that's a good point Joe.. sometimes we get so hung up on composing in cam & get so awfully close to the edges, leaving no room to maneuver & finding out afterward we've winged them..

there is absolutely nothing wrong in cropping.. a big portion of my photography class when working with the darkroom enlarger was learning to crop.. & with the bigger mgpx cams it makes it possible in the digital darkroom

1 is alright, hand chop, beer ad..
could crop closer, work with the diagonal as you did in the 3rd
might even be better as the line doesn't go through his head
2 head chop & a bit flat
3rd shot is dynamic in the diagonal but like i said, not so sure of intersecting his head, do like the sepia

opps crossed too :].. the 4th shot just isn't very flattering to his neck imo last edit.. lol.. i do like cropped heads.. like in the last image.. but none too keen on the back of the head in the 2nd image is all

Message edited on: 10/15/2005 11:51