Join Jan Kabili for an in-depth discussion in this video Removing dust spots, part of Photoshop Elements 11 Essential Training: 2 Editing & Retouching Photos.
If you notice that you have one or more spots in the same location on multiple…photos, it could be that you have some dirt on your camera sensor or lens.…Well, you can clean your camera lens or have your camera sensor cleaned,…but what are you going to do about all those photos you already took that have dust spots?…Well, you can use the Spot Healing Brush Tool in the Expert Edit workspace to…quickly eliminate those dust spots.…Here's how I would do that.…I have three separate photos here, each of which have a dust spot in the same location.…This one, this one, and this one.…
Starting with any one of these, I'm going to go over to the Layers Panel and…I'm going to click the Create New Layer button there to make a brand-new empty layer.…I'll double-click the default layer name, and I'm going to call this fix, and…press Enter or Return on my keyboard.…Then, I'll go over to the Toolbar, and I'm going to select the Spot…Healing Brush Tool.…Down in the options for the Spot Healing Brush Tool, I'll go to the Sample All…
Author
Jan Kabili
Released
11/7/2012- Arranging the panels and interface
- Cropping and resizing photos
- Creating new layers
- Refining selections
- Hiding content with a layer mask
- Using adjustment layers
- Correcting color, lighting, and contrast
- Converting a color photo to black and white
- Creating a panorama from multiple photos
- Retouching blemishes and wrinkles
- Making adjustments in Camera Raw
Skill Level Beginner
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 6s
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Using the exercise files1m 30s
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1. Expert Edit Basics
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Touring the interface4m 21s
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Arranging the panels4m 32s
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Zooming and panning4m 3s
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Viewing multiple photos3m 51s
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Undoing5m 15s
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Cropping3m 46s
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Resizing7m 18s
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2. Working with Layers
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Understanding layers7m 59s
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Creating new layers6m 51s
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3. Using Selections and Masks
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Why use selections?4m 20s
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Selecting by color and tone6m 22s
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Refining a selection4m 51s
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Selecting hair5m 42s
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4. Correcting Photos
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Why use adjustment layers?5m 15s
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Exploring auto adjustments3m 55s
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Removing a color cast1m 47s
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Correcting camera distortion5m 32s
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Reducing noise2m 56s
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Sharpening6m 10s
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5. Using Photomerge
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Creating a panorama5m 6s
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Removing people from a scene5m 25s
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Combining group shots4m 20s
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6. Retouching
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Removing blemishes3m 42s
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Enhancing eyes5m 19s
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Removing red-eye3m 15s
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Adjusting skin tone2m 21s
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Removing dust spots4m 7s
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Removing content6m 24s
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7. Processing in Camera Raw
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What is Camera Raw?5m 18s
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Camera Raw basics6m 22s
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Making use of the histogram3m 45s
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Setting white balance3m 44s
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Adjusting lighting4m 28s
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Cropping and straightening3m 58s
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Reducing noise3m 33s
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Sharpening3m 38s
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Outputting from Camera Raw6m 14s
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Using Camera Raw with JPEGs2m 35s
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Conclusion
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Next steps48s
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