Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an image cutout method capable of moving a nozzle on a photographic image along a contour of a subject and binarizing image data in the nozzle to obtain the contour line of the subject, and cutting out the image along the obtained contour line, and as a result, allowing efficient cutout without putting a load on an operator. To achieve the object, when the nozzle is moved, a direction for moving the nozzle is determined based on a partial contour line in the obtained present nozzle. Thus, it is possible to move the nozzle along the contour of the subject without operator's operation of a pointing device and the like.