by We seldom have complete control when shooting portraits, but we are masters of our images when we open them in Aperture for editing. In just five easy steps, you can transform a ho-hum snapshot into framable work of art.
Step 1: Crop to taste
Nearly every portrait benefits from cropping. By zooming in a bit tighter, we can bring out the subject’s personality.
Comparing the cropped portrait with the original framing.
Enable the cropping tool by clicking on its icon at the bottom of the screen, or by pressing the C key. A floating palette appears along with an adjustable grid. Click and drag on any of the eight handles of the grid to frame the image.
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