Provided is a method of generating a set of cropped images from an image selection comprising: generating a plurality of sets of crops from the image selection; calculating a cropping risk for each set of crops in the plurality of sets of crops by comparing the crops with the image selection, the cropping risk being a measure of lost information for the set of crops from the image selection; calculating a goal measure for each set of crops in the plurality of sets of crops from the emphasis of at least one subject in the image selection; selecting a set of crops as the set of cropped images based on a comparison of the cropping risk and the goal measure for each of the sets of crops.