Setting Your Photos Straight Using Adobe Elements
If your photos are crooked or were scanned into your computer at an angle you don’t need to toss them out. Instead, use Adobe Elements to quickly and easily straighten them out again. Here is how you can use Adobe Elements to straighten your crooked or tilted photo.
Two of the main tools you will use include the measure tool and the crop tool. We use the measure tool ito define the level of the picture and straighten it. This is done by selecting the measure tool from the menu and clicking on the background of your photo and dragging it in a straight line to the other end. Doing this sets the level of your photo. Using this tool you can also level items such as roof lines as well as shelves or anything that should be in a straight line. Next you want to select the rotate canvas option to rotate the image and fix it on the canvas. You should see the canvas expanding to match the size of your photo. Finally you will want to use the crop tool to cut the extra unwanted edges.
Those opting for the crop tool have the advantage of prompt straightening as this tool offers both the cropping and straightening options at one time. For operating the crop tool, select the crop tool and drag a crop marquee. Position the horizontal edge on the horizontal line to set the level of the image. Again, it could be roof line or an edgy shelf instead of a horizon which needs to be fixed in a perfect horizontal position. Now drag the marquee so that its edge merges with the horizon line. This is done to align the edge to a horizontal position.
After one edge is fixed, repeat the same to align the rest of the edges. However, note that if you want to fix the vertical lines on your image, then, do not align them with vertical borders. You can correct them by using ‘perspective’ option available in the option bar. By selecting the perspective option, you can correct the vertical lines by fixing the corners of the boundary meant to be cropped to the right perspective. Make sure to keep all the corners in the assigned document.
While the perspective element is not immediately available with Photoshop Elements it can be activated by converting the chosen background into a layer by double clicking on the background. With the rise in the popularity of digital cameras also comes the increased amount of tilted and crooked photos. They usually occur when the photographer clicks the shutter while keeping the camera straight and looking at the back screen. This has the tendancy to distort the photo by making it disproportionate. With these tips you no longer need to take 4-5 of the same shots of the same subject. Repitition not only wastes your camera’s battery but the memory as well. Easily rid yourself of tilted photos with the amazing tools included inside Adobe Elements.
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