![]() Now when you clone, the angle will change to match the new angle.įor the thumbnail, I combined the top half of the image from the first technique and the cross walk from the second technique. However the angles are different.Ĭhoose Window>Clone Source to open the clone source panel.Ĭhange the angle amount by dragging on it in the panel. We want to copy the left yellow rectangle over the highlighted yellow rectangle. What if we want to sample from a different area and the angle is different. Paint on the edges of the shape to make away the excess. Press the X key to swap foreground and background colors. In fact sometimes its better to go too far and then use layer masks to clean up.Ĭlick the new Layer Mask icon in the Layers panel to create a layer mask. Following the top edge and the side edge.ĭon’t worry if you go over. The corner is missing.Ĭlone on the new layer. Sometimes you will come to a problem like this. Move the brush until the edges line up and begin to paint with the clone stamp. Resample often to avoid repetitive patterns.įinally we need to fix the shadow in the cross walk. Use the clone stamp to copy bits in the photo to plug in the holes and hide the areas that look weird. (The video shows this in operation in detail) Use the Clone Stamp: Hold down the Option/Alt key and click on the area you want to sample.Ĭlick and drag to paint with the sampled area. Make sure you choose “Current and below” from the options so that the stamp isn’t blank. Now its time to hit the clone stamp to fix things up.Ĭreate a new Layer, its best to clone onto a new layer. Press Shift+Delete (Shift+Backspace on Windows) this opens the fill dialog box. Make a selection around the area that needs more work. The top part needs some work, lets apply Content Aware to that. Press Cmd/Ctrl+J to duplicate the layer (This leaves us with a clean background layer in case we need it later. This is the technique you will use if you only have a single image to work with. Here we will remove a person from a photo without using a second photo to patch the image. ![]() Removing a person from a photo with a single image. We will address that in the next technique. The only thing is the shadow on the cross walk. Here I have painted it the top layer over the top half of the photo. Paint in the top layer over the area you want to hide (The video above shows all this). It will make a mask that is black and hides the top layer.Ĭhoose the black layer mask and paint over the area to patch. Once you have lined up the layer, hide it with a mask: While holding down Alt/Option click on the new layer mask icon. (Note you may have to rotate, scale and dirtier the layer to fit, if so, press Cmd/Ctrl+T for free transferm and right click for additional options). ![]() Using the move tool (V) reposition the top layer so that it lines up with the one underneath. Lower the opacity of the top layer to 50% so you can see both. Wait for the document to open and then move to the center of the image and then release. To combine, drag the photo into the tab at the top of the screen, of the other photo. So we will have the 2 images on separate layers. If you have shot other photos at the same location, use an addition photo that is unobstructed in the area we are fixing.ĭrag the new photo into the same document as our main photo. Using Multiple photos to remove a person. Either fix the rest of this photo (which we will do in a few steps) or use an additional photo to patch it. It does a pretty decent job to start with Press Shift+Delete (Shift+Backspace on Windows) this opens up fill. But we want a nice loose selection for a better background blend. Let’s go…Ĭlick on Select Subject (If you are on CS6, you will need to brush over the subject to select it). This way, everyone should be covered □ Technique #1 Remove people from a photo when you have more than one image to work with Then we will look at the 2nd scenario, you are the retoucher/designer and you only have the single image to work with. I was able to get a different shot, but one that revealed a different part of the background. In this case, I used a photo from Adobe Stock, and I searched for more photos from the same shoot. In this case, I always get the shot and then have the model leave the scene and shoot a clean background plate. 2 Scenarios: The first is when you are the photographer.
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