Cropping+Photos



"..**Cropping** refers to removing unwanted areas from a photographic or illustrated image. One of the most basic photo manipulation processes, it is performed in order to remove an unwanted subject or irrelevant detail from a photo, change its aspect ratio, or to improve the overall composition." //Source//: Wikipedia Contributor. [|"Cropping (image)"]. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cropping. Retrieved on 2009-02-23.



> > Note: If you don’t like the crop area, click outside the cropped area and then place the pointer where you want the cropped photo to begin.
 * 1) Select the photo you wish to crop from your photo library.
 * 2) Click the **Edit** button below the photo viewing area.
 * 3) The **Constrain** pop-up lets you select the dimensions for your photo. For example, if you plan to print the photo and place it in a 5 x7 frame, select 5 x 7 from the Constraint menu. When **None** is selected, you can the crop area freely.
 * 1) iPhoto indicates the area of the photo that will be cropped by greying it out.
 * 1) To move the cropped area, place the pointer inside the cropped area and drag back and forth until it is positioned exactly where you want it.
 * 2) Drag the pointer diagonally to select the crop area. Notice that if you’ve set a size constraint, you can select only the part of the photo that will fit in the size you specified.
 * 3) When you are ready, click the **Crop** button, which is next to the Constrain pop-up menu.
 * 4) When you’re done, you can save your changes by clicking the **Done** button.