How To Remove Unwanted People From Your Travel Photos?
On our holidays, we go to exotic countries we’ve always wanted to visit. We enjoy the local cuisine, admire the sights, and take many photos.
And then, our camera captures someone — a local vendor or just a tourist with an annoyed, sullen expression – who utterly spoils an otherwise good shot. (Just look at this man in a blue T-shirt who gazes at the newly-wed couple with his sulky look!) Such a pity . . .
One way is not to make much fuss about such photos. In a couple of years, what now seems a ruined picture can become a source of genuine amusement.
But then, it is quite another thing if you’re a famous travel blogger who badly needs new photos for your blog on social media.
Luckily, now you can effectively remove all unwanted persons from these photos of yours with such programs as PhotoWorks.
(check how to do that here: https://photo-works.net/how-to-remove-person-from-photo.php).
We’ve collected the quickest and most efficient methods below for those who wouldn’t find time to read the guide linked above. We suggest you read our article first, then install the program and try to use all the tools and features we’ve mentioned.
Let’s dig in, shall we?
How To Remove Unwanted People From Your Travel Photos?
So, let’s thoroughly examine how to erase from your photos anyone you don’t wish to be there!
1. Use The Healing Brush For Fixing Small Flaws
Sometimes, the figure of an unwanted person is not so significant; it also appears against an almost monochrome background, such as a blank wall or the blue sky. The Healing Brush tool is the quickest way to remove such a figure in PhotoWorks.
And this is how you apply it: install the program, launch it, and open the problematic photo. Click on the Retouch tab in the upper taskbar. Find the Healing Brush tool in the right sidebar that opens (its icon looks like a band-aid).
Click on it and gently apply the brush to the figure you wish to erase by left-clicking your mouse and holding it. Make no haste and try not to go “beyond the boundaries” of the person.
The program will edit the area automatically and replace the human figure with something else that fits best.
That said, you should remember that the method is only suitable for minor blemishes.
2. Apply The Patch Instrument:
Let’s now handle a relatively simple case — the man in an orange jacket and blue jeans (see the left side of the photo below). There are two ways to remove him from the picture: he can be cropped out or erased with the Patch tool.
Open the photo in PhotoWorks and click on the Retouch tab. In the right sidebar you are already familiar with, select Patch. Carefully outline the figure you wish to remove. Then, shift the marked area to the place of your photo that can serve as a “source” for the patch (such as the piece of greenery or the stone balustrade) if the figure is big enough — as in our case — you’d better do it bit by bit, not in one stride.
The final result is on the right side of the photo above.
3. Use A Combination Of Methods For Complex Cases:
Sometimes, one single method just won’t do. In this case, you would have to use their combination.
Clone Stamps And What They Can Do:
Clone Stamp is another perfect tool of PhotoWorks that allows you to remove fragments of an unwanted person manually — and seamlessly enough.
Launch the program, load your picture, and go to the Retouch tab. Choose Clone Stamp in the right sidebar. Draw with this instrument over a part of the unwanted figure the way you did with the Healing Brush.
Once you’ve finished, two areas, or spots, will appear. The second spot will provide the “texture” to replace the first. Shift the second area to any background that seems suitable to appear instead of the human figure you are removing. Such things as a wall of a building, a piece of pavement, etc., usually work best.
Combine The Methods Wisely:
Use the combination of Patch and Clone Stamp for slowly improving your picture. See what each of them can do. Proceed in small steps. Take your time and have some patience . . .
Do you still remember the sulky man in a blue T-shirt who, for some reason, disliked the newlyweds? Below is a photo from which his figure was removed entirely with the combination of two methods.
Correcting Your Photos: Final Thoughts
As said before, erasing small figures from your travel photos can be quickly done, whereas more complex cases would take more time and effort. So think it over and decide what you should do first.
Do you have another similar photo that shows the same sight with no unwanted people? Then, just erase the unlucky one.
Was your photo unique? Did you take it from the window of a moving bus in a location you wouldn’t be able to visit again? Then, consider editing your photo with PhotoWorks or another similar program.
Use the Healing Brush for the minor blemishes. Apply a combination of Patch and Clone Stamp — or maybe of all the three methods we’ve mentioned — to remove relatively prominent figures you don’t wish to see in your pictures.
Make sure your photo still looks credible after all the changes have been made. Edit your photos daily — and you will become a skilled master of photo montage. Or, if you’ve never aimed for this, just learn a couple of easy techniques that even a beginner could manage.
We wish you a perfect journey, with no one spoiling your great shots! Otherwise, download PhotoWorks and enjoy using it. Safe travels — and happy photo editing!
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