Random thoughts on art, technology, stuff, and occasionally Real Estate: Just Skewing Around

Just Skewing Around

OK - you took a photo and the room is leaning or tilting.  What do you do?  Skew it!

Before starting, I find it is easier if I enlarge the "canvas" to gain some working room.  Grab one of the edges or corners of the window holding the image, and drag outward.

Next: 

In Photoshop Elements 5 hit Select -> All.  Then hit Image -> Transform -> Skew

In Photoshop Full Version hit Select -> All.  Then hit Edit -> Transform -> Skew

Grab the lower right of left corner of the selection box and drag outward.  Grab the opposite corner and drag outward.  Keep dragging until the predomoniant vertical lines look straight.  Hit Enter to finish and "Apply the Transformation".

The Skew tool is a very easy tool to master.  Learning of its existence, and learning where to find it are the difficult steps.

 

 

7 comments • Cheryl Johnson • May 19 2007 07:11PM

Comments

That was a good  skew! :>
Posted by Michele Connors, Broker in Charge (Coldwell Banker First Realty Morehead City) over 4 years ago
Cheryl--I don't have to do this often but it makes the pictures look so much nicer when I do! Thanks for the explanation! You have no doubt helped many!
Posted by Teri Eckholm, REALTOR® Anoka&Washington Counties Acreage & Lakeshore Homes (REMAX Specialists) over 4 years ago

Cheryl ~ no excuse to get skewed anymore!  Haha couldn't help myself. Good series, very helpful, thanks!

kk 

Posted by Kristal Kraft ~Denver Real Estate~720-279-4599 (The Berkshire Group Realtors) over 4 years ago
Good tip.  Never knew there was a tool to correct for this problem.
Posted by Tim Maitski (Atlanta Communities Real Estate Brokerage) over 4 years ago
Cheryl, thanks for the helpful tip. It's nice to know taht there is an easy fix.
Posted by Larry Morris, Oregon Mortgages (HomeStreet Bank) over 4 years ago

Cheryl,

Once again, I thank you for the handy tip!  I've been doing it the long way of rotating % by trial and error.

Lucky :)

Posted by Lucky Lang, SRES®, Davenport, Iowa Real Estate (Mel Foster Co.) over 4 years ago
I have really learned something tonight! All, well most of my pictures, of my pictures with my new camera look skewed---and not in a good way! Thrilled to learn how to fix everything.
Posted by Sandra Williams (Rancon Real Estate) over 4 years ago

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