Selecting areas of a photo to create a new photo

[Liverbird]

Hi Damien 

I saw recently that you mentioned about using the part of an image that you want and getting rid of the area around the subject for example. I know you mentioned the pixel count and to make sure that it is big enough to use as a useable photo. However once you have made the selection using the rectangular selection tool what do you do with the selected area? Im sorry if this is such a basic question but it saves me cropping photos I imagine?

[Damien Symonds]

I'm so sorry, I can't remember the discussion you're referring to.  Could you give me a bit more information?

[Liverbird]

You were demonstrating how wrong it is to crop photos because you lose information and had a photo of a child (I think yours) where you said if you just want to have the subject as the main part of your image don’t just use the crop tool. Instead use the selection tool. I will try and find it again. However you didn’t say what to do after making the selection.

[Liverbird]

Found it "cropping in the workflow" does this help at all? Do you remember this one?

Thanks

[Damien Symonds]

I can't remember any mention of selection tools in that article?

[Liverbird]

It was the rectangular selection tool. I will go and take another look and check it all again. Sorry