The Effect of Cropping to Standard Frame Aspects

Nearly all digital cameras either shoot 3:4 or 2:3 aspect ratios.
You can find this information in your camera's manual.


Your Digital Camera Shoots 3:4 Apect

Full Frame


11x14 (requires cropping)


11x17 (requires more cropping)


16x20 (requires cropping)


18x24 (full frame)


20x30 (requires cropping)


24x30 (requires cropping)


24x36 (requires cropping)

Your Digital Camera Shoots 2:3 Aspect

Full Frame


11x14 (requires more cropping)


11x17 (almost full frame)


16x20 (requires more cropping)


18x24 (requires cropping)


20x30 (full frame)


24x30 (requires more cropping)


24x36 (full frame)


HINT: If you are editing your own images, cropping to a fixed aspect which matches the print size will prevent cropping surprises.

To do this: set your crop tool to use a "fixed aspect" and enter the print size in the height x width fields.

Don't forget to take any border into account by subtracting double the border width from each dimension.

You will still be able to size and move the crop box around your image, but the aspect ratio will remain locked in.

When we size your image for print it will require no further cropping.


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