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 How do you determine the final crop of your image?
  In reading through the many comments in the galleries, there is often much to be said about how the image is cropped, and as we have seen, sometimes a simple crop adjustment can make quite a bit of difference in how the final result is presented and received.
 "Standard" crops that come to mind are Square, 3:2, 4:3. and 16:9(landscape oriented). I have seen mention also of "Letterbox" and am not familiar with exact ratio of that term. Also there are numerous occasions where we simply crop to what 'Looks Good' to us.
 Do you try standard crops at first or do you simply "wing it" and end up with what pleases you in the end?

 A good article can be found at LL.
http://luminous-landscape.com/essays/und-crop.shtml

 What's your method?

I generally us a 4x5 ratio first as it is a standard for framing.  That being said I will use most any crop within reason if it will improve the image's appearance or feel, an example might be using a 16x9 in portrait to accent the height of a tall building.

2:2.5, 4:5, 8:10, 16:20

All pretty standard for portrait work. ;)

I doubt it.  Happy to accept a shot with a few flaws as long as it fits or at least until a reshoot.

I am a bit old fashioned in that I still kid myself my images are for printing.  As printed stuff is at 2x3 generally at least outside the USA as defined by the International Standards Organisation(ISO), I keep my images at 2x3. 

Basic print sizes are

• 4x6 (ISO A6 size - 2x3 ratio)
  
• 8x10 (this is basically a US thing - the annoying "letter" size which is a 4x5 ratio.)
• 8x12 (ISO A4 size and my standard print size - 2x3 ratio)
• 16x12 (ISO A3 size for Specials - 2x3 ratio)
• 16x24 (ISO A2 size for Extra Specials - 2x3 ratio)

I must say I don't really print as much but still like to believe my images are destined for printing though.

PS The Letter Size is an annoying size because Microsoft defaults applications to this size and when you try to print stuff at work, it always causes problems if one forgets to change to A4 and this must clog up millions of work printers all over the world outside the US leading to uncountable numbers of people cussing and thinking of doing bad things to Bill Gates.

I don't print much either, but I always leave my options open.
I think you have made your point quite well!
Although I have cussed Bill Gates on many occasions too numerous to count, I have never thought of doing bad things to him!!!!!!

 Thanks for posting the list regarding 'A' sizes in relation to the 'inch' system that I know. That's a handy reference. I also have trouble relating things metric to US standards..