2. The computer storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the entire first photo is displayed by graying out the portion of the first photo that is not included in the circumscribed portion and providing a visual indication around the circumscribed portion of the first photo.
1. A computer storage medium storing computer-executable instructions for performing steps, the steps comprising: receiving first input from a user that circumscribes a portion of a first photo, the portion comprising an area less than the total area of the first photo; receiving second input from the user that provides a label for the circumscribed portion of the first photo; storing the first and second input as metadata of the first photo such that the label is associated with the circumscribed portion of the first photo; subsequent to storing the first and second input, receiving a search request from a user that specifies search criteria for searching a first plurality of photos; in response to the search request, searching metadata associated with the first plurality of photos to detect a second plurality of photos that have metadata that matches the search criteria, wherein one of the second plurality of photos is the first photo and wherein the label associated with the circumscribed portion matches the search criteria; and in response to the search request that detected a second plurality of photos, displaying a slideshow of the second plurality of photos by sequentially displaying each of the second plurality of photos including displaying the entire first photo in the slideshow as well as, in addition to displaying each of the second plurality of photos, displaying only the circumscribed portion of the first photo in the slideshow, wherein the entire first photo is displayed during the slideshow at a time when the circumscribed portion of the first photo is not shown, and the circumscribed portion of the first photo is displayed during the slideshow at a time when the entire first photo is not shown.