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PHOTOSHOP
AFTER
Simplify scenes 1 Crop out the
distractions
Using the Crop Tool
3with cropping, (C), drag a marquee over the
healing and toning picture. Click and drag outside
the marquee and rotate so the
horizon is straight. Drag the
corners so most of the
M ANY LONG EXPOSURES distractions are cropped off
work because the framing
and click the tick. Now pick the
is simple, effective and Spot Healing Brush (J) and set
uncluttered. If you have a striking as Content Aware in the Option
subject, set against a blurred sky and bar. Run it over anything at the
water, give it some breathing room. edges of the horizon to remove
There are several ways you can do this, them and declutter the frame.
starting with cropping out distracting
elements. Decluttering the frame with Tidy the water
the Spot Healing Brush and simple 2 and tone
toning completes the look. Pick the Brush
Tool (B). In the Options bar,
BEFORE set a soft-edged tip with
Opacity at 10%. Alt-click
on the water to sample its
colour and paint anywhere
you want to even out the
tones. The same works in
the sky. Finally, hit Ctrl+U
to Open the Hue/Saturation
palette. Click Colorize and
pick a Hue and Saturation
Above This 3min shot needs tidying up to that works for your shot.
make it work as a more calming image. Click OK to finish.
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