6. Fixing and Retouching Photos

In This Chapter

Cropping an Image 110

Straightening a Crooked Photo 113

Repairing Flaws and Imperfections 115

Applying Patterns 121

Sharpening Image Detail 123

Enhancing Image Detail 125

Blending with the Smudge Tool 127

Using the Tonal Adjustment Tools 128

Erasing Backgrounds and Other Large Areas 130

Removing a Foreground Image from Its Background 132

Removing Objects from a Scene 134

Recomposing a Scene 136

Compositing Images 138

Merging Portions of Multiple Photos 140

Using the Smart Brush 142

Matching the Style of Another Image 144

Creating Panoramas 146

Correcting Red Eye 152

How often have you thumbed through photo albums and found images you wished were better composed or lit more evenly? Or maybe ...

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