Okay, while I may think I'm perfect, sometimes I'm not (darn it). But a great way to fix icing issues or to change a photo to better fit your marketing needs is to be able to remove artifacts and objects without a ton of work.

*Content-Aware Fill enters stage right*

Photoshop's Content-Aware Fill tool is one of my most favorite Photoshop quick hacks. Essentially, you use the quick selection tool to select the object (or mistake) you'd like to remove, then use "content-aware fill" to have Photoshop help you remove it - really well too. 

Sometimes the tool will need a little helping hand to understand our goals, but that's as easy as a mouse click! 

I can't believe I'm uploading a picture of our giant mugs for you to practice on, but hey - when in Rome, right?

Photoshop has a ton of capabilities - and I mean, a ton. And one of those is face manipulation. It's meant to be used for subtle fixes - this issue arises when people use these tips to morph themselves into someone different.

When it comes to editing faces in Photoshop, less is more. The more subtle, minor the change, the better the resulting product. So - keep your brushes light and your edits minimal. We are just going to use some tools to straighten out our smiles, remove some wrinkles and freckles, and clear up some distracting elements in the background of this image.

Note - Photoshop is a paid app through Adobe's Creative Cloud (monthly subscription). But there's good news! Photoshop is included in Creative Cloud's small plan that gets you both Lightroom and Photoshop for a cheaper price than the full Creative Cloud subscription. Adobe also offers a student discount, so if you've got a college student living under your roof, have them sign up for you! Creative Cloud can also be accessed from two computers so both you and your college student can use the apps at the same time.

The links to purchase a Create Cloud plan is at the beginning of this course.

Note - this was filmed on a Windows 10 computer with Adobe Creative Cloud's Photoshop version 22.4.1.

Okay - Corrie sent me a photo with some icing mishaps and asked me to have my way with it - so I thought this would make a great lesson in learning how Photoshop can make your baking life easier! 

So watch how I took this photo and in roughly 10 minutes, baked up a new "digital" batch for Corrie saving her from having to make another set to photograph.