Preset crop in Lightroom

[rgrebby]

Im trying to crop a number of images, both portrait and landscape to the same amount but I cant, I can set the ratio to 2:3.5 on the landscape but cant do it on the portrait as it seems to crop it the wrong way.

 

[Pete Allen]

Tag your portrait images and rotate them before cropping then set them back to portrait once cropped.

 

[Craikeybaby]

This may be a really silly point, but you are setting it to 3.5:2 the other way aren't you...

 

[tdodd]

You can grab a corner of the crop and then drag it until the orientation switches. It will resist change to begin with and then, once you go so far, it will flip.

 

[rgrebby]

You can grab a corner of the crop and then drag it until the orientation switches. It will resist change to begin with and then, once you go so far, it will flip.

Didnt work

 

[rgrebby]

Tag your portrait images and rotate them before cropping then set them back to portrait once cropped.

tried that too.

 

[JasonRS]

Didnt work

You must grab a corner, and not the edge.

 

[mercedes]

Originally Posted by tdodd
You can grab a corner of the crop and then drag it until the orientation switches. It will resist change to begin with and then, once you go so far, it will flip.

Didnt work . . .
Oh yes it does

 

[tdodd]

There is a knack to the dragging. Once you get the hang of it it becomes simple enough.

About 55 seconds into this video you will see it happen, although it is not explained at the time....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCM95dp5bss

 

[RobertP]

I do the portrait crop on a landscape shot by dragging the corner about too. It always works but I'm never really sure what movement made it switch

 

[rogan200]

Works fine for me first time just entering 3.5x2 - if i do it 2x3.5 rotating the crop as suggested above works also.

 

[rgrebby]

well paint my nipples and call me barney, it does work. Thanks guys!