Correcting Wide Angle Lens Distortion using Lightroom and Photoshop
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- Опубліковано 26 лют 2023
- I review the methods we can correct wide angle lens distortion. I concentrate on the use of the transformation tool in Photoshop to get the most customizable and effective results in correcting wide angle lens distortion.
The best perspective correction video I have watched. Thanks
Glad it was helpful! Its not always perfect but it gets the job done when all the auto align tools in LR or PS cant cut it. Thanks for your comment.
Handy tip thanks. I find though that as I straighten buildings taken with a super wide angle lens each subsequent building edit tends to undo the straightening of the previous building.
Yeah, sometimes it is just about impossible to get it perfect. It will help sometimes if you isolate the area you are trying to change by putting to containing line real close together that will further limit what get affected by the shifting. Don't be afraid to use a lot of those constraining lines to limit what you are trying to fix. Sometimes that help a bit.
Thanks for the comment!
Thanks again Mickey, I had not realized you can do that with the Transform tool. My tool of choice is the Adaptive wide angle found in the Filters menu. I will try the transform tool for sure now that I know about the Warp Feature. Learned something new today. would be interested in your thoughts on the Adaptive Wide Angle tool.
Thanks for your comments and viewing my content. I like the Adaptive Wide Angle tool and it has its place in the my toolbox. But it is still one of those semi auto tools where you have "some" input but not fully manual. Even when using those constraint lines you are still at the mercy of PS in what it is changing. And I will admit, on some photos it does a perfect job. But on some photos I just want to have full control on the transformation. I probably should have mentioned it in my video since I did mention the LR transformation tools. Maybe another topic for another day, eh?? Thanks for your thoughts on this process. Every little bit helps!
That was great Mickey. I have had problems on a number of occasions with distortion, especially when photographing a building from a short distance. I tried correcting the distortion in Lightroom Classic but I always felt that I was not doing it right because the result just didn't look good. I never knew there was such a good transform tool in Photoshop so I'm going to save your video in UA-cam for reference and have a go at re-editing the photographs that have distortion to see if I can get better results using the transform tool in Photoshop. Thank you Mickey.
Glad it helped out. There is actually another tool which helps out but I don't think it is quite as customizable as the Transform warp tool. I too use this tool a lot.
Very very good and thanks vert good explanation Keep it coming
Thanks. Glad I could help you out.
Thank you for the video - was not aware of that particular process inside Photoshop as I usually do it inside Lightroom - but good to have another option that perhaps offers more flexibility.
You're very welcome! Always good to have another hammer in your belt in case you need it, eh?
Really useful tool, thanks.
Could you have also put more vertical lines in, to correct the trees on the right in the same way? Or is there a limit?
I have never found there is limit. I guess if you are trying to fix a specific area, it would help to segregate it as much as possible to make the changes. It definitely wouldn't hurt. If it does just Cmd - Z and updo you action. Good luck, Thanks for the note.
Strange, I just use the lens correction button that lightroom provides. Works perfect every time.
In some instances LR transform tool will do fine. In other instances it works but you lose canvas space due to corrections. In those instances you may need to use a different tool. That is what I am trying to show. So depending what happens when you try to correct the distortion, will determine what tool you use to correct lens distortion. Never hurts to have more than one tool to correct an issue. Options are your best friend. Thanks for the comments!
That was really interesting, and most helpfull Mickey. I've only ever used Filter>Lens Correction in PS as I had no idea there is an alternative. I also use Filter>Adaptive Wide Angle in PS. Any thoughts on this latter tool i.e. any alternative ways you've discovered or is he Transform Tool just as good, if not better? As always, an excellent instruction so thanks again.
Great to hear! There are several ways to accomplish this. The adaptive Wide Angle is another tool. It works great in some circumstances. But it is more automated than the way I showed. If the constraints in the adaptive filter don't get the job done, you move onto your next tool. You can also use the Vanishing Point tool to accomplish this task. I plan on doing a video on that in the near future. I guess the best way to put it is to keep a good set of tools handy. If one doesn't work...try the next. Eventually you will stumble on the best solution for that particular photo/problem.