Fix Perspective Photoshop Tutorial

Learn how to fix perspective distortions effectively and fast. This tutorial will teach you how to fix the perspective distortion caused when the camera is tilted.

Step 1

Begin by opening a distorted image into Photoshop. You should find that a lot of architectural photos are distorted. To open an image in Photoshop, go to File> Open, browse for the file, and click OK.

Step 2

To help us with correcting the perspective, we'll turn on a grid. This grid will help us identify how straight the lines are. To show the grid, you can press Ctrl+' or go to View> Show> Grid. Once you've done that, you should see a grid on your image. Don't worry, this grid won't show up when you save your photo. It's only visible in the workspace as a visual aid and has no impact on the photo.

Step 3

First, duplicate the layer by pressing Ctrl+J or going to Layer> Duplicate Layer. You should now have two layers. Why do we need a new layer when we can just work on one layer? Because it is always a good practice to keep a backup of the original image in its own layer when you want to go back and do something else. Most people leave their "Background" layer unedited and do all their editing on a duplicated copy of the layer.

Step 4

Now press Ctrl+T and the Transform tool should be activated. You can tell if it's activated when it shows a line box around the image with 8 squares (4 on corners, 4 on sides).