PhotoPlus X2 User Guide - Serif

Manipulating Images 59
Moving and resizing the grid allows the main subject of your photo (in this case a
big wheel) to be offset and balanced against a foreground or background feature
within the photo (e.g., the sky as background). Position a main item of interest in
the photo where any two lines intersect within the crop grid (four intersections are
possible). This is known as the "rule or thirds" which will help you find the most
balanced composition where your eyes are drawn to the main subject. Double-click
to crop the photo to the outer grid dimensions.
You can also crop an image to any selection region, no matter what shape, as
defined with one of the selection tools. For example, here’s cropping applied to a
selection created with the Magnetic Selection Tool:
Before After
(Crop to Selection)
To crop the image to the selection:
• Choose Crop to Selection from the Image menu.
If the selection region is non-rectangular, the left-over surrounding region will be
either transparent (on a standard layer) or the current background colour (e.g.,
white).
Cropping to the selection affects all image layers. Everything outside the
selected region is eliminated.