Dates on Pictures

[abm234]

What is the best way to get rid of the red dates that used to be printed onto our pictures? My current technique is to just cover it up with a flower! Lol!

 

[rach3975]

I think that depends on the photo. If it was against a uniform background (grass, carpet, a shirt, etc), you can use one of the healing brushes or the patch tool set to content aware fill (in Photoshop). But if it stretches across a more complex part of the background, you may want to stick to the flowers!

 

[MommaTrish]

I generally just crop them off or stick an element over them.

 

[abm234]

Thanks guys! On the ones I'm working on now the date is across a complex part of the background so maybe I'll just stick to my flowers! I thought maybe there was an easy way. Why did we think those dates were a good idea?

 

[lorryfach]

Layer another photo over it, or a journal card, or tag. Or the flowers are fine! I like that we know what dates the photos were taken on even before digital/metadata was possible, but it's too bad they didn't put it in a frame or something instead of on the photo. Live and learn!