Advanced Conversion Options - RAW 101: Better Images with Photoshop and Photoshop Elements - page 119

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Figure 6.24
A well cropped image contains
only the elements that are
important. This image by Kelly
Michele Storer is an excellent
example of cropping. There is no
wasted space in this photograph.
(Photograph courtesy of Kelly
Storer © 2004)
The Crop Tool
Cropping is pretty straightforward: You drag a selection rectangle around the part of
the image you want to keep. If that was really all there was to cropping, it wouldn't be
worth discussing here, though, would it?
The Crop tool hides some helpful goodies behind its dropdown menu, as shown
in Figure 6.25. To access the menu, click and hold the mouse button on the Crop tool
until it displays.
Figure 6.25
The Crop tool can make life easier
for you when you resize your
image for a specific output need.