Step 1
Open Crop
Step 1: Open Crop 
Step 1: Open Crop Step 2
Level the horizon
Settings
- Crop
- Straighten
- Auto
Step 2: Level the horizon 
Step 2: Level the horizon Step 3
Choose a shape
Settings
- Crop
- Aspect
- 4 × 5
Step 3: Choose a shape 
Step 3: Choose a shape Step 4
Rotate, flip, and finish
Step 4: Rotate, flip, and finish 
Step 4: Rotate, flip, and finish
Questions
4 × 5 for photos in the feed (it takes up the most room), 9 × 16 for stories and reels, and 1 × 1 for a square grid. LightBites has them all under Aspect, in Social.
No. The crop is stored as an edit. Open Crop again and the whole photo is still there.
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