Sunday, January 3, 2010

How To Clean Up Dust Spots In Photoshop Using Lighten Blending Mode

How To Clean Up Dust Spots In Photoshop Using Lighten Blending Mode














I'm starting with a photo taken from a water taxi in Cabo. The spots are from water on the underwater camera casing but they could also be from dust. Normally I would use clone stamp but here's a quick way to fix them.

How To Clean Up Dust Spots In Photoshop Using Lighten Blending Mode

















press the m key and marquee around the spots

How To Clean Up Dust Spots In Photoshop Using Lighten Blending Mode











command j to duplicate the layer

press v

then change to lighten in the blending palette

use the left arrow key to increase the change. I had to click the left arrow twice

How To Clean Up Dust Spots In Photoshop Using Lighten Blending Mode






The spots are gone.

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