1. By Doris Meserole © 2010 Photo Cloning A Useful Tool Photos used in this presentation are copyrighted work. Please do not use without photographers permission.

2. Why Clone Hide distracting picture elements in the background –This is the number one reason Repair damaged subject Add missing element For fun Repair damaged photos

3. Guidelines for Cloning Never clone directly on original photo If your tool allows layers –Do not clone on base layer, clone on duplicate layer If you are a beginner in cloning –Try cloning background trees, plants or ground to hide distractions Cloning near someone’s hair is hard

4. Guidelines for Cloning If you clone out an object, remember –clone out any shadows that may exist If you clone in an object, remember –Size should be proportional –Light source and shadows should be appropriate Do not clone photos that are meant to be an accurate record

5. Paint Shop Pro Tools for Cloning Checkout the different cloning brushes The erasers usually have the same patterns –Helps smooth the edges of the clone

6. Special Tools In Paint Shop Pro: –Scratch Remover Remove telephone wires in the trees or sky Photo repair –Object Remover

7. Tool Adjustments Adjustments using Paint Shop Pro –The ones I use the most Size Hardness (the edges) Opacity –Ones I use occasionally with non-circle brushes ThicknessRotation

8. Tool Adjustments Adjustments in Paint Shop Pro I usually leave set the same: –Blend mode Usually Normal –Step Usually set to 1 For more details using the clone tool –See Cloning 104 by Ben Le in our training files

9. Distracting Background What makes a background distracting? –Anything that takes your focus away from the subject Easiest distractions to clone out –Distractions in background in front of foliage –Night time photos with distracting lights Hardest distractions to clone out –Backgrounds behind someone’s hair

10. Lights at edges Photo by Doris Meserole

11. Lights Suppressed at edges Photo by Doris Meserole

12. Photographer Sneaking Into Photo Photo by Doris Meserole

13. Photographer Gone Photo by Doris Meserole

14. Distracting Background Photo courtesy of Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation

15. Distracting Background Removed Photo courtesy of Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation, Photo Editing by Doris Meserole Photo Editing by Doris Meserole

16. Repair Damaged Subject This can be done to salvage an otherwise good photo It requires more cloning skills to repair subject than it does to hide elements in the background Should not attempt to repair damaged subject when photo may be used as an accurate record

17. Damaged Wing Photo by Doris Meserole

18. Fixed Wing Photo by Doris Meserole

19. Add Missing Person to Group Photo by Ben Le

20. Cloning for Fun Create circumstances that did not exist Create group shots as never before Use deception to win photo scavenger hunt Cloning yourself multiple times –See Video Tutorial: Cloning in Photoshop at http://www.dphotojournal.com/video-tutorial- cloning-in-photoshop/ http://www.dphotojournal.com/video-tutorial- cloning-in-photoshop/ http://www.dphotojournal.com/video-tutorial- cloning-in-photoshop/

21. Mark the Meerkat Photo by Ben Le

22. Group Shot Fun Photo by Ben Le

23. Trying to Win Scavenger Hunt Photo by Harvey Payne

24. Repair Damaged Photo Cloning can fix many imperfections –Old photos ScratchesSpottingCracking Worn and faded spots –New photos can have spots from dust on the sensor

25. Damaged Photo Photo courtesy of Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation

26. Repaired Photo Photo courtesy of Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation Photo repair by Doris Meserole