Learning Matters
Photo Transformation
By Michelle Bradshaw
According to my husband I should run a series of tutorials using tips to transform or manipulate photos. This one will be about a photo whose perspective is not what is wanted. Some perspectives are awesome for photography and some are not. In this example, I was not able to get a good angle for either photo. 
The original result was less than desirable in my opinion but I least I had the photo. Duplicate the background layer [ctrl [cmd on mac] +j , which not only protects the original locked layer but will allow for transformation and stretch out your work space from the corner of your photo. 
From the menu above: [CS or Photoshop] Edit > transform > and note the options of: scale, rotate, skew, perspective, warp as well as Edit > free transform. Each of these will give handles on the bounding box and allow for a different manipulation. [Photoshop Elements] Image > transform [depending on version] skew, distort, perspective are the options, along with free transform. Experiment as a means to learn more about your program. Each will produce a different effect on your photo. I often transform using free transform which has the shortcut Ctrl/cmd + t. For me, I feel I am more in control of the photo. With ctrl/cmd+t selected, one can hold down the ctrl/cmd key, place the mouse cursor at just one of the handles and just manipulate there. 
The pair of tickets presented a slightly different dilemma, since they were photographed together. Using the polygonal lasso tool, L each was selected and moved to its own layer – then transformed. 
My LO after adjusting the photos. 
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