Remove the Junk, Fix the Frame, Save the Shot: A Practical Photoshop Cleanup Workflow

Remove the Junk, Fix the Frame, Save the Shot: A Practical Photoshop Cleanup Workflow

Last week I was editing a product lifestyle shot for a client. Great light, good composition, lovely subject. Also: a stray power line cutting through the background, a random plastic bag near the bottom left, and framing so tight the subject looked like they were about to headbutt the edge of the frame. Classic. I’ve been in this situation more times than I’d like to admit. And while I have my go-to moves for cleanup, I’d been hearing a lot about the newer AI-assisted tools in Photoshop 2025 and honestly hadn’t given them a proper workout yet.