Shot Editing

Cropping shots is used to perfect the image that you are using and to cut out all the parts you do not want, or to make the image make the reader think or see what they want in the image.
For example:

What does this picture make you think? To me i can see a vulnerable unhappy/serious child who perhaps lives in poverty as it is black and white (greyscale) which makes it seem bleak. The editing on this plays on Stereotypes of African children starving and poor, as this image is always rammed down our throats from charities and the television.

This is the image before i edited it. this image shows a child soldier who is holding a large gun and so seems not very vulnerable however he does look serious but that may be his predicament of continual fighting.

Adjusting images through colour or size etc is also a very useful tool often used to air brush people in adverts and can give a picture a totally different feel.

For example:

Here is the original image, which looks like a scene out of a thriller film with the enclosed claustrophobic space and the mysterious man's silhouette.

Turning the picture greyscale gives it a sinister, 'echo-y' feeling that makes it seem even more mysterious and scary. Also the chiroscuro lighting makes this scene mysterious and a little frightening.

This transformation of the image makes it seem as if the audience is dizzy or has just woken up or been crying. It also adds extra intrigue and mystery as you do not know why the image is blurry and you cannot see the definite outline of the man.