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| Cropping "On the Deck" All images used in these tutorials are copyright Angela M. Cable. You may download and use them for the sole purpose of following the tutorial. |
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Too much dead space! First we identify the subject. In this image it is fairly obvious that it is the team ropers waiting on the deck for their turn. Next we notice that there is far too much space surrounding our subject. You may find that this happens often when shooting with a 35 mm camera. It's better to include too much space than not enough when you know you will have to crop. |
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Use the preset to visualize the crop. Click on the  Preset Shape Tool. Click on the preset drop down and choose the preset that you made.
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Move the frame around the image. Move the shape around and drag the edges where necessary. When you think that you've got it correct click on the  Magic Wand tool, turn off anti-alias and click inside the window. Image-> Crop to Selection. |
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Run the Grid by Cells script. Although it is not necessary for every image to strictly adhere to the Rule of Thirds, we'll run it here just to see what happens. In the Script drop down, choose the Grid by Cells script and click on the Run Selected Script button. Enter 3 for both values when prompted. We can see that while the grid lines are not perfect we do have a point of intersection near top right where we see the rider's hat. The left vertical grid line is near the left side of the door. The bottom horizontal grid line is a bit high, but we are also compensating for the lack of space left at the top. |
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Finished image. The finished image without grids. We have eliminated the distracting dead space around the subject while leaving just enough to balance the image as a whole. The cropped image is much stronger than the original with the subject clearly defined. |
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| The next example will show a moving subject. |
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