In article , caroltaylor7
@comcast.net says…
My grandson brought me some beautiful photos he took with his new digital camera so I could work with them in CS. Unfortunately, the date and time is visible in all the photos (he’s still learning about the camera). The backgrounds are multi-colored, not solid. How do I remove this without cropping it out? Thanks in advance. CarolT
Carol,
Gene gave you one good idea – the Healing Brush. Depending on the background, you might first use the Rectangular Marquee Tool, to outline the text of the date stamp, leaving a bit of room. Move the Marquee to a very similar area of the background, Ctrl-c (Copy), then Ctrl-v (Paste). The copied area of background will now be on its own Layer. Click on the Layer Mask icon, at the bottom left-middle of the Layer Palette to create a Layer Mask, which will be locked to the new Layer. Use the Move Tool, to drag the new Layer and its Layer Mask to cover the date-stamp, the click on the thumbnail of the Layer Mask (note double black line, and I even check in the Channels Palette, to make sure that it is active. Use a soft-edged brush, to paint the edges of the Layer Mask to soften the edge of your new Layer. You can see the effect, provided that you do not check the eyeball in the Channels Palette. If you reveal too much, just hit X to change the color, from black to white, and paint away that part of the Mask. You might be able to get a pretty good match.
Good luck,
Hunt