Amateur Photographer - UK (2019-09-27)

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Guided

Upright

controls

Thisgivesyoua degree

of manualcontrolover

perspectivecorrections,and

it’shelpfulwhentheauto

Uprightbuttonsfail.We

simplygrabtheGuided

Uprighttoolfromthe

Transformpanelthendrag

guidelinesthroughthe

imagetocorrecthorizontals

and verticals.

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Batch-applyUpright

settings

TherearetwowaystoapplyUpright

toanentireset.Tobegin,correctone

imagethenselecttheothersandhit

theSyncbutton.You’llseetwooptions

‘UprightMode’and‘UprightTransforms’.

Modeanalysesandfixeseachimageas

anindividual,andTransformsappliesthe

exactadjustmentto all– thisis thebetter

optionforbatch-processingphotosthat

need identical tweaks, like a timelapse.

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Preserveyoursettings

Whenyouapplyanyautomatic

UprightcorrectionlikeAuto,LevelorFull

thecommandwillbydefaultcancelany

previousmanual-perspectivecorrections

you’vemade.However,if youwantto

preservethesettingsthenholdAlt as

you press the Upright buttons.

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UsetheLoupe

Themoreaccurateyourguideduprightlines,the

better.TheLoupecanbeveryhelpfulwhenplottingguide

lines.TheO keytogglestheloupeonoroff.If youholdAlt

whiledraggingyou’llalsoturnona precisioncursor that lets

you drag more slowly for greater accuracy.

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Drawing

guidelines

Whendraggingguidelineswiththe

GuidedUprightcommand,follow

naturallinesthatyouknowshould

behorizontalorvertical.Wecan

makebetweentwoandfourguide

lines.Ideallymakeat leastone

horizontal and one vertical line.

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Dragtoreposition

TheGuidedUprightcontrolscanlopoff

importantpartsof thephoto,leavingyouwithan

unwantedcrop.TheX/YOffsetslidersin theTransform

panelchangethepositionof theimagein thewindow,

butdon’tbotherwiththem– simplyholdCmd/Ctrl+Alt

then drag the image to change the position.

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