Healing (Lightroom)
The healing tool in Lightroom removes spots and distracting elements by replacing them with another piece of your photo. You have the modes Heal (blends texture and tone), Clone (copies exactly) and, more recently, an AI mode Remove that fills the gap intelligently. Ideal for sensor spots, blemishes or a bin in the frame.
You brush over what needs to go, and Lightroom picks a source area you can then drag to a better spot. For sensor dust turn on 'visualize spots' to find all the specks in one go. The AI Remove mode is strong for larger objects where no clean source area is at hand. Tip: work zoomed in at 100% so you can really judge the repaired edges properly.
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The presets on this site set these adjustments up for you as a starting point, which you then fine-tune to taste.