Let’s take a look at two different scenarios where Photoshop can help you make your photos right.
1. Straighten Your Images Perfectly with the Ruler Tool
While having an iPhone or other smartphone in your pocket at all times means that you will always be ready to take a photo, it also means that at least some of your shots will not be perfect. There are different ways to straighten your images of course, but if you want a precise way to do so, just open your photo in Photoshop and follow this method. Step 1: Head to the toolbar on the left, right-click on the Eyedropper to reveal the Ruler tool and select it. Step 2: Head back to your photo and draw a line (by clicking and dragging) on it where you want the horizontal level to be set (just above the sign in this case). Step 3: Next, go to the Image menu on the menu bar and from Image Rotation select Arbitrary from the available options. A small window will pop up showing you the exact angle that you just drew on your photo. Then check either the clockwise or the counter clockwise option (depending on the angle of your image), click on the OK button and your image will be straightened! Step 4: Now, to clean up those extra corners head to left toolbar again and select the Crop tool. Then select as much of your image as you can, press the Return key, and all those extra corners will be gone for good.
Get Homes and Objects in Line
Let’s say you took a few photos of city landscapes, but when you look at them on your computer, you notice that the sides of certain homes, walls, buildings or other large objects are not properly aligned and seem in fact, to be ‘leaning’ to one side. That is not your camera’s fault though, it is just a matter of perspective and your camera taking in the distance between you and the objects around you. Fortunately, you can easily fix this with Photoshop as well. Step 1: Start by opening your photo on Photoshop. Then click on the Crop tool from the toolbar on the left and select your entire image with it. Step 2: Now, above the image you will see a checkbox labeled Perspective. Check it. Once you do, click on one of the corners of your selection and drag it until it rests on an angle parallel to the leaning object. Step 3: Once you are sure of your selection, click on the checkmark icon at the top left of the window to confirm your actions and Photoshop will drag and stretch the image until it is properly aligned. Quite amazing right? And there you have it. Next time you open your photos on your computer, take a closer look at them and if you find issues like the ones mentioned above, you’ll know how to handle them with ease.
