STEP NINE: Next, I went to the Layer
menu and chose Smart Objects>Stack
Mode>Median. This Stack Mode pro-
cessing method is good for removing
differences from a layered set of photos
in a smart object. In this example the
smart object included six separate
exposures, where in each of the photos
the tourists appeared in different parts
of the scene.
STEP 10: The Smart Object Stack
Mode processing did a fairly good
job of removing the people from the
scene. There were still some blurry
areas, however, where a few ghost-like
figures remained. In this final step,
I added an empty new layer above the
smart object layer in the Layers panel
and used the Clone stamp tool (S) to
remove these last traces.
To use the Clone Stamp tool,
Option-click (PC: Alt-click) the area
from which you want to clone, and then
paint the area you want to clone over.
You’ll see a preview of the sampled
area inside the brush cursor, which will
help you line up areas as you clone
out the ghosts along the steps and
grass. You can then save and close
the image to return it to Lightroom.
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