Cropping fundamentals
In this section, we will cover the act of cropping or trimming the area that we have for the photo. While it may seem simple, cropping is actually very important in the composition of the image and plays a role beyond the simple utility of making the image fit a boundary for display. So, let’s dive in and learn about how to make this work.
What is cropping?
Cropping is a way to remove parts of the image to only allow the areas to be visible that you want your audience to see. Now, this sounds an awful lot like masking, but actually, cropping only allows you to reposition the image, meaning you cannot “crop out” the center of the image; however, you can reposition the image so that the non-value-added parts of the image are removed. This can be done for several reasons, and some of the most popular are as follows:
- Removing the areas around the image that are undesirable, such as a busy street, when the focus of your image is the...
