Pixels and crop are different.
Resize changes pixel dimensions. Crop changes which part of the image survives. Changing aspect ratio often means doing one, the other, or adding empty space.
Image & Photo
Put white space around this image.
Choose an image and preview it with clean breathing room around the edges.
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Useful to know
Four things worth knowing.
It cannot invent the frame.
A new shape cannot reveal content outside the original frame, and enlarging dimensions does not create genuine captured detail.
Check the edges.
Open the finished image at normal size and check crop, sharpness, dimensions and file size.
Size for the destination.
Pick the final destination first. A profile photo, print, story and website hero all want different shapes for a reason.