Distortion or perspective correction tutorial [Photoshop]

[phyllisk]

https://www.damiensymonds.net/2014/03/distortion-or-perspective-correction.html

1. I straightened the horizon by eyeballing it; is this the best starting point? (The line of the feet in the background was not accurate, nor were the lines on the building.) Shot at 20 mm.

2.  Using the scale, how to "stretch" the stubbiness of the people, namely the tall Nigerian guy to the right? I've pulled at the different handles with no result. Yes, I need more practice with this.

SOOR photo for reference:

 

[Damien Symonds]

What makes you say the lines on the building weren't accurate?

[phyllisk]

On 6/26/2025 at 2:01 PM, Damien Symonds said:

What makes you say the lines on the building weren't accurate?

I started over to refresh and follow the tutorial step-by-step. I entered "control T."  First, I rotated it slightly so that the horizontal brickwork was, in fact, horizontal:"

When I line up a building line, the one below the main subject's head: the lines higher on the building; the "horizon" at the spectators' feet; and the curb close to me are not straight.

OR, best to refer to your second example photo (I will try this now):

For the sake of the exercise, I used the Perspective and Skew functions to do this:

[Damien Symonds]

12 minutes ago, phyllisk said:

When I line up a building line, the one below the main subject's head: the lines higher on the building; the "horizon" at the spectators' feet; and the curb close to me are not straight.

Yes, your photo needs some perspective correction in both directions.

[phyllisk]

1 hour ago, Damien Symonds said:

Yes, your photo needs some perspective correction in both directions.