1. How successfully does each crop work?
2. How is cropping an improvement to the original?
3. What unnecessary components in the original have been eliminated through cropping?
4. How has the focal point in each photo changes or been improved?
5. Are the cropped images compositionally well balanced?
Image 1
The crop of the first image successfully shifts the focus from the shelves, to a specific set of books.
The crop doesn't necessarily improve over the original, it just shifts the focal point.
If the focus is to be on the blue books, the unnecessary books and shelving surrounding these books have been removed.
Again, the focal point has shifted from shelving to the blue books.
I feel that the image is compositionally well balanced, allowing for some breathing room around the front and top of the books.
Image 2
I think the crop of the bicycle rack is less interesting than the original image, however, it does draw the eye to the young man at the end of the rack more effectively.
The crop improves the focus on the young man in the background.
Some of the flashier bikes have been cropped out, allowing the eye to move along the length of the rack to the young man at the end. The crop also removes the vibrant green of the vegetation which draws the eye away from the young man.
The focal point has shifted from the red bicycle to the young man at the end of the bike rack.
I think the composition balances nicely between the bicycles that are seen in the foreground with the young man in the background. The eye is lead to him along the line of the bike rack.
Image 3
The crop successfully identifies a focal point to the image. The original image lacked a strong focus.
The cropped image is stronger compositionally by providing a focal point.
The crop removes some of the flowers in the background which were distracting.
No strong focal point existed in the original photo. The crop creates one.
The composition is not necessarily dynamic, but is classically framed and appealing.
Image 4
The crop successfully brings focus onto the archway. Before, focus was less clear.
Cropping shifts the image from a horizontal photo into a a vertical image, providing a more monumental feeling to the archway.
The crop removes the rest of the building and the fencing which detract from the grandeur of the archway.
The focal point in each image is the archway. However, the crop removes all else from the image leaving only the archway.
The cropped image appears well balanced with room for the arch to breathe at its peak, without so much room as to create a sense of smallness in the archway.
Image 5
The crop of the gate successfully removes the building and other distractions in the background.
Cropping cleans up the image by removing extraneous information from the original image.
The unneccessary components of the building and other gate in the background have been removed.
The focal point remains the same, but distractions have been removed.
I think the image is well balanced and visually interesting.
Image 6
The crop shifts the image from that of a building, to an image of a monumental facade.
The crop creates more uplift in the image, giving a stronger thrust of verticality.
Other components of the building's architecture have been removed to emphasize the vertical front facade.
The focal point has shifted from the building as a whole onto the vertical front facade.
The composition is well balanced, creating a visual dynamism to the piece that draws the viewer's eye upward.
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