how do I 'lock in' a cropping proportion I want to use for a bunch of pictures?

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I have a series of portraits that I want to crop all to the same proportion so they can be seen 'yearbook style' side by side. How do I do this correctly?

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JohanElzengaCorrect answer

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Yes, there are crop presets, and you can define your own presets too. But 4x6 is the same as 2x3, so it already exists and cannot be defined as 4x6. If your images are 3x2 rather than 2x3, then hit the 'X' key to rotate the crop 90 degrees.

-- Johan W. Elzenga

Rob_Cullen

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My method would be to-

1) Select all portrait images

2) Keyboard [R] will open the Crop tool

3) Turn on AutoSync

4) Select an Aspect, or make a Custom ratio, (Keyboard [X] rotates crop 'landscape' <> 'Portrait')

5) Apply the crop

6) Turn off AutoSync

7) Inspect each image for suitable framing- adjust individually if needed.

Or you can Copy&Paste from one image to multiple selected images (without AutoSync problems)

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Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.6, Photoshop 27.8, ACR 18.7, Lightroom 9.4, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.3 .

Ken NielsenAuthor

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Hmm... this will be several hundred images coming in from shoots over several days. I was hoping there was a way to specify a ratio like 4x6 and just be able to grab the crop tool set to that ratio and then crop. I can set the pixel size later in photoshop as they all will be so close to the same size... no harm done

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JohanElzenga

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Yes, there are crop presets, and you can define your own presets too. But 4x6 is the same as 2x3, so it already exists and cannot be defined as 4x6. If your images are 3x2 rather than 2x3, then hit the 'X' key to rotate the crop 90 degrees.

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-- Johan W. Elzenga

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