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I found this photo of Ken Griffey Jr. from the Mariners' home opener:

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/7770/3444...253c3c938ao.jpg

and thought it would make a cool wallpaper, but I don't want that photography company's name there. I'm pretty handy with PS, but thought maybe someone else who is better with it could give it a go.

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No clone tool, no black fade.

1.) To cover the text, I copied (with the Marquee Tool) a part of the homeplate dirt that was similar to the dirt under the text.  Or at least as close to it as I could.  I then created a new layer, took the part that I copied and pasted it on the new layer, and then covered the text with the part that I copied.  (Ctrl + E) to merge the layers and then I used the Blur or Smudge tool to blend it in.

2.) The black or "shading" as you guys called it is a little trick that really just sharpens the color, and adds some 'smoothness' to the pic.  Once you have the pic the way you want it try these steps:

a. Duplicate the layer

b. On the duplicated layer, change the blending mode to Overlay

c. Go to Filter-Blur-Gaussian Blur (set the radius to 8 pixels)

d. Adjust the opacity and fill on the 'Overlay' layer to your liking

e. Merge (Ctrl+E) the layers

f. If you want to add depth, experiment with a black gradiant on the edges of the pic

Just FYI, Trues put up a Photoshop thread in the Creative Discussions forum.  If you guys (or anyone) has any questions, post them there and I'll be glad to help if I can.

*Edit -Here you can see the difference:

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