Remove Dust in Photoshop Elements
Dust in images can be caused by dust on the scanner or photograph when you scan the image, or dust on the lens or digital sensor when you take a picture. Regardless of its source, dust on an image can be distracting and unattractive in an otherwise pleasing portrait. Digital-photo manipulation programs like Photoshop Elements include dust removal tools, but these tools typically remove too much detail and texture from the rest of the image. To best remove dust, you should utilize these automatic tools, but take additional steps to protect and restore your image's sharpness.
Instructions
1. Open the image file you wish to correct in Photoshop Elements by clicking the "File" menu and choosing "Open." Find the image file in the navigator window, click it and then press "Open."
2. Duplicate the "Background" layer by dragging the layer in the layer pane to the "Create a new layer" button. The layer pane is located by default at the bottom right corner of the Photoshop Elements window. This will duplicate the image so that there are two layers with the same image. The top layer will be automatically named "Background copy."
3. Click on the bottom (original) Background layer to make it the active layer.
4. Access the "Filter" menu and choose "Noise" and then "Dust and Scratches." Move the Radius slider to the right until the dust spots disappear. Do not worry about the effect on the rest of the image at this stage. Click "OK."
5. Click on the top layer (the Background Copy) to make it the active layer.
6. Choose the "Eraser" tool and set the "Hardness" to "0" percent. Drag your cursor over areas of the image with dust particles. This will erase the top, dusty layer letting the bottom, corrected layer show through. However, because you are only erasing the areas with dust, the dust-free areas will not have their texture or sharpness affected by the Dust and Scratches filter.
7. Merge the layers by clicking on the "Merge" option from the "Layers" menu.
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