Edge mending.

[casalj10]

Hi,

I am not sure what to call what i want to do. I have a photo that I want to use; but, it is physically too short. I need space below the image to put some text on the background. I have taken it into Photoshop and have made a background layer and then copied that layer and then moved that layer just enough to expose the area that needs adding to the bottom of the original. I have done this 4 times and now have the original with more space below the image. What I now need to do is smooth out the Area that I just added so that the lines are not so visible. What recommendations do you have.
Thanks, Joe

[Rob_Cullen · Accepted solution]

This is a job better done in Photoshop.

Quick and easy-  Use a large soft clone brush and clone from 'dappled' areas above the added area.

A selection and Gaussian Blur may then help also.

[Theresa J]

This kind of edit usually takes a combination of tools to the best job. I'd try the healing brush tool, possibly the patch tool (if you have a large enough area to patch from), clone stamp and a plain ole brush tool with the lighter color brush blend mode.

[Abambo]

Edit in Photoshop to add the additional background and save as TIFF; go back to LR to do what ever you need to do on that Tiff file.

If, however, you do not have access to PS (in case of LR 6), this could be more difficult to achieve. GIMP will do the job. Other photo-editing software will do it also.

[casalj10]

Thanks for all the help.I knew that there was a way to that.  I will transfer it back to Photoshop to do the work and then finish up in Lightroom, if it needs any more tweaking.

Joe

P.S. I still cannot find the 'correct answer' button.