Do you have specific sizes you crop to?

[Sam]

I was wondering if anyone set's thier crop tool to a specific size for every picture or are you like me and just crop it to make the best image you can?

Most of my images are cropped at random non standard sizes. Until recently I never thought about sending my pictures off to be printed and I am wondering how most of them will come back...

[etaf]

i just crop how i like the picture - however, you can also print what ever size you crop.... it really will depend on what you want to do with the photo... mount in a standard frame etc etc.
just have a look on the web at any D&P place like fuji, jessops for photo sizes

[EricKonieczny]

I have two selection and crop tools in PS CS pre made. It saves time.

One is for Horizontal 3:2 and one Veritcal 2:3 and both can be scaled to whatever size . but it keeps the standard size ratio for the image.


I select the tool.

Select image and move the selection box around.

and then click crop

[etaf]

great images on your website EricKonieczny

[Sam]

I have two selection and crop tools in PS CS pre made. It saves time.

One is for Horizontal 3:2 and one Veritcal 2:3 and both can be scaled to whatever size . but it keeps the standard size ratio for the image.


I select the tool.

Select image and move the selection box around.

and then click crop

I know this is an old post :) I was wondering what were the first pictures that I was brave enough to put up were and I came on this post.

I would love to know how to set a ratio rather than width and height in inches.

Thank you to anyone that can help. I use Photoshop CS2

[etaf]

that will be a ratio - as you move the crop tool the ration will remain
Its a bit confusing with size in there

[lancea]

I was wondering if anyone set's thier crop tool to a specific size for every picture or are you like me and just crop it to make the best image you can?Yeah sure. I have added things like 4x6 300 which makes it very convenient to print shots on my little Selphy printer, and 800x600 72 for the web. But apart from the crops for the printer I often just choose what I want.

[Sam]

that will be a ratio - as you move the crop tool the ration will remain
Its a bit confusing with size in there

I understand that 4" x 6" is a ratio just as 3:2... Is there a way to just set it as 3:2 and take a 100% crop of whatever size you like?

[CyberPet]

If you type in inches or whatever, without any pixels/inch in the option field, if you go in under Image size you'll see that if the image has more info than you need (i.e. more pixels) you see that the pixels/inch can be a lot higher than for instance 300 ppi.

I have a few presets that my lab uses and I have not set any pixels/inch, it works fine. I only have to keep an eye open if the pixels/inch drops under 200, since I prefer to have at least 212 pixels/inch (but rather more).

You can also set your own Crop Tool presets by typing in your desired width and heigh in either inch or cm, just leave out the pixels/inch. Then go to the Tool preset picket (for the crop tool) and at the small arrow at the top right you can choose a new Tool preset (it'll even name the size for you). Done!

[wcbert33]

I cropped for 8x10 if I am going to print the photo, but if I going to post the photo to my website I cropped 520 px x 700 px or 700 px x 520 px. Since I shoot in RAW this is one of the steps I do in C1.

Bill

[tupe]

I would love to know how to set a ratio rather than width and height in inches.Use the marquee tool to select the area to crop, choosing Fixed Aspect Ratio in the style box (above your image). When you have it selected, click Image->Crop.

[prime80]

I understand that 4" x 6" is a ratio just as 3:2... Is there a way to just set it as 3:2 and take a 100% crop of whatever size you like?

Like Cyberpet said, if you put the 4x6 or 2x3 in there, and leave pixels/in blank, they both do the same thing. You'll get a 100% crop in a 2:3 ratio. The only difference will be that your ppi in the 2x3 crop will be twice that of your 4x6 crop. ie. If you cropped a 1200x1800 pixel section of your picture, both crops will result in 1200x1800 pixels. The 4x6 crop will just have a ppi designation of 300ppi, while the 2x3 crop will have 600ppi.

The only way you are NOT getting a 100% crop with the crop tool is if you have a ppi designation in the crop tool settings.

[CyberPet]

Thanks Prime, that was what I was trying to say. Leave the field blank and it'll crop the right ratio, but not affect the actual size (enlarge or scale) of the image.

[Sam]

Thank you Cyberpet, Tupe, and Prime80!

Photoshop blows my mind. There are always several different ways to achieve the same outcome and usually every one is right!

[prime80]

That's what makes it so fun! :)

[gmaize]

I guess my technique is more basic. Using PS Elements, first I place the crop window around the entire image, regardless of whether it is portrait or landscape. Then while holding the shift key, I drag the corners of the windows to the desired crop placement for the image. The shift key will keep the window in proportion to the original (2x3 in my case). Addtionally I'll rotate the crop window if I want a different orientation, again using the shift key to make sure that I keep the image orthagonal.

With this technique I find it simpler to upload for third party printing, which I use mostly when I want a print.

--gmaize

[Sam]

I guess my technique is more basic. Using PS Elements, first I place the crop window around the entire image, regardless of whether it is portrait or landscape. Then while holding the shift key, I drag the corners of the windows to the desired crop placement for the image. The shift key will keep the window in proportion to the original (2x3 in my case). Addtionally I'll rotate the crop window if I want a different orientation, again using the shift key to make sure that I keep the image orthagonal.

With this technique I find it simpler to upload for third party printing, which I use mostly when I want a print.

--gmaize

That's a good tip! Thanks :)