2. Index Lighten an image Remove red eye Remove blemishes Stamp out unwanted elements Cut someone out, place in new background Straighten image Perspective cropping Tori Singley
How to lighten an image when lost in shadow because of light backgroundCreate an overlay layer from the icon at bottom of layers palette using ALT + CLICKALT gives you a dialogue boxSelect Overlay blending mode, check 50% neutralMake foreground color white (X)Set brush to 30% opacity and wipe over the dark areasRemove Red EyeUse redeye tool, seventh icon down on tools palette. It is set to turn reds to blacksDraw a box around red eyeRemove BlemishesUse Spot Healing Brush Tool, seventh icon down. Brush lightly or click over blemishesStamp Tool – make person disappearUse Stamp Tool – ninth tool down. Select area to use as cover, then brush over what you want to removeCut someone out and place in new backgroundUse magnetic lasso (third down) or Quick Selection Tool (fourth down) to cut out your chosen image by tracing around itCTL + C = copySwitch to other photo and use CTL + V to pasteCTL + T allows Free Transform to resize pasted imageEnter turns off transform and places your imageStraighten an Image with the Ruler and Arbitrary Rotate OptionUse the Ruler, below the Eyedropper tool to draw a line alone a tilted reference point, such as an ocean or a horizonChoose Image> Rotate Canvas> ArbitraryPerspective CroppingUse cropping tool to roughly select the objectClick on the Perspective box on the top menuChange individual corners to match the imageHit Enter