Friday, February 2, 2007

Crop Tool for Straightening Photos

Introduction to the Crop Tool:


What does it mean to CROP?

"In the printing, graphic design and photography industries, cropping refers to removing unwanted areas from a photographic or illustrated image. One of the most basic photo manipulation processes, it is performed in order to remove an unwanted subject or irrelevant detail from a photo, change its aspect ratio, or to improve the overall composition."




Fixed or Free Crop--on the Options Bar


Cropping Tips Video


Let's try it with the Cat Photo below:





Straightening the Horizon:




Straighten "the lean":