Episode 211: Obsessive Isn’t a Bad Word

Episode 211: Obsessive Isn’t a Bad Word

From PhotoActive by Jeff Carlson & Kirk McElhearn

June 12, 2026 · 26 min · Episode 211

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of cropping in photography and the implications of aspect ratios.

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 ) Rate and Review the PhotoActive Podcast! 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…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jeff Carlson, Kirk McElhearn

Topics covered

  • cropping photos
  • aspect ratio
  • photo composition
  • AI cropping
  • photo editing

Keywords

  • cropping
  • aspect ratio
  • photo editing
  • AI
  • composition

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PhotoActive, PetaPixel, The Guardian

Products: LUMIX L10

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