June 12, 2026

Episode 211: Obsessive Isn’t a Bad Word

26 minutes

We often talk about framing a photo to get the best composition, but sometimes we don’t nail it. Or we realize in editing that a tighter crop would be better. Or something crept into the edge of the frame at the last second. In this episode, we talk about cropping photos, whether AI cropping is worth trying, and why there’s only One True Aspect Ratio.

Hosts:

Jeff Carlson: website, Jeff's photos, Jeff on Instagram, Jeff on Glass, Jeff on Mastodon, Jeff on Bluesky

Kirk McElhearn: website, Kirk's photos, Kirk on Instagram, Kirk on Glass, Kirk on Mastodon, Kirk on Bluesky

Show Notes:

(View show notes with images at PhotoActive.co)

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LUMIX L10 Uncompromising Image Quality

Panasonic Lumix L10 Review: Compact, Stylish, and Capable | PetaPixel

Episode #13 - Aspect Ratios and Why They're Important — PhotoActive Podcast

When editing this episode, Kirk went to the Guardian website, and the photos of the day were not all in 3:2 aspect ratio, whereas he is sure that in the past they almost always were. Most photos in this daily selection are in 3:2 but this is changing. Photos of the day | The Guardian

Enlarging easel: this is the tool you use to crop when printing photos with an enlarger.

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Lumix L10 Aspect Ratios (Credit: Panasonic)

Kirk’s bread (Photo by Kirk McElhearn)

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