Hiya,

First of all another of my customary apologies but it's been a pretty hectic and emotionally charged week for me. Far too hectic and emotionally charged to think about Adobe tutorials. If you're interested, as well as being overrun with work, I also found myself on the telephone speaking to my mother and father for the first time since 1998. It's a long story and I won't bore you with any details, suffice to say it's been a most unusual week.

Anyhow, Photoshop…

Ever visited an art gallery and tried to take a few shots of the paintings housed in it? The problem is that if you have a flash and stand right in from of the picture you end up with a photograph of a flash going off. The only solution to this is to take the picture at an angle and to let Photoshop strut its funky stuff.

As follows:

1. Select the Crop tool and draw a rough marquee around the image you wish to straighten.



2. In the Control panel at the top of the machine check 'Perspective'. You can now drag the four handles of your marquee to fit the image.



3. All you do now is hit return and hey presto! One magically straightened image. As simple as that.



PS. Sorry for the shortness of this little tip. I'm going to be making an effort to get back into the groove next week. As always comments most gratefully appreciated.