How to crop a square at the exact centre of an image in Photoshop?
How to crop a square at the exact centre of an image in Photoshop?
Question
Given a square image, how can I crop, at the exact center, of the image?
What if the image is not square itself?
What if I'm using Photoshop CS6 or some older version?
Is the procedure the same?
2015/01/02
Accepted Answer
If your image is not square:
- Choose
View > New Guide
then tick theVertical
option and enter50%
in the box and clickOK
. - Choose
View > New Guide
then tick theHorizontal
option and enter50%
in the box and clickOK
.
This provides a guide intersection at the image center.
- Grab the Marquee Selection Tool or the Crop Tool, hold down the Option/Alt and Shift key and click-drag starting at that center guide intersection.
This draws a square selection (crop area) at the center of the image.
- Then simply choose
Image > Crop
, or hit the Enter to commit the crop (if using the crop tool)
If the image itself is square...
- Choose
Select > All
from the menu. - Then choose
Select > Modify > Contract
- Tick the
Apply effect from Canvas Bounds
box and enter the amount of offset, from the canvas edge, you want and clickOK
. - Then simply choose
Image > Crop
For versions of Photoshop where "contract" may not be available after selecting all, use the first method.
2015/01/03