Cropping Tool

In Adobe Photoshop you can use the cropping tool for a multitude of reasons. The primary reason for cropping an image is to get ride of any unwanted details of a photograph or to take away an actual section, perhaps from a side or the top etc. By cropping an image, you can remove things like someone's head in the corner of the screen as they walked past you.

When using the cropping tool you need to bare in mind the shape and size of the image that you are finishing with. If you are cropping a whole image then you need to think about whether your image is going to be printed the correct size and shape for what you are working with. If you start with an image that would print 6"X4" and you crop a bit off, if you do not do so evenly then printing on that size paper would mean a section of print is unused. This may not be the effect you desire and could ruin an image, thus thought is required in this process.

You can also use the cropping tool for compositing images, you may not want to put the whole of a photo onto another one, you may just want a small section of it, so the cropping tool will help you to use the right section and create a better result for you.