Graphics Programs Reference
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canvas size is smaller than the current canvas size; some clipping
will occur.” Click Proceed. Figure 3.31 shows the result.
FIGURe 3.31
Artwork's canvas size added to in
both directions and then clipped in height
5.
Choose Image a Trim. In the Trim dialog box, you can choose to
base the trim operation on the top left or bottom right pixel color.
Both corners will work the same way in this case because medium
gray surrounds the image. Click OK. All the pixels added with Canvas
Size have been removed with Trim.
Cropping
Many photographers tend to crop in the viewfinder or in Live Preview mode
on their cameras, but there are times you'll want to crop photos in Photoshop
no matter how you shoot pictures. In the following steps you will crop a photo
using the rule of thirds (see Chapter 1, “Design Basics”).
1.
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2.
Choose the Crop tool and drag out a window within the canvas.
Select Rule Of Thirds from the View drop-down menu on the options
bar if it is not already selected.
3.
Drag the corner and/or side handles until the guides appear as shown
in Figure 3.32. Press Enter to commit to the cropping operation.
