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Quickly straighten images in Camera Raw

June 29, 2010 by Corey Barker Tip of the Day 1 Comment

While Camera Raw can do amazing things with the White Balance menu, Exposure sliders, and other adjustments to get the best out of your images, there’s one tool I use all the time: the Straighten tool. Just click on the Straighten tool at the top of the window (or press A, the keyboard shortcut), select a starting point, and then click-and-drag across an element in the image that’s straight. Camera Raw will rotate the image as needed. Press Return (PC: Enter) to see what the image will look like without opening it.

Posted by Corey Barker

Corey is the newest education and curriculum developer for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals. He is a graduate of the Ringling School of Art & Design in Sarasota, Fl, with a degree in Illustration. Over the years, Corey has worked as a graphic artist in a variety of disciplines such as illustration, commercial design, large format printing, motion graphics, web design and photography. His expertise in Photoshop and Illustrator have earned him numerous awards in illustration, graphic design and photography. Using Photoshop since Version 2, his expertise and creativity have evolved exponentially with every new version, which makes Corey an invaluable addition to the NAPP team.

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