Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
If you need to remove something pretty minor from your photo, like a spot
from some dust on your camera's sensor, or a blemish on your subject's face,
or something relatively simple like that, you can use the Spot Removal tool right
within Camera Raw. If it's more complicated than just a simple spot or two, you'll
have to head over to Photoshop and use its much more powerful and precise re-
touching tools (like the Healing Brush tool, Patch tool, and Clone Stamp tool).
Removing
Step One:
This photo has some simple problems
that can be fixed using Camera Raw's
Spot Removal tool. You start by clicking
on the Spot Removal tool (the seventh
tool from the right in the toolbar) or by
pressing
B
to get it, and a set of options
appears in the Spot Removal panel on
the right (seen here). Using the tool is
pretty simple—just move your cursor over
the center of a spot that needs to be re-
moved (in this case, it's those spots in the
sky where my camera's sensor got dirty),
then click, hold, and drag outward, and
a red-and-white circle will appear, grow-
ing larger as you drag outward. Keep
dragging until that circle is a little larger
than the spot you're trying to remove
(as shown here below). Don't forget, you
can use the Zoom tool
(Z)
to zoom in
and get a better look at your spots
before you drag out your circle.
