Online Print Cropping

The photos below were all taken by a Canon Digital Rebel (D300). The Digital Rebel takes photos in a 3:2 pixel ratio. The examples below illustrate (with a yellow bar) what portions of the photograph will be cropped by most online photo printing services.

4x6, 6x9, 8x12, 10x15 prints - no cropping


5x7 print (1/4 inch from each side cropped, about 7% of the pixels)


8x10 print (1 inch from each side cropped, about 20% of the pixels)


11x14 print (1 1/4 inch from each side cropped, about 18% of the pixels)


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