The difference might be quite subtle, but a long, narrow crop works a lot better for this portrait than what you'd get from a cookie-cutter sized 8x10. Other times a more standard 8x10 crop might be just great. It takes judgement and experience to know, and that's why a custom portrait is usually the better choice.
The Advantages of a Custom Print
When you get a standard package of prints from a photographer you might receive two 8x10's, a few 5x7's, some wallet-sized prints and so on. But it might very well be that getting the maximum impact from a portrait requires a size and crop that isn't standard at all.
The difference might be quite subtle, but a long, narrow crop works a lot better for this portrait than what you'd get from a cookie-cutter sized 8x10. Other times a more standard 8x10 crop might be just great. It takes judgement and experience to know, and that's why a custom portrait is usually the better choice.
The difference might be quite subtle, but a long, narrow crop works a lot better for this portrait than what you'd get from a cookie-cutter sized 8x10. Other times a more standard 8x10 crop might be just great. It takes judgement and experience to know, and that's why a custom portrait is usually the better choice.
