Which one do you use: 3:2 or 4:3?

[newPerspective]

Originally Posted by smenzel

When I send something out to print that doesn't fit the standard print sizes, I use CS3 to fill out the image size correctly with a background color.

For example:
If my intention is to print a 5x5 image, I'll size my image accordingly. Then I'll increase the canvas size to 5x7 (next size up that my printer handles) and use either a black or white background to fill in the extra space.

I end up doing the same thing. I have set up different actions in Photoshop and Batch process the pictures I have more than 3. But it was this extra step that got me thinking about this whole Aspect Ratio deal.

[mambastic]

Am I the only one who uses 144:89 (the Golden ratio)? I got the ratio from Michael Freeman's The Photographer's Eye and have been using it for my landscape format photos ever since I read about the ratio. I mainly upload my pictures to flickr, so I don't really worry about if they're fit to print.

[newPerspective]

Originally Posted by mambastic

Am I the only one who uses 144:89 (the Golden ratio)?

How do you even set your camera to that ratio?

[rediguana]

Originally Posted by newPerspective

How do you even set your camera to that ratio?

I think he meant by cropping when post-processing

[mambastic]

Originally Posted by rediguana

I think he meant by cropping when post-processing

Yeah, that's what I meant. My cameras are 4:3.

[sarahdavis]

Thanks Wulf - Most of them are 2304X3456...So, divided by 4 and X 3 is 2592. Close enough to be a 4:3 ratio or not?

[Nathan deGargoyle]

Nope thats 2:3 (or 3:2) 2304/2=1152 1152x3=3456.

[JerBear]

GEE, just print and frame it