I need help with cropping

March 24th, 2011
I need a hand in cropping without losing the aspect ratio. I don't want to just use the selection tool and select and crop because I will lose my dimensions. Is there an easy way?

with today's photo I created a new file in photoshop (8"x10") and "drag and dropped" my photo on the new file. I then positioned it to where it looked best. BUT doing this caused me to lose my Exif info. so here is my original photo.


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March 24th, 2011
Did you try to just open the photo in PS and use the crop tool?
March 24th, 2011
... I just found the crop tool
March 24th, 2011
it works like a charm. (shortcut 'C')
March 24th, 2011
@meshinka :) stunning photo. a Fav for sure. That lightening hitting the pole is truly an amazing capture. Good for you :)))) A great portfolio piece!
March 24th, 2011
@meshinka i see the question has already been answer, but I just wanted to say I love that picture!
March 24th, 2011
thanks BreBeth!! I love all the comments I've gotten!!
March 24th, 2011
so dramatic. i really like both the original picture and the cropped equally. i think the black around the subject in the original adds to the drama, but obviously the detail is a lot more noticable in the cropped, which i guess is what you were going for.

im jealous you were able to snag such an electric shot!
March 24th, 2011
great way to crop without the frame size shrinking.. ^__^

photoshop.... open picture...
duplicate layer (CTRL+ J)
then... CTRL + T

u can see at the top of the menu the HEIGHT and the WIDTH in 100%

u can change it in any size u want but make sure, if you, like, wanna make it 150% on the width, it should be the same to the height.. 150% as well.. then try moving it...

won't make the picture pixelize, not til u gt to a thousand percent hihihihi ^___^ that's how i crop... hope this helps =)
March 24th, 2011
@maceugenio I will give that a try, Mac. Thanks
March 24th, 2011
@meshinka lemme know if it works for you buddy.. ^__^
March 24th, 2011
@meshinka fantastic photo!!!! going to go fav it
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