Start With Crop: Strengthen Your Composition First

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When I start a photo editing workflow, I almost always begin with the crop tool — and for a very good reason. In this quick tip video, I show you a winter landscape with gently sloping snow-covered hills, a mix of evergreens and bare deciduous trees, and explain how I approach cropping to refine composition.

I’ll walk you through my thought process, why I captured this scene the way I did, and how small crop adjustments can dramatically improve your final image.


Scott Davenport

Scott Davenport is a landscape photographer and photo educator and based in San Diego, California. He leads photo workshops, writes photo books, hosts podcasts, makes tutorial videos, and feels weird referring to himself in the 3rd person.

He also can't help getting his feet wet photographing at the beach.

https://scottdavenportphoto.com
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