Move the "Center" of a Desktop Background

Is there a way to move the desktop background when choosing the "Fill Screen" option?  I have a portrait oriented picture of two standing people with their faces being near the top.  When I set this picture as the background and chose "Fill Screen" it zooms in to the center of the picture, which is at chest level.  Is there any way to move the picture up so it focuses on the faces, sort of like when chosing a Facebook profile picture?

You can always choose one of the other options (FIT TO SCREEN, STRETCH TO FILL SCREEN, CENTER).
Or you can crop the image (using PREVIEW) to an aspect ratio that more closely matches the aspect ratio of your monitor/display.

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