Click the Crop tool in the Tools Palette. For example, the Rule of Thirds overlay might help you position your subject along a line of thirds within the image, while the Golden Spiral overlay - similar to a Fibonacci Spiral - can help you arrange the crop so the most important parts of the photo align with the mathematical curve.ġ.
Photoshop offers a half-dozen overlays, and you can use the one that is most relevant to your photo or design. The overlay is only there to help you compose your crop and isn't a part of the final image. The crop overlay is designed to assist you in achieving an artful, artistic, or otherwise aesthetic composition when reframing your image. Any of the cropping methods we've discussed can make use of the crop overlay, which superimposes a grid over the crop frame.
