thanks, Cindy! you're right what you said...we can get very close to the edges and if it's not done just right...you're screwed! you have a much better printed image though if it's uncropped. i never printed any of my images before. i am now. i see the difference when the image is cropped and uncropped. i am striving to take my images as close to the way i want them in cam. it's very challenging. i find it very difficult to do. 1. ok...i'll try cropping that & post it later. beer ad? LOL! ugh. it was just a freebie t-shirt someone gave him. didn't mean for this to look like a beer ad. perhaps i'll try to clone that out. thanks! :) 2. yeah, you're right. it IS somewhat flat! let me see if i can fix that! don't like the head chop? hmmm...nothing i can do about it though since i composed it like that in cam. 3. i see what you're saying about that. perhaps that's what makes it look "off." 4. you're right. not a flattering view of his neck i guess. thanks for telling me. i dunno how to fix that though. :( question: all these head chops i'm seeing here & at Photo-Sig...is there a good way to go about doing that? i dunno if people are taking the image and cropping it or just doing it like that in the cam. thanks so much for your feedback, Cindy!! gotta go do some laundry before work, but i'll try your suggestions!!! i sure do appreciate it! you and joe have given me a lot to think about! :)