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January 25, 2026
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P: Option to Limit Face Detection to the Cropped Area

  • January 25, 2026
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Feature Idea: Option to Limit Face Detection to the Cropped Area

 

This would be a huge time-saver!  For example, I photograph sports. I often crop tightly on the main athlete, but face detection still identifies faces outside the crop (teammates, opponents, spectators, etc.) that are no longer visible in the final framed image.

 

Because of this, when I create smart albums based on a specific person, many photos are included where that athlete is detected in the original file but does not appear within the cropped frame. I then have to manually review and remove outside-crop face tags to keep the album accurate.  Having to manually review everything eats up all the time I just saved using tagging and smart albums.

 

Having a “detect faces within crop only” option would greatly improve workflow and make face recognition much more reliable for photographers who crop heavily.  I hope other photographers would find this useful too!