Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Cropping and Straightening
There's a distinct advantage to cropping your photo here in Camera Raw, rather than in
Photoshop itself, and that is you can return to Camera Raw later and bring back the un-
cropped version of the image. This even holds true for JPEG and TIFF photos, as long as
you haven't overwritten the original JPEG or TIFF file. To avoid overwriting, when you
save the JPEG or TIFF in Photoshop, just change the filename (that way the original stays
intact). With RAW images, you don't have to worry about that, because it doesn't let you
overwrite the original.
Step One:
The Crop tool
(C)
is the sixth tool from the left in the toolbar. By default, you click-and-
dragitoutaroundtheareayouwanttokeep,andlikeinPhotoshop,youhaveaccesstoalist
of preset cropping ratios. To get them, click-and-hold on the Crop tool and a pop-up menu
will appear (as shown here). The Normal setting gives you the standard drag-it-where-you-
want-it cropping. However, if you choose one of the cropping presets, then your cropping
is constrained to a specific ratio. For example, choose the 2 to 3 ratio, click-and-drag it out,
and you'll see that it keeps the same aspect ratio as your original uncropped photo.
