About crop image
Cropping removes the parts of a picture you do not need and fixes its shape. It is how you turn a wide photo into a square profile picture or a passport-style portrait.
Choosing a shape
A 1:1 square suits profile pictures and many marketplace listings. 4:5 is a tall portrait shape used by social feeds. 16:9 is the widescreen shape of video and presentations. 35:45 is the proportion of a standard passport-size photo (35 mm wide, 45 mm tall).
Full resolution
The crop is taken from the centre of the original at full resolution, so the part you keep is not scaled down or softened. Because the crop is centred, place your subject near the middle of the frame when you take the photo.
Tips
- Crop first, then resize. Doing it the other way round throws away detail you may want.
- If a form states exact pixel dimensions, crop to the right shape here and then use the Image Resizer for the final size.
