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Uneven Portrait Cutouts

Review the portrait cut-outs from last two yearbooks: where did the edges and shadow treatment drift and why? Point ou…

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Review the portrait cut-outs from last two yearbooks: where did the edges and shadow treatment drift and why? Point out the pattern and prescribe a single departmental standard—edge treatment, shadow policy and file structure—so any teacher can produce consistent cut-outs for the spread.
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Every year I get stuck cutting out dozens of portraits and the results are uneven across the yearbook.

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Because you rarely think 'I want the redaction tool'. You think 'I have to share this without leaking the client's details'. Start from the need, and the feature finds you.

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