When cropping an image from portrait to landscape it is important to not crop out elements of the image that carry the story. For example, in the image above, using the rule of thirds the runner is still the main aspect of the story, followed by the scenery and the road she’s on. In the original portrait version of the photo, the sky and the road needlessly took up a lot more of the image, therefore once cropped the photo still kept it’s story.
The image above has been altered by the use of perspective crop, which has the power to straighten up the lines in a photo. As you can see by the original photo, the building has been captured at an angle as if looking at it from the side, which looks slightly messy as not as pleasing as the altered photo. The new image has a new element of symmetry which adds a more sleek feel to the image, making it more aesthetic.
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