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This happens with either the retail or beta versions of Photo. It seems to occur only with a rectangular (non-square) image. In my experiments so far it has always worked with square images, but I suppose (given my recipe) that it might be related to the shape of the selection not the shape of the image. Open a rectangular image. Unlock the background layer. Switch to the Move Tool. Ctrl+A to select all. Select > Grow/Shrink... Specify -50px or -100px as the amount to grow/shrink, and press Apply. The bounding box is now offset, rather than matching the outline of the layer. With a square image, the bounding box matches the outline of the layer after step 7. Some examples of the offset bounding box: Here's one with a square image, where the bounding box is correct: