Adobe Photoshop CS6 Top 100 Simplified Tips and Tricks by Lynette Kent

RECOMPOSE A PHOTO with the Content-Aware Move tool
Photoshop CS6 adds a new Content-Aware Move tool
which can be used like the other Content-Aware tools
to remove and replace pixels from one area of a
photo to another while matching the lighting, tone,
and even the noise of the adjacent areas so the
replacement appears realistic. You can use the
Content-Aware Move tool in the Extend mode to
extend or add onto a building or other subject. The
tool attempts to realign lines, structures, and patterns
to appear natural in the resulting image.
You can also use the tool in the Move mode, to
recompose an image and place some elements closer to
others. As with the Healing Brushes and Patch tool, you
can make the edits with the Content-Aware Move tool
on an empty layer to avoid altering the original photo.
You make a loose selection of the item to be moved,
and click and drag from inside the selection to
another location. Photoshop moves the item and
blends it into the new location, while filling the
original area to match the surrounding pixels.
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1 With a photo open, click the New
Layer button to add a new blank
layer.
2 Click the Spot Healing Brush tool
and select the Content-Aware
Move tool.
3 Click the Mode drop-down menu
and select Move.
4 Click the Adaptation drop-down
menu and select an Adaptation
control, such as Very Loose.
5 Click Sample All Layers
( changes to ).
6 Click and drag around the area to
be moved.
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A selection marquee appears
around the area.
7 With the empty layer still
targeted, click inside the selected
area and drag to another area in
the photo.
8 Release the mouse.
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