Is there a way to add additional pixels to a photo?

[kurth99]

For example, let's say I have a blue sky but I feel as if it needs additional sky to balance the picture out.  Is there a way to copy a portion of the sky and then add it to the top off the photo?  This would then give the appearance of more sky above the subject and give the photo a longer vertical dimension.  I"m not sure where to find info on this so if anyone can steer me in the right direction I would appreciate it.

The photo I've included is one that I feel needs a little bit more black above the grass - perhaps one half of the existing amount.

Thanks,

-bluepowder

[JJMack]

It is versy easy to do that just add canvas and distort the sky to add more sky.

[kurth99]

Ok, thanks JJ!

[Barbara Ash]

Another way would be to enlarge the canvas. You can do that with the Crop tool or by choosing Image > Canvas Size.

Select the blank area and choose Edit > Fill, with Content Aware chosen in the dialog box. Depending on the image, you may need to repeat the process on areas that are not to your satisfaction.

[kurth99]

Thanks, Barbara!

[Barbara Ash]

You will need to click the padlock icon on the right side of the layer to unlock the layer before you can use content aware fill.

[kurth99]

Ok, thanks for your info.  I'll give that a try!

[Chuck Uebele]

A variation of JJ's method is to use content aware scale.

[Bojan Živković]

My $0.02. You can also use Edit > Content Aware Scale feature which will honor alpha channel to protect some parts of image from scaling.

[kurth99]

Thanks for the info, Bojan!