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Step One: Choose File>Open and navigate to the Santorini photo shown here. If you’re
starting in Lightroom, select the photo and then choose Photo>Edit In>Adobe Photoshop
CC. Press Shift-Command-N (PC: Shift-Ctrl-N) to create a new layer. In the resulting dialog,
enter “power lines” as the name and click OK.
[KelbyOne members may download the files used in this tutorial at http://kelbyone
.com/magazine. All files are for personal use only.]Step Two: Zoom into the photo by pressing Command-+ (PC: Ctrl-+). Press-and-hold the
Spacebar and drag to reposition the photo so you can see the power lines at the upper
right. Activate the Rectangular Marquee tool (M) and drag to draw a rectangular selection
around the top of the power pole and the five power lines.REMOVING DISTRACTING OBJECTS
Photoshop excels at removing distracting objects in your photos. If you do the removing on new,
empty layers, you won’t harm the photo or bloat your document with a slew of duplicate layers.
In this column, you’ll use the Patch tool, Clone Stamp, Content-Aware Fill and the Spot Healing Brush to
zap power lines and more.LESASNIDER
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