How to crop an image in Adobe Lightroom – quick tip

Overlay tool

Here is a quick tip on how to crop your images in Adobe Lightroom easily and effectively.

How to crop an image with Adobe Lightroom.

Here is a short video on how to crop an image effectively. It’s also faster way to crop with keyboard shortcuts.

Crop Overlay

There are multiple crop overlay options provided by Adobe Lightroom. It will allow you to re-compose your image in post-production. There will be situation where you won’t have time to properly compose the image. If you have space around the subject for you to crop the image you can use this overlay options to select the one that aesthetically appealing. 

Extra tip for you.

If you can’t see the overlay. Go to Tools-> Tool Overlay -> Always show.

 

Choose the Overlay that you want.

You Can Choose What Overlay You Need To See When You Are Cycling Through By Pressing ‘O’.  Go to Tools-> Crop Guide Overlay -> Choose Overlays To Cycle

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