This blog, and the next five that you see when you scroll down, represent my attempt to work on cropping. This was one of the more enjoyable exercises, from finding the images to cropping them. It truly is amazing to take the same picture and have it tell a completely different story based on what you choose to make the focus of that picture. One of the better ones you will scroll down and see is the "war horse" picture (you have to go to "older posts" to see this). When cropped narrowly, the history and prideful connection found is lost, for example. The other pitcure that stands out for me is the picture taken at Woodstock. In the big picture, a couple is seen, though not centered, they are truly the focal point. It is as if the picture is about their relationshop or their love. When the focus is shifted to the left side of the picture, then I feel it speaks more to the event itself. The change in focus seems to be telling two different stories in history. As a designer, the focus point seems to be one of of the most important decisions made when arranging images or creating messages. It is great to have this kind of control of a picture and, therefore, control of the message or theme being sent to the audience.
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