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Cropping a Photo

Directly out of a camera, your digital photos will likely not be sized to the exact dimensions you
need. Between different shaped screens, web pages, social networks, and prints its often common
to change the shape and size of an image. Inside of Luminar you have two options, cropping which
changes the shape of a photo and transforming which scales the image inside the canvas. You can
use these choices individually or in combination to achieve the desired results.

How to Crop a Photo

1. Open an image that needs cropping or straightening.

2. Switch to Crop Tool by clicking the Tools menu or press the C key.

After pressing this button, the application enters Crop Tool Mode.
3. Examine the top Info Bar which displays all functions for cropping an image. The image is
displayed with a grid that represents the ratio chosen in the Ratio dropdown menu.

4. Choose a Ratio from the Aspect dropdown menu.
• Free – Create a custom shape by dragging to taste.
• Original – Preserves the original shape of the photo but allows you to crop more tightly
to remove details from the edges
• Transposed – The original dimensions are reversed for the crop.

• 16:10 – A ratio that matches many computer displays.
• 16:9 – A ratio used by televisions, many electronic devices and presentations

• 11:8.5 – A common size for documents.
• 7:5 — A rectangular image that’s common for many photo sizes
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