Crop those pictures

I am always cropping away at all my photos...it really does do wonders to a picture.  Don't be afraid to crop out that background...sometimes you just don't need it in there and it will focus in on what you really want in the picture.

Make sure you do the right proportions if you are printing a certain size...for example, if you are using Picasa (Free editing program) to edit your pics, it will let you choose the dimensions (5x7, 8x10, etc.) and then you can zoom in or out to crop.  That way you know the pic will print exactly as you want it to...otherwise it will be cropped when it's printed and you might not like how they crop it.

Remember that you can make a horizontal image into a vertical image by cropping.  Make sure the original size is large enough so that when you crop it down you still have a large enough image to print a good quality picture. 

The background is pretty here but the real focus is on the mom's expression while looking at her baby...and you see his little face better.

Don't be afraid to crop in really close to the face...even if you crop out some of their head or face, it gives the picture a more artsy look.

Again, the focus is his little face...now you don't see the mom tickling him to make him laugh.

The first one is good but it's hard to see their faces so cropping in some lets you keep some of the background while being able to see their faces better.

These kind of pics I always crop...the focus is the kids, so just get a little ocean and mostly kids.