Need Help With A Photoshop Edit Step

Hello
I can't figure out how to complete a step in Photoshop and would appreciate a tip on how to do it.
This is what I'm trying to do:

For the image I'm working on, there are two wall hangings side by side in the background.
One is higher than the other and I can't do anything about that so, I decided to get rid of the one on the right and then center the one on the left.
In the full image, there is a person sitting below the two images and I want to center the single print above that person.

What I have done so far is, I have removed the print on the right.
I did this by selecting the print, went to edit and used fill and content aware.
That did a reasonable job and then I used the spot healing brush to clean things up.

Now what I want to do is, move the print on the left, more to the right.
I select the print and then use the content aware move tool.
It moves the print no problem but, when I drop it in place where I want to put it and click on the check mark,
there is distortion on areas of the frame or there will be part of the frame missing.
I've tried multiple times to try and get it to appear properly but, I can't.

I suspect I'm not using things right in Photoshop when attempting this as all the edits I've done so far on this image have been done on the "background" image.
I'm guessing I should be using layers or layer masks to achieve what I want but some of the other edits I've done, wouldn't work on a layer.

Below is a crop of the original full image showing the two prints.
The left print when moved, would take up about half the area where the right print currently is.
Hopefully this will help better visualize what I'm trying to do.

Sounds like adjusting the uneven print will be a hundred times easier, if that is acceptable.

Considering you are having a hard time working with layers, creating a gradient on the wall and blending it in is probably above your skill level.

This guy has posted a pile of beginner Ps videos lately.

https://photography-on-the.net …showthread.php?​p=18587214

If straightening the frame is acceptable, let us/me know and we/I can point you in the right direction.

Left Handed Brisket wrote in post #18588705
Sounds like adjusting the uneven print will be a hundred times easier, if that is acceptable.

Considering you are having a hard time working with layers, creating a gradient on the wall and blending it in is probably above your skill level.

This guy has posted a pile of beginner Ps videos lately.

https://photography-on-the.net …showthread.php?​p=18587214

If straightening the frame is acceptable, let us/me know and we/I can point you in the right direction.

If I understand what you are saying about straightening the frame, I do know how to do that in Photoshop using the crop/straighten tool.

Regarding working with layers, my skill level isn't the greatest but I can do some basic stuff using them.

Would using layers even be required for what I want to do with the prints?

I'm close to doing what I want to have done but can't figure out why the content aware move tool is giving me strange results.
I know that there are quite a few different ways of doing something in Photoshop to get an intended result and I just thought there would be a simple way of doing what I want to do.

I'll check out the link you provided.

Thanks

I would cut out both frames and put them on separate layers above the base layer. Looks like an easy selection.

Then I'd clone, heal, content aware fill (whatever works best for you) the wall into the area where the frames are. Don't need to go all the way, maybe 20% or so. Basically, erase most of the frames by copying the wall into them.

Then fix the frames layers as needed. Straighten, square, and nudge them into place.

Not sure I fully understand, but I did a quick 3 minute edit based on what I think you wanted. Apologies if this is incorrect.
Basically cut the right frame out completely, then masked/cut/pasted the existing background ABOVE frame on the right to have the same colour and tone
across where the right frame was.
Then selected the left frame, Lens correction to straighten the frame, then moved into position and applied the same mask/cut/paste methodology I used for
the right frame. Just used different portions of the wall on the left. Final content aware cleanup around and this is what I got.

Its not perfect, and definitely NOT a methodology, although I think the results are acceptable.

PS I'm using CS5

Redcrown wrote in post #18588912
I would cut out both frames and put them on separate layers above the base layer. Looks like an easy selection.

Then I'd clone, heal, content aware fill (whatever works best for you) the wall into the area where the frames are. Don't need to go all the way, maybe 20% or so. Basically, erase most of the frames by copying the wall into them.

Then fix the frames layers as needed. Straighten, square, and nudge them into place.

Butts wrote in post #18589050
Not sure I fully understand, but I did a quick 3 minute edit based on what I think you wanted. Apologies if this is incorrect.
Basically cut the right frame out completely, then masked/cut/pasted the existing background ABOVE frame on the right to have the same colour and tone
across where the right frame was.
Then selected the left frame, Lens correction to straighten the frame, then moved into position and applied the same mask/cut/paste methodology I used for
the right frame. Just used different portions of the wall on the left. Final content aware cleanup around and this is what I got.

Its not perfect, and definitely NOT a methodology, although I think the results are acceptable.

PS I'm using CS5

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Thank you both for your replies.
I'm going to look into what you both suggested and figure out how to do it.

The results Butts got is what I was wanting to get.

I did manage to figure out a round about way of doing what I wanted.
I opened the same image twice, then selected and copied the left print from one image and then positioned and pasted it where I wanted to on the second image.
Then did a mix of cloning and painting on the second image to get rid of overlapping frames and match colour etc.

The finished image was sort of ok but, wanted the result Butts got regarding same colour and tone.
My results for those were not the best.

Now that I have a few methods I can work with, I'll have to go back and see if I can do a better job.