Lesson 1 1 cropping pics

Cropping PeopleHow to crop pictures with people

By Methlal Weerasooriya info@livisari.org www.livisari.org

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Cropping People• Never crop the original photo • ALWAYS crop a copy - use SAVE AS…

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Cropping People• Crop to eliminate distractions

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Cropping People• Emphasize the subject

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Cropping People• Fix a composition problem

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Cropping People• Make a horizontal a vertical (or the opposite)

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Cropping People• Don’t be afraid of close cropping for emphasis or to create a specific feeling

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Cropping People• Make a group of pictures a uniform size• Use the Height, Width and Resolution to create a custom crop size

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Cropping People• When cropping for a publication, you need to know the specifications -

• Size: Usually in inches, picas or pixels• DPI: A measurement of resolution: usually 72 for web, 200 for newspaper and 300 for magazine style publications• Format: Usually .TIF, .JPG or .PNG