February 2014

Smart spot removal in CC

One of the interesting features in CC is its Camera Raw updates. With new camera raw update, we can now use this feature in any file format, even if image is not taken in raw format initially. Today we will be looking at new tool in camera raw dialog box – Spot removal tool which is useful in removing unwanted part of the image in just a few clicks. Before starting with it, convert your file to smart object and apply filters as non-destructive sub layers. Main advantage of doing this is: filter will now appear as sub-layer. This allows you to hide filter effect any time from Layers panel as well as by double clicking the filter sub-layer; you

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Correcting lens distortion in CC

Normally when buildings are photographed from ground, it appears leaning backwards with sides instead of being parallel to each other. We often get such images of buildings in our studio for perspective correction. As mentioned in our earlier article of August last year, we used to fix such issues using adaptive wide angle filter option where we drew constraint lines and rotate angle to adjust perspective of buildings. Adobe CC has made such task even more easier with automatic perspective correction in camera raw using upright presets. Open camera raw file or open image applying Filter > Camera Raw Filter. In camera raw window, there is lens correction tab, choose an upright mode and make further adjustments with sliders. It’s

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