How to Actually Remove Tourists and Distractions from Travel Photos (A Photoshop and Field Strategy Guide)

How to Actually Remove Tourists and Distractions from Travel Photos (A Photoshop and Field Strategy Guide)

I spent a long time thinking that tourist removal was purely a post-production problem. Set up the tripod, shoot the famous landmark, then spend an hour cloning out strangers in Photoshop. After 15 years of commercial work, I know better now, but I still catch myself skipping the field discipline and paying for it at the computer. That habit got challenged pretty directly when I watched Scott Kelby walk through his approach in this KelbyOne tutorial.