I am a painter. I took a photo of a painting and noticed that the aspect ratio looked a little off.

[jwt99]

The aspect ratio looked slightly wider in the horizontal and shorter in the vertical aspect.  I turned the painting horizontal and took a photo and it looked correct but when I rotated it to upright in digital photo pro it returned to the slightly wider and shorter than reality aspect ratio.  Any help would be appreciated. I am using a EOS 40D camera.

[ebiggs1]

B from B said,

"... but for the requirements you've shared with us, DPP, or a variety of other photo editors ..."

But PS has a greatly improved and enhanced crop tool. It is called the Perspective Crop Tool, a crop tool designed to easily fix common distortion and perspective problems in an image.

To fix a perspective problem, all you need do is drag the corner crop handles left or right, up or down, until the vertical and/or horizontal lines of the grid line up with something in the image.

Does "DPP, or a variety of other photo editors" do that?

[TTMartin]

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@ebiggs1 wrote:

B from B said,

"... but for the requirements you've shared with us, DPP, or a variety of other photo editors ..."

But PS has a greatly improved and enhanced crop tool. It is called the Perspective Crop Tool, a crop tool designed to easily fix common distortion and perspective problems in an image.

To fix a perspective problem, all you need do is drag the corner crop handles left or right, up or down, until the vertical and/or horizontal lines of the grid line up with something in the image.

Does "DPP, or a variety of other photo editors" do that?

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Lightroom allows you to make those same corrections, not as automated. However, you also don't need to learn a whole different program either.

[ebiggs1]

Execpt.....

 "I use RAW files and experiment with changing images and altering sizes and layering in PS without any problems like this one in years."

"... you also don't need to learn a whole different program ..."

Exactly!

[jwt99]

Mr Biggs, Thanks for mentioning the Perspective Crop Tool.  This was the first time that I watched a tutorial for that aspect of cropping photos.  I have been mainly watching tutorials as I found a need for them and was a bit overwhelmed by all the possibilities.  You have shown me a whole variety of applications that I had never considered.  Thanks so much..  

[jwt99]

Mr. Martin, Thanks for mentioning that Lightroom has means of solving the issues I am having. This is the first time that I explored the editing and cropping and straightening possibilities in LR.  You have been such a huge help.   

[jwt99]

ebiggs, Thanks again for mentioning the Perspective Crop Tool.  I was able to watch a tutorial on using it and can see how it will be very helpful.  I practiced just a little on the paintings that I was submitting and can see how it will be valuable in many different situations.  I really appreciate your help.

[ebiggs1]