I don’t use Lightroom, but in PhotoShop 21.2, you can set the crop tool to 
yield a specific proportion or the original ration. I usually set mine at 2:3 
or original ratio.

> On May 6, 2020, at 12:01 PM, David J Brooks <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> one thing i have not figured out in LR is how to crop to a specific size, i
> have the lxw pixels count showing in the upper left with file name but that
> means nothing to me as far as getting the photo to the required inches
> 
> Dave
> 
> On Wed, May 6, 2020 at 11:48 AM David J Brooks <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> Rick how did you crop/resize
>> 
>> Dave
>> 
>> On Wed, May 6, 2020 at 11:43 AM David J Brooks <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Rick
>>> 
>>> I'll try LR i have been trying PSEL9 and getting now where nmy PS skills
>>> are poor at best
>>> 
>>> Dave
>>> 
>>> On Wed, May 6, 2020 at 11:38 AM Rick Womer <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> My daughter recently had to do something similar.
>>>> 
>>>> She had her roommate take a dozen shots (with my daughter’s K-50), and
>>>> my daughter sent me the DNG files. It was a simple matter to touch up the
>>>> best two and crop them to the required size in Lightroom, convert to JPG,
>>>> and email back to her.
>>>> 
>>>> Rick
>>>> 
>>>>> On May 6, 2020, at 11:31 AM, David J Brooks <[email protected]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Later this year i have a special license coming due. It requires a
>>>> photo
>>>>> but not as strict as a passport photo with signers etc. It can be a
>>>> selfie,
>>>>> taken with a web cam or someone take my picture with a DSLR or cell
>>>> phone,
>>>>> with a plain background and no shadows etc.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Information of the renewal page says it needs to be 45mm 1 3/4 in by
>>>> 57mm
>>>>> high 2 1/4 " with head size of 28-32mm 1 3/16 ". Photo can be cut to
>>>> this
>>>>> size and needs to show a bit of shoulder, same as passport shot
>>>>> 
>>>>> I have taken a crappy selfie just to play around in PSEL9 that i have
>>>> and
>>>>> so far getting frustrated.
>>>>> 
>>>>> What do you think the best way to go about this. Take a full or half
>>>> body
>>>>> shot and try and resize or re scale or take the photo as needed, head
>>>> and
>>>>> shoulder, and try and resize or re scale. Should i be trying to resize
>>>> the
>>>>> canvas or the picture.?
>>>>> 
>>>>> I have til Sept but renewal needs to get in by early July . I am hoping
>>>>> some of our photo [places might re open and i can do it then but not
>>>>> holding my breath. An email to our RCMP for clarification has so far
>>>> gone
>>>>> unanswered
>>>>> 
>>>>> Dave
>>>>> 
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