9. Fixing and Retouching Photos

In This Chapter

Repairing Flaws and Imperfections

Sharpening Image Detail

Enhancing Image Detail

Using the Tonal Adjustment Tools

Erasing Backgrounds and Other Large Areas

Removing a Foreground Image from Its Background

Removing Objects from a Scene

Recomposing a Scene

Compositing Images

Merging Portions of Multiple Photos

Using the Smart Brush

Matching the Style of Another Image

Creating Panoramas

Correcting Red Eye

Run Automated Actions

How often have you thumbed through photo albums and found images you wished were better composed or lit more evenly? Or maybe you’ve sorted through shoeboxes from the attic, disappointed that time and age have taken their toll on those wonderful old photographs of your dad in ...

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