Photoshop Tutorial #1: Part 2

ISO: 400

Focal Length: 100 mm 

Exposure: 1/1000

Aperature: f/4.5

Lens: EF75-300 mm

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T5i

Original Photo ^

Photo in Photoshop after removing the tent and patrons. 

* For a quick and easy way to remove unwanted items in a photo, click on the [spot healing tool] as described above in the photo. It may take a few tries to get it where you want it as well as learning to adjust the settings but once you do, it will literally take only seconds. It is that amazing! :)

Photoshopped Version ^

As promised, here is a perfect example of a 'before and after' piece.  So, if you are thinking about using Photoshop for the first time, it is best if you google specific things you want to learn before giving yourself a headache with trying to learn everything there is to do. 

Photoshop Tutorial #1

Shinkendo:  

A martial arts style of swordsmanship

ISO: 640

Focal Length: 155 mm

Exposure: 1/1250

Aperature: f/5.0

Lens: EF75-300 mm

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T5i

Here is a photo I recently took of a woman (yes, a woman - so cool) who practices Shinkendo. 

Can you guess what used to be in the green area (besides the obvious trees)?

* Answer:   A large purple colored tent and patrons walking around

So, how did I mask a large purple tent and remove extraneous people from my photo?  Through Photoshop.

It was quite easy really. However, do you get to thinking that Photoshop is always easy to use, if you have never used it before and are planning on buying it for the first time, it is actually quite difficult to master. 

What you do:

1. Load Photoshop on your computer
2. Upload desired photo into Photoshop
3. Click on the Spot Healing Healing Tool
4. Click on the photo, right click with your mouse and drag
5. Repeat until you have removed all extraneous variables from your photo
6. Save to your computer and voila!

Stay tuned for before and after photos on my next post. 

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Congratulations, Linda!  I wish you continued success with your business and thank you for participating in my monthly photography-prop vendor featured posts!

Coming soon.....

I will soon be hosting bi-weekly mingles with photography vendors as well as once a month I will be hosting a featured-post of a photography vendor.  This is just one small way I can give back to those who have given so much to me and have helped me get where I am going.


Stay tuned....lots of exciting announcements to make in the near future! :)