This website or its third-party tools use cookies which are necessary to its functioning and required to improve your experience. By clicking the consent button, you agree to allow the site to use, collect and/or store cookies.
This site requires cookies to work. Please click the consent button to view this website.
I accept
Deny cookies Go Back

Focus Photo School

  • Course Library
    • ADOBE PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM CLASSIC TUTORIALS
    • ADOBE LIGHTROOM FOR MOBILE APP TUTORIALS
    • ADOBE LIGHTROOM (CLOUD-BASED) TUTORIALS
    • ADOBE PHOTOSHOP TUTORIALS
    • PHOTOGRAPHY TUTORIALS
    • SNAPSEED FROM GOOGLE APP TUTORIALS
  • Join Now
  • Member Login

Advanced Spot Removal In Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic

    Divider LineAdobe Photoshop Lightroom’s Spot Removal Tool makes image repair easy once you learn a few tricks. I covered the Dust Spot Removal Basics using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom in the previous tutorial.

Click here to download the examples in this video and play along! (Subscribers Only)

Divider Line

In this lesson I have two advanced tips to add to your Lightroom skills:

  1. How to Remove Larger Objects with Advanced Healing.
  2. How To Really Search Your Entire Image For Problems Using Keyboard Shortcuts.

We were able to hide dust spots in our photos in the first four versions of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, but removing larger objects required a trip over to Adobe Photoshop for more powerful tools. Until now, we have only been able to work with small round brushes when retouching images in Photoshop Lightroom. While a soft circular brush is great for covering over a dust spot or a pimple, it is not the ideal tool when you need to remove something larger like a distracting logo or lens flare.

Starting with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom version 5 we now have the power to create other brush shapes by clicking and dragging over the flaws in our images. The ability to create other shaped brushes is called “Advanced Healing.” When we remove an object from a photograph the flaw must be covered over with something else. The trouble though, when removing larger objects, is that the human eye is very good at detecting repetition and pattern.

Removing something larger than a dust spot is challenging work because we need to make sure that we are not creating a pattern that is clearly recognizable as some other part of the image. When the human eye detects repetition, things look phony. Often, the best way to remove a larger object from an image is to use multiple overlapping Advanced Healing Brush strokes at a reduced Brush Opacity to create a seamless blend that shows little signs of repetition. Photoshop CC’s extensive collection of image repair tools are always a better choice for complex retouching projects but there is a lot that we can do without leaving Adobe Photoshop Lightroom thanks to the new Advanced Healing capabilities.

I demonstrate the most efficient way to search your entire image for dust and flaws in the second part of this video. The secret here is to use the Page Up and Page Down keys on the keyboard while zoomed in to 100% to move through the image in a linear pattern without ever putting away the Spot Removal Tool. This keyboard trick makes searching for dust spot far more precise especially when paired with the Shift + Tab keyboard shortcut to hide away all of the panels.

Unlock Focusphotoschool Course Banner

LOGIN

 
 
Lost Password?
  • LIGHTROOM CLASSIC: BASIC IMAGE EDITING
    • Module 1:IMAGE EDITING BASICS
      • Lesson 1:Editing Without Fear In Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic
      • Lesson 2:5 Useful Develop Module Keyboard Shortcuts In Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic
    • Module 2:OPTICS
      • Unlock This Lesson
        How To Use The Lens Correction Panel In Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic
      • Unlock This Lesson
        How To Use The Transform Panel In Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic
    • Module 3:CAMERA PROFILES
      • Lesson 1:How To Use Camera Profiles In Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic
      • Unlock This Lesson
        How To Set New Raw Develop Defaults In Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic
    • Module 4:EXPOSURE IMPROVEMENTS
      • Lesson 1:How To Set The Exposure In Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic (Basic)
      • Unlock This Lesson
        How To Set The Exposure In Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic (Advanced)
      • Unlock This Lesson
        How To Use Auto Exposure In Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic
      • Unlock This Lesson
        Adding A Vignette In Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic
      • Unlock This Lesson
        Adding Contrast With The Tone Curve In Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic
    • Module 5:COLOR ADJUSTMENTS
      • Lesson 1:White Balance Corrections In Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
      • Lesson 2:How To Use Saturation & Vibrance In Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic
      • Unlock This Lesson
        How To Use The Target Adjustment Tool In Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic
      • Unlock This Lesson
        How To Use Color Grading In Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic
      • Lesson 3:Boost Your Colors With The Calibration Panel In Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic
    • Module 6:BLACK & WHITE CONVERSION
      • Lesson 1:How To Make Black & White Photos Using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic
      • Lesson 2:How To Add Grain With Masks In Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic
    • Module 7:IMAGE REPAIRS
      • Unlock This Lesson
        Red Eye Removal In Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic
      • Unlock This Lesson
        Spot Removal Basics In Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic
      • Lesson 1:Advanced Spot Removal In Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic
      • Lesson 2:How To Use The Content Aware Remove Tool In Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic
    • Module 8:DETAILS
      • Lesson 1:AI-Powered Noise Reduction In Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic
      • Unlock This Lesson
        Manual Noise Reduction With Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic
      • Unlock This Lesson
        How To Sharpen In Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic

Your Account

Your Member Profile & Billing Info

EMAIL UPDATES

Our Blog

  • How To Improve Your Sunset Photos With Adobe Lightroom – Live Presentation
  • How To Shoot Stunning Sunrises & Sunsets- Live Presentation
  • Adobe Lightroom (Cloud-Based) versus Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic
  • Ten Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic Tips With David Marx And Forest Chaput
  • How To Move All Your Photos To A Larger Hard Drive Without Upsetting Lightroom Classic
  • How To Install Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic For The Brand New User

FOCUS PHOTO SCHOOL

What will you focus on? Whether you want to be a photographer or just love taking pictures, learn what you need with our courses in photography from Lightroom to Mobile Photography. Learn More
Contact Us
Privacy Policy
Refund Policy
Terms of Service

All Rights Reserved
Copyright 2016 - 2022 Focus Photo School

© 2023 Focus Photo School · Rainmaker Platform