The pictures are the original photos, they are not cropped to the size you previously ordered.This allows you to order more of a variety of sizes and products. You can crop the pictures the way you want to at check out. I will look at your order before it goes to the lab to make sure the picture stays within the background. For instance, if I see part of the studio light at the top of the picture I will adjust the cropping so it does not get printed.