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Open your image in Photoshop, then use the Spot Healing Brush Tool. Click or drag over each dust or lint spot to remove it.
This makes your photo look cleaner, especially for studio shots where sensor dust is common. Be sure to zoom in to see tiny spots clearly.
You should do this after basic adjustments like exposure and before retouching skin or background. Clean sensor spots early so they don’t interfere with detailed editing.
A photographer or retoucher often cleans sensor artifacts before tasks like Soften Skin Tone to ensure a flawless look.
Regularly clean your camera sensor with a sensor cleaning kit or have it serviced. Use a blower to remove dust before shooting, especially in studio settings.
Keeping your camera sensor clean reduces the need for retouching later, saving time during editing.
Using the Clone Stamp Tool without matching the surrounding area can create unnatural spots or textures.
Always use the Spot Healing Brush or Healing Brush, which automatically matches textures and colors, for more natural results.
Studio photographers and retouchers do this before finalizing images for commercial or portrait work, ensuring no dust shows on clean backgrounds.
AI can automatically detect and remove some dust spots, but it’s not perfect. Manual touch-up is often still needed for precision.
Cleaning sensor spots targets tiny dust or lint on the sensor, while removing background distractions involves changing or removing elements in the scene, like a distracting background element.