Lab 1-B

waning moon
Click the image to see a before and after.

Moon

Cloning

The assignment for this lab was to remove an object with either the Clone Stamp Tool or Content Aware Fill. I went with the simple Clone Stamp Tool. The specific requirement for this lab was to sharpen the final image.

I chose an image of a small UFO in front of the moon because it would be easy to remove a flying object in a clear sky. I also chose a photo with noise (grain) so it was clear I used the Clone Stamp Tool in Photoshop and not just an erase and bucket fill in Paint.

Detailed Steps
  1. Open the original image file.
  2. Ctrl+＋ to zoom in to the UFO.
  3. Press S for the Clone Stamp Tool.
  4. Alt+click an empty area around the UFO. Click to paint over the UFO with the cloned empty space.
  5. In the top bar: Filter > Sharpen > Sharpen
  6. In the top bar: Image > Image Size
  7. Keep Width/Height locked. Change units to pixels. Change Height to 800 px.
  8. Shift+Ctrl+S to Save As a Photoshop file (.psd).
  9. In the top bar: File > Export > Export As
  10. Change the format to JPG. Click Export.
— Gallery —
cattle grazing
waning moon
trekking 4 1 1 magazine, hiker silhouette
Leonard Nimoy vulcan salute, translucent over space
scientists in clean suits, inspecting telescope apparatus
log cabin
cat sitting on ledge, earth from space in background
Roosevelt arch gateway, earth from space inside gateway
space pirate queen Emeraldas movie poster, pirate woman in space