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Chapter 5: Basic Touchup
Microsoft Digital Image Standard User’s Manual
Cropping
Cropping is an easy way to improve the composition of a photograph. For
example, if your picture has distracting background elements along the top,
bottom, or side, you can crop away these parts of the background to focus the
attention on the subject.
When you crop a photo, you are removing pixels, and therefore lowering the
effective resolution (although the dots per inch will stay the same). If you crop
a significant portion of the original, you’re limiting the extent to which you will
be able to enlarge the picture for printing. This is why it’s better to compose the
picture as best you can when you take it, rather than relying on heavy cropping
later.
Cropping a picture allows you to eliminate distractions and improve the composition.
Cropping your picture to a specific proportion lets you control exactly where
the picture will be cut. Otherwise, if your picture is not the same proportion as
the print size, some of the picture might be trimmed during printing to fit into
the printable area of the page.