How should photos be cropped for fridge magnets?

Fridge magnets at Craftigure are 2×3 inches — the same proportion as a classic printed photo. Cropping is how you decide what survives that rectangle.

You can see original → 2×3 → square on 2×3 vs 2×2 photo magnets. This page is the rule of thumb so you are not guessing in the camera roll.

The shape is 3:2 (or 2:3), not 1:1

• Landscape magnet: wider than it is tall (3:2).
• Portrait magnet: taller than it is wide (2:3). Same 2×3 piece, rotated.

A square crop (2×2 style) has to throw away the sides of a landscape phone photo, or the head and feet of a portrait. That is why Craftigure prints 2×3. The comparison page is the visual proof; this page is how you work with it.

Put the face where a fridge glance will find it

You look at a magnet from a step away, not with your nose on the door.

• Keep eyes in the middle third, not on the very edge.
• Leave a little space above the head. A crop that shaves the hairline feels accidental.
• For couples, try to keep both faces inside the 2×3. If they are far apart in the original, pick a tighter photo or split them onto two magnets.

What to leave out

Door frames, a stranger’s elbow, a lot of ceiling. The magnet cannot tell a wide establishing shot. If the place matters, get closer or pick a photo where the place is already behind the people.

You do not have to pre-crop in an app

Upload the original. After checkout, the order link is for files, not a design studio. If a photo needs a careful crop, send the highest-resolution original and a note in the order if something must stay in (a hand, a dog, a sign). We still print a 2×3 — we cannot print a square on a 2×3 magnet.

Need pixels left after the crop? See photo resolution for 2×3 magnets.

Choosing vs cropping

Picking the right photo is how to choose photos for magnets. Cropping is what you do once the photo is right.

Shop custom photo magnets when the pictures are chosen. More in the Photo Magnet Guide.