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{Photography.3.15}: Ed Hawco {ed1} Wed, 13 Aug 2003 11:27:23 EDT (25 lines)
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Indeed. When I was studying photography formally, there was an
unspoken assumption that students should compose in the camera and
print "full frame." That's one of the reasons why artsy student B&W
photos often have the messy black border -- it's to prove that the
image was composed in the camera, not the darkroom. Some people see it
as a bit of a poser aesthetic, but I have to admit I kind of like it.

Here's an example that I think I've show around here before:

<img src="http://www3.sympatico.ca/blork/random//Urinals_c.jpg"
width=478 height=331>

It is interesting to note that this aesthetic is hardly ever applied
to color photography (which is considered by artsy hipsters to be
intrinsically less "artsy").

As Amanda points out, Weston used a view camera, which involves a lot
of patient setting up and composting, so it is natural that you
wouldn't crop later unless you wanted to present the image in a
different aspect ratio or something. But when shooting quickly, it's a
different thing. I find I frequently crop when I'm using digital,
partly because I don't have a lot of faith in the viewfinder or
screen's fidelity as it relates to the final image. Also, I frequently
 present digital images in aspect ratios very different from what the
camera recorded (which involves chopping off some stuff).

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