Cropping Photos in iPhoto

I have a question about the cropping tool. I know that by clicking on the drop down Constraints menu when in edit menu I can change the constraints of the crop. It seems to me that those constraints are useful if you are actually going to print out the pictures. I rarely print my pictures. I mostly show them to people on the web, on my computer, etc. So, is it possible to crop the photo but keep the same constraints as the original photo? If not, what would be the best constraint to use if I just want use the cropped photo on my computer but not print it out?

There's no best constraint. If you want the picture to have the same aspect ratio as the screen, you should have a ##x## (Display) option in the Constrain pop-up menu.
To preserve the original aspect ratio of the image-there may be an easier way- you could enter the photo's dimensions (as seen in the info panel) into the Custom constrain box.

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DO you have a question? if you do the users here probably can answer it
If you want to complain to Apple - use the iPhoto Menu ==> provide iPhoto feedback - Apple can change things - we users can ONLY assist you in using what Apple provides - and for now the iPhoto crop tool is what Apple provides
LN
PS IMHO your work flow seems far more difficult than simply moving the constraint menu for the few photos where it makes any difference at all. - You really are exporting each photo to be cropped, starting preview, cropping, saving reimporting, deleting the original photo in iPhoto and emptying the iPhoto trash to save a simple move of the constraint bar once in a while? We have a different view of simplifying the workflow

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I may be preaching to the choir here but there may be some PSE tips here that might help, particularly regarding PSE's preferences:
Using Photoshop or Photoshop Elements as Your Editor of Choice in iPhoto.
1 - select Photoshop or Photoshop Elememts as your editor of choice in iPhoto's General Preference Section's under the "Edit photo:" menu.
2 - double click on the thumbnail in iPhoto to open it in Photoshop. When you're finished editing click on the Save button. If you immediately get the JPEG Options window make your selection (Baseline standard seems to be the most compatible jpeg format) and click on the OK button. Your done.
3 - however, if you get the navigation window
that indicates that PS wants to save it as a PS formatted file. You'll need to either select JPEG from the menu and save (top image) or click on the desktop in the Navigation window (bottom image) and save it to the desktop for importing as a new photo.
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NOTE: With Photoshop Elements the Saving File preferences should be configured as shown:
I also suggest the Maximize PSD File Compatabilty be set to Always. In PSE’s General preference pane set the Color Picker to Apple as shown:
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OT

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Can you 'trace' around someone's head and then crop the photo in IPhoto as you can in Photoshop?
Many thanks,
Jim

Not in iPhoto - you can in preview or many other third party editors
http://www.macworld.com/article/132468/2008/04/workingmac2504.html
5. Quickly Mask Part of Your Image
Sometimes you have a picture of a person or an object that’s in front of a confusing background, and you’d really like to see that person without the clutter. Preview has two nifty features that let you do this—Instant Alpha and Extract Shape. To use the first, open a picture and then click and hold the Select button in Preview’s toolbar. From the menu that appears, choose Instant Alpha. Next, click and drag to remove background areas of the image. Start by dragging small areas to see how Preview expands the selection. You don’t have to get everything in one pass—just click and drag again to add to your selection. If you make a mistake, press the escape key to remove the selection altogether or option-drag to deselect particular areas. When you’ve highlighted everything you want to remove, press return to crop the background from your picture.
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http://www.macworld.com/article/132468/2008/04/workingmac2504.html
LN

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I have a problem with cropping photos in iPhoto and Pictures on my iPad. It makes me strange pixels. I have same problem in iPhoto when processing journals.
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