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Digital Photography

Remember - You Can Crop Later

SUMMARY: Don't immediately delete digital camera photos if an unwanted element or person got in your picture - here's why.

If an undesired subject moves into your digital camera's viewfinder right as you are taking a picture, don't fret - the picture may not be a total loss! Even much of the free software provided with digital cameras nowadays supports cropping. Once you download your images to your computer, use your software's cropping tool to remove undesired elements from your photograph. If you have a three-megapixel or higher camera, you may be able to crop sections out of your photograph and still get a good 4x6 print. If you have a five-megapixel camera, you'll very likely be able to crop large sections out of your photographs and still get 8x10 prints.

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