How do the straightening of a skewed image in Photoshop

A post by: Helen BradleyPIMG class=” wp-image-65543 ” alt=”Straighten an image in Photoshop” src=”http://www.photo-natural.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-Photoshop-straighten-an-image-opener.jpg” width=”536″ height=”384″Straighten an image in Photoshop/PPWhile most photo editing programs have a straighten tool of dedicated and easily discoverable, Photoshop does not and has never had. Instead, prior to Photoshop version CS6 it was notoriously difficult to straighten a picture./PPAll this changed with the new crop tool in Photoshop CS6 and CC, and it is now much easier to right an image-even if it is not easy to determine that the crop tool is how you do it./PPI will show you how to Straighten a crooked image in Photoshop, but before we look at Photoshop CS6 CC lets take a trip back in time to see how the straightening of an image in Photoshop CS5 and earlier versions. Of course this process works in later versions of Photoshop./PPSearch with an image open in Photoshop the ruler tool that position a toolbar with the eyedropper tool./PIMG class=” wp-image-65539 ” alt=”The Ruler tool shares a toolbar position with the Eyedropper tool.” src=”http://www.photo-natural.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-Photoshop-straighten-an-image-step1.jpg” width=”530″ height=”379″The ruler tool shares a toolbar position with the eyedropper tool.PPClick and drag along an element in the picture that should really be horizontally or vertically. The longer the line you make, the more accurate the adjustment will be./PIMG class=” wp-image-65538 ” alt=”Drag along an element in the image which should be horizontal or vertical using the Ruler tool. ” src=”http://www.photo-natural.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-Photoshop-straighten-an-image-step2.jpg” width=”530″ height=”379″Drag along an element in the image to either horizontally or vertically using the ruler tool/PPOnce you have the line of the ruler placed along the line you want to straighten, choose STRONGimage arbitrary image rotation/STRONG and the dialog box will show the corner of that ruler line-in other words the angle to rotate the image to the straightening. Press Ok to run the photo and the straightening./PIMG class=” wp-image-65537 ” alt=”Choose Rotate Canvas to rotate the canvas to the selected angle.” src=”http://www.photo-natural.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-Photoshop-straighten-an-image-step3.jpg” width=”530″ height=”379″Choose Rotate Canvas to rotate the canvas in the selected angle.PPIn Photoshop CS5, was somewhat streamlined the process by adding a straightening low-option that appears when you select the ruler tool. Once you define to the line to the straightening you can then click this icon to the straightening of the image (see image below)./PIMG class=” wp-image-65536 ” alt=”Click Straighten Layer in Photoshop CS5 and later to straighten using the Ruler tool.” src=”http://www.photo-natural.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-Photoshop-straighten-an-image-step4.jpg” width=”531″ height=”428″Click straighten layer in Photoshop CS5 and later straightening using the ruler tool./PPIn Photoshop CS6 and CC has the crop tool now a straighten tool is built into the. So, if you want to straighten a picture, click the crop tool (or press C) and click the straighten icon on the toolbar./PIMG class=”size-full wp-image-65535″ alt=”Click Crop and then click the Straighten icon on the Tool Options bar” src=”http://www.photo-natural.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-Photoshop-straighten-an-image-step5.jpg” width=”538″ height=”425″Click crop, and then click the straighten icon on the bar of the options for the toolPPNow drag a line across the picture, along an element that must be horizontally or vertically./PIMG class=” wp-image-65534 ” alt=”Drag along an element which should be horizontal or vertical” src=”http://www.photo-natural.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-Photoshop-straighten-an-image-step6.jpg” width=”530″ height=”379″Drag along a horizontal or vertical element that should/PPWhen you release the mouse button the image will be rotated automatically using the line as a guide and the resulting uneven edges of the image will be cut off./PIMG class=” wp-image-65533 ” alt=”Press Enter to confirm the crop” src=”http://www.photo-natural.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-Photoshop-straighten-an-image-step7.jpg” width=”530″ height=”379″Press Enter to confirm the cropPPPress Enter to confirm the crop.