Straightening Photos using Photoshop

Two Minute Tip

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In this tutorial I demonstrate two different methods you can use to straighten a photo using the ruler tool in Photoshop.

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By Nicole S. Young| 2016-12-18T17:01:13+00:00 March 16th, 2011|5 Comments

About the Author: Nicole S. Young

My name is Nicole and I'm a photographer, author, & educator living in Portland, Oregon, USA. When I'm not making photos I'm writing books and tutorials for my online store, Learn more about me and my story here.

5 Comments

Cherylann Collins March 16, 2011 at 9:22 am - Reply

Wow! So easy, thanks!
Michael Sharman March 16, 2011 at 2:03 pm - Reply

Nice, I didn’t know the CS5 method. Thanks :)
Charles Greever March 16, 2011 at 3:12 pm - Reply

Really great tip. I also really like the Two Minute concept, really just within my attention span,

Lightroom 3 has a really great tool that does the same thing. Go into the Crop and Straighten tool. While holding the command key on a Mac(not sure of the Windows key) you can draw a line on whatever you want to be straight in the photo, in your case the horizon. LR will rotate and set the crop for you.
Todd March 20, 2011 at 11:04 am - Reply

great tip – thanks for sharing
Marisa March 30, 2011 at 4:27 pm - Reply

Good to know I was doing it “right” intuitively. But that CS5 method? Snap. That’s where it’s at. Amazing. Thanks for sharing!