size probs

[mickhall]

Hi i would like to print some 8x6 without cropping any of the picture i take pictures of runners and if i crop tends to cut legs off or bottom of legs is there any way of getting a 8x6 without cropping

i shoot with a d200!

many thanks

mick hall

 

[Uneducated_Rick]

simple answer - no

your camera shoots in a 2:3 ratio
8x6 is in 3:4 ratio so it'll never fit

 

[Arkady]

Assuming you have cropped in-camera - i.e. filled the frame completely, then 'no'; as Rick says, the ratio is different - the only thing to do is either shoot 'looser' - leave more space around the runners, or accept that there'll be some white space around the image if you must print on 8"x6" paper... borders look quite nice you know, if done right...
Or maybe choose a different size paper that better fits your image format?

 

[vectraturbo]

print at 9x6?

 

[Chaz Photos]

print to fit and force it to and have two borders at the side

 

[mickhall]

cheers guys

 

[mickhall]

your camera shoots in a 2:3 ratio
8x6 is in 3:4 ratio so it'll never fit

am i right though in thinking i can change ratio in photoshop??

 

[hollis_f]

am i right though in thinking i can change ratio in photoshop??

Yes, but your runners will look like stick-insects or weebles.

 

[mrtoad]

looser is better....give some lee way
with these big mega Mp cameras you can afford to lose a few million in border
my daughter has the same problem with here nikon
my camera does 3X2 format

 

[TimKelly]

We used to put tape on the back of the ground glass screen on the 5x4 camera to give us the finished image size ratio. Then you took the pics to fit the mask. No substitute for shooting it to fit the end result.

 

[Nod]

If you really want (or need) to print at 6x8, maybe one of the four thirds (or micro four thirds) cameras would be a better bet than a D200; they'll give you the 4:3 ratio you need.


BTW, Mr Crow, your Camedia C765 produces images in the 4:3 ratio, NOT 3:2.

 

[Lester]

I've had a simular problem recenty. I wanted to print landscape photo in 7x5 and 9x6. I wanted the full width and didn't mind cropping the height. I got round this by extending the canvas height of the photo in Photoshop, so tricking the print software. It worked a treat with both Jessops and Tesco in store print software. I was able to crop the height and keep the full width.

 

[Yv]

am i right though in thinking i can change ratio in photoshop??

not without some seriously misshapen runners. As suggested, shoot looser next time, maybe print these with larger side borders, or plan to have all your prints at 6x4, 9x6 or 8x12 [etc], which is the ratio of your sensor.