One side of the photo is obscured by a dark, blurry area. This is caused by the photographer's finger partially covering the lens while taking the photo.CropTo trim the outer area of a picture. the picture so that the dark area is cut out of the picture. If needed, you can then resize the picture to its original size.Paint over the dark area using the clone brushA touchup brush that copies one part of the picture onto another part of the same picture.. The clone brush lets you paint over an area using the color and texture of another part of your picture, such as the sky or surrounding area.

For suggestions on how to take better photographs, see the Companion Guide and the MSN Photos Web site.

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Available in Picture It! Express
Available in Picture It! Photo
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