diff --git a/extract_photos.py b/extract_photos.py
index 8062932..f2db369 100644
--- a/extract_photos.py
+++ b/extract_photos.py
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ import subprocess
 
 number_of_photos_in_scan = 3
 
+crop_height = 2.0 # offset in percent 
+crop_width  = 2.0 # offset in percent 
+
 def convert_to_avif(input_dir, output_dir):
     # print("input: " + str(input))
     # print("output: " + str(output))
@@ -76,14 +79,15 @@ def auto_crop_scan(src_path, output_dir):
             area = cv2.contourArea(cnt)
             if (area < outer) and (area >= inter_min):
                 # compute the bounding rectangle of the contour
-                x, y, w, h = cv2.boundingRect(cnt)
+                pos_x, pos_y, width, height = cv2.boundingRect(cnt)
 
-                x = x + 5  # TODO
-                y = y + 5  # TODO
-                w = w - 10  # TODO
-                h = h - 10  # TODO
+                cropped_width = int(width - ((width/100.0*crop_width)))
+                cropped_pos_x = int(pos_x + ((width-cropped_width)/2.0))
 
-                img_crop = img_src[y : y + h, x : x + w]
+                cropped_height = int(height - ((height/100.0*crop_height)))
+                cropped_pos_y = int(pos_y + ((height-cropped_height)/2.0))
+ 
+                img_crop = img_src[cropped_pos_y : cropped_pos_y + cropped_height, cropped_pos_x : cropped_pos_x + cropped_width]
 
                 if img_crop is None:
                     raise Exception("unable to crop image")
@@ -99,6 +103,7 @@ def auto_crop_scan(src_path, output_dir):
 
                 cv2.imwrite(export_file_path, img_crop)
                 index = index + 1
+                break
     else:
         raise Exception("unable to find all photos in scan")
 
@@ -129,21 +134,21 @@ def main():
 
     for path in os.listdir(source_dir_path):
         if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(source_dir_path, path)):
-            print("Found scan: " + str(os.path.join(source_dir_path, path)), end="")
+            print("Found scan: " + str(os.path.join(source_dir_path, path)), end=" ")
             try:
                 auto_crop_scan(os.path.join(source_dir_path, path), tmp_dir_path)
                 convert_to_avif(tmp_dir_path, destination_dir_path)
-                print("  →  Successfully extracted photos from scan")
+                print("  →   Successfully extracted photos from scan")
             except Exception as e:
                 print(str(e))
                 failed_extractions = failed_extractions + 1
 
     if(failed_extractions == 0):
-        print("Exiting without error")
+        print("\nExiting without error")
         sys.exit(0)
     else:
         print("Unable to extract " + str(failed_extractions) + " scans.")
-        print("Exiting with error")
+        print("\nExiting with error")
         sys.exit(-1)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":