Digital Photography 101

Chapter 6: Image Editing Software

6.7: Cropping an Image

The crop tool is the most used feature of any graphics program and commonly used in Photoshop.

By cropping an image you are reducing the pixel size and the overall maximum print size of the file. Don't drastically crop a photo if you wish to make larger prints from it and always work on a copy of the original file.

Simply select the tool from the tool bar and then drag out a crop marquee on the photo and then double click to crop. It is useful for consistency if you maintain the original aspect ratio. Drag the crop marquee and the whole photo, hold down the shift key and then drag the marquee thus holding the exact shape.

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