How can I crop a landscape photo to a 5×7 portrait in Lightroom?
Asked 11/10/2010
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I shot a photo in landscape orientation and want to crop it to a 5×7 portrait. In Lightroom’s Crop tool I can find 5×7 landscape or 4×6 portrait, but I’m not sure how to switch a 5×7 crop to portrait orientation. What’s the correct way to do this?
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user1879
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While you can drag corner handles and hope to get it right, the easiest way is to press the X key on the keyboard.
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In Lightroom, go to the Crop tool in the Develop module and select the 5×7 aspect ratio. Then switch the crop orientation from landscape to portrait.
The quickest way is to press X while the crop tool is active. That toggles the crop between landscape and portrait while keeping the chosen aspect ratio.
You can also drag the crop handles far enough and Lightroom may automatically flip the orientation, or use the crop-draw tool to draw the crop in the orientation you want. But pressing X is the simplest and most reliable method.
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