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11. Try cropping with different shapes

Photo Credit: Ronnie Meijer
The beauty of the crop tool is that it allows you to turn a landscape photo
into a portrait or vice versa. Changing the size and shape of your cropping
field can have a drastic effect on the nature of the photo itself, especially
when you play against the orientation of the original photo.
Your photos could be circular, hexagonal, heart-shaped—whatever works
for your design.

When cropping photos, try being creative with shapes and orientations

12. Just take a little off the top

Photo Credit: Ylliab Photo
You would be surprised at how much a photo can change with only the
smallest of cuts. It is possible to over-crop your photographs, so think of
the crop tool as a surgeon’s scalpel. You only want to remove what isn’t
working.
A good strategy for dealing with a situation like this is to take a little bit
off of each side until it’s just right.

A little cropping can go a long way. Be careful to use moderation