Remove distracting objects from your photo

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During post-processing, you only notice that distracting spot or the dark marks caused by dust on your sensor. Or the tourist who suddenly walked through your frame and ruined your perfect timing.

Fortunately, Photoshop is getting smarter at removing distracting elements.

Since version CS6, the Content-Aware Fill or Content-aware fill feature has been available. You select the unwanted part of your shot. Then remove it simply by pressing the Delete key.

The Fill window then appears on your screen. Under Use, select Content-Aware and click OK. Photoshop uses the surrounding area as a reference here too. It adjusts the exposure, colour and even noise so that the background continues seamlessly.

In the photo above, I found the cable beneath the double bass on the right distracting. I selected it with the lasso tool, as close to the edges of the cable as possible, and clicked Delete. The Fill window then appeared, with Content-Aware Fill in it.

You can also select different blending modes and adjust the opacity. In the new CC version, you can now also tick Colour Adaptation.

Below is an example of a photo from which several cables, marked with circles, have been removed in this way.

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