Written on Jan 14th, 2009 by Dave Adams
Posted In: Photoshop
How to Crop Photos to Improve Composition
Post Information and Notes
Easily crop your photographs to remove redundant clutter.
- Level:Beginner
- Tools:Photoshop
- Time:5 minutes
One of the easiest ways to give your photographs some added punch and to remove unwanted clutter is to use the crop tool to zoom in on the important element you want to emphasise.
Its not unusual for a composition to include some unwanted items around its edges, and therefore a simple crop can easily rid your image of these blemishes.
Cropping can also be used to alter the shape of a photograph, turning landscape photographs in to portraits, and vice versa. Cropping is also handy for improving a composition by altering the point that elements line up within the photograph.
The photo below is the platform 2 building at Llangollen railway in North Wales. As you can see, there are a number of rogue items around the edges that need to be removed.
