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temporary cropping a picture
Bazza famous quick tips
A very quick test to see if a photo can be improved is to hold up an object (say a book) against the computer screen to blank out a part of a picture to see what a crop can achieve without actually doing the cropping. Try doing it vertically or horizontally which ever the case may be. Saves loads of time
Bazza
A very quick test to see if a photo can be improved is to hold up an object (say a book) against the computer screen to blank out a part of a picture to see what a crop can achieve without actually doing the cropping. Try doing it vertically or horizontally which ever the case may be. Saves loads of time
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Or why not just change the opacity of the crop tool so you can see exactly what the image will look like? 
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You have to go into an editing suite to do that. By just hold a book across the computer screen, the method I described avoids that and consequentially a lot faster. It is not a substitute for cropping only to see what a crop can achieve. Works fantastically if a side or top/bottom crop is wanted, not for centre picture cropping.
Bazza
You have to go into an editing suite to do that. By just hold a book across the computer screen, the method I described avoids that and consequentially a lot faster. It is not a substitute for cropping only to see what a crop can achieve. Works fantastically if a side or top/bottom crop is wanted, not for centre picture cropping.
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I used to have pre-cutout rectangles in card.
Only little (fag packet sized) but at 3X2 ratio. You could just hold them up to frame an image either on a screen or out doors for that matter.
Only little (fag packet sized) but at 3X2 ratio. You could just hold them up to frame an image either on a screen or out doors for that matter.
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