5. repair & transform photos

Repairing photos lets you restore something similar to what used to be there. Many of the same repair tools and methods also enable you to transform photos into something not seen when you snapped the picture. Some of the repair techniques require a lot of steps, but they’re worth the effort because they’ll give you dramatic control over all your photos.

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remove dust & scratches

Dust and scratches are a constant problem any time you scan slides or prints. While this example shows dust being removed, the same method can be used for small scratches.

While Elements includes a special filter for this (Filter > Noise > ...

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