In my digital photography seminar I'm a big supporter of cropping photos as a simple way to improve them. This article on the Optimization website seems to agree, and goes further to suggest other benefits, and uses.
Note how the author is now more recognizable in the cropped version (behind the sunscreen) and the lettering is larger and more legible. Most importantly, the image has more impact, with the subject taking up more of the frame. This cropped image could be shown with a smaller dimension, saving file size.Posted by jackhodgson at December 17, 2004 05:06 PM