- Why use Camera Raw?
- Opening photos into Camera Raw
- The Camera Raw tools A
- Cropping and straightening photos
- Choosing default workflow options
- Using the Camera Raw tabs
- Using the Basic tab
- Using the Tone Curve tab
- Using the Detail tab
- Using the HSL/Grayscale tab
- Using the Adjustment Brush tool
- Using the Split Toning tab
- Using the Lens Corrections tab
- Using the Effects tab
- Using the Graduated Filter tool
- Using the Radial Filter tool
- Using the Spot Removal tool
- Saving and applying Camera Raw settings
- Synchronizing Camera Raw settings
- Converting, opening, and saving Camera Raw files
Cropping and straightening photos
With the Crop and Straighten tools, you can control which portion of a photo opens into Photoshop. You can readjust the crop box at any time without losing any image data, and the outlying areas will remain available even after you click Save, Done, or Open.
To crop a photo:
Open a photo into Camera Raw A (see step 1 on page 51).
A This is the original photo, in Camera Raw.
- Choose the Crop tool (C).
Drag in the preview to make a crop box appear.B
B With the Crop tool, we drew a crop box in the preview window. Here, we are resizing the box.
- Optional: To move the crop box, drag inside it. To resize the box, drag a handle.
To preview the results of the Crop tool, press Enter/Return or click any tool except the Crop or Straighten tool.C
C We pressed Enter/Return to preview the results.
- To redisplay the current crop box after exiting crop mode, click the Crop tool. If you want to remove the box and redisplay the whole image, press Esc.
To straighten a crooked photo automatically:
- Open a photo into Camera Raw, then double-click the Straighten tool (A); or choose the Straighten tool, then double-click anywhere in the image.
- Press Enter/Return.
- To turn the Crop tool into a temporary Straighten tool, hold down Ctrl/Cmd.
To straighten a crooked photo manually:
- Open a photo into Camera Raw, then choose the Straighten tool (A).
Drag along an edge in the photo that you want to align to the horizontal or vertical axis.A A crop box will display, aligned to the angle you drew.B
A With the Straighten tool, we are dragging along an edge that we want to align to the vertical axis.
B A crop box displays.
To preview the straighten results, press Enter/Return.C
C We pressed Enter/Return to preview the results.
- To change the straighten results after exiting crop mode, choose the Straighten tool (A), then drag again.
- If you want to remove the crop box, choose the Crop tool (C), then press Esc.