(I posted this anthurium some time back in another post)
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You bored already? Or are you still with me...? ๐
Aren't you fascinated??? ๐คฉ Isn't this all sooo fascinating??
Next!
Let's get dark...
Don't know what you're looking at?
But admit it - it's interesting, isn't it?!
Look at the textures... patterns....
(what the heck is it?)
The original.... ta-daaa....
One
See what I did here? Seeee... I made it almost unrecognisable - almost like one of those quizzes where they ask you to guess what the item is! No need to guess here, I'm no quiz host! ๐ No prizes here either...
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A simple one now...
A darkish background, a simple small bloom in profile
Lol, I might have thrown this shot out! Hardly much to look at, huh... what was I thinking when I took this... ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
So, I save some shots this way sometimes.
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Another dark themed shot, in keeping with the Halloween season, I might say...
And where that came from...
I did also darken the background for better contrast and for a more dramatic feel. And of course, converted to a black and white - drama.... and dark theme, remember... Another crop of this plant here
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Last but not least...
Fill the screen! Why not...
Pink and sweet,
Feels like you're in a field of hydrangeas?
Nahhhh....
Sorry to burst your bubble! ๐
Captured with SONY A5100 + Sony E 50mm f1.8 OSS lens | ยฉimages & text are my own (who else's would it be)
Not to say there weren't many healthy wonderful bunches around, but the actual shot was of one, just one pretty bunch! A pretty one (I repeat myself...), and I caught a clear steady shot of it! Crop it and I get to project a different look-and-feel of it!
Again, which do you prefer?
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So now that you know some of my secrets... ๐ฌ๐คซ ...it may not be much of a revelation, but hope you at least enjoyed the lil tour, and feel free to play around with your edits using these tricks... And hope you like what you find too! ๐
Remember, crop it! - โ โ โ