Question: How to take a spot away

03/22/2007 11:22:49 AM · #1

Im learning about photoshop and I don't know how to take a spot away from a photo without ruining the photo. Example in the photo below:

TCGuru

Canon EOS-40D

03/22/2007 11:29:50 AM · #2

That looks like a lens flare...

Try a cloning tool and then a soft healing brush... I think you will find it helps a lot :)

Want me to give you an example?? ie. can I tweak the image?

03/22/2007 12:50:42 PM · #3

Originally posted by TCGuru:

That looks like a lens flare...

Try a cloning tool and then a soft healing brush... I think you will find it helps a lot :)

Want me to give you an example?? ie. can I tweak the image?

Yes please go right ahead and give instructions on how you did what you will do.

TCGuru

Canon EOS-40D

03/22/2007 02:02:58 PM · #4

Next, take a small healing brush (round) make it 35% opacity and 50% flow with a harness of about 7% or so. Take samples from around the area where the spot was (as close to the spot you intend to heal as possible) and, one click at a time, blend in your clone stamps so they flow into the blue seamlessly with the healing brush. You should get this:

and there is your repaired picture :)

If you have any questions, feel free to ask :)

Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

03/22/2007 02:53:07 PM · #5

Originally posted by TCGuru:

I use Photoshop CS but this will work with 6 or 7 too :)

Okay, for the first one, I used a small cloning tool set to round brush at 100% hardness 100% opacity and 100% flow. Then I took a sample from an area around the spot and clicked where I wanted it to go. Resample every time because the clone brush will move with your mouse and you don't want extra parts of clouds in there, just the blue sky. You will get this:

Next, take a small healing brush (round) make it 35% opacity and 50% flow with a harness of about 7% or so. Take samples from around the area where the spot was (as close to the spot you intend to heal as possible) and, one click at a time, blend in your clone stamps so they flow into the blue seamlessly with the healing brush. You should get this:

and there is your repaired picture :)

If you have any questions, feel free to ask :)

Thanks so much, that helped a lot. I have a few pictures where this happened, so when I get home tonight I am giong to try and fix them using your steps.

buzzy

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

03/22/2007 03:58:52 PM · #6

One quick suggestion - get a lens hood, it will help prevent light entering the lens from odd angles, which can cause the lens flare that you're seeing.

A lot of the Canon lens hoods are reversible. When you're using it, it sticks out past the end of the lens, but then you can store it by unscrewing it and revrsing it so it covers the lens barrel and takes up less space.

Cheers
Buzzy