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FIGURE 1-5
Some color-correction tools from PhotoSuite 4, a program commonly
used after scanning
You Can Cut and Crop a Scanned Image
There’s a lot to worry about when you take a photo—the subject, the lighting, the
background, and so on—and just when you get everyone perfectly positioned against
the sunset beach, some unwanted passerby plunks down in the background with a
beach umbrella. The ability to crop an image can solve this problem. You might
simply be able to crop out that umbrella.
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The ability to crop an image allows you control over your subject matter. You can
concentrate on getting the shot, and worry later about what’s in the background.
Cropping also allows you to emphasize the important parts of a photo. Figures 1-6
and 1-7 illustrate how getting rid of some extraneous background focuses attention on
the subjects. Figures 1-8 and 1-9 illustrate how scanning and cropping allow you to
turn a spontaneous photo into a portrait of your intended subject.
FIGURE 1-6
Lots of extraneous background detracts from this shot.
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FIGURE 1-7
Cropping cleans up the background and focuses attention
on the subjects.
FIGURE 1-8
This spontaneous photo captures a smiling subject.
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FIGURE 1-9
Cropping creates a portrait.
You Can Combine Multiple Scanned Photos
Most image-editing programs that are used with scanners allow you to cut out and
combine portions of a photo. You can create interesting collages, composites, and
artistic scenes using these features. Figures 1-10 and 1-11 show how the subject from
one image can be superimposed on another photo.
Chapter 10 tells you how to create cutouts from scanned images and
provides ideas for interesting applications of this tool.
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FIGURE 1-10
A subject can be cut from this photo.
FIGURE 1-11
The subject superimposed on another photographic background
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