Merging two images

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Oct 30, 2003
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I shot an image twice on film on a tripod with different exposures. After scanning them, I want to merge them in PS to extend the dynamic range. My plan is to load them into separate layers, make sure they are precisely registered, make highlight area selections in one layer and shadow selection in another, and merge the two layers. Is this a good way, and are there tutorials on how to do this step by step? Thanks.
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nospam
Oct 30, 2003
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I shot an image twice on film on a tripod with different exposures. After scanning them, I want to merge them in PS to extend the dynamic range. My plan is to load them into separate layers, make sure they are precisely registered, make highlight area selections in one layer and shadow selection in another, and merge the two layers. Is this a good way, and are there tutorials on how to do this step by step? Thanks.

You can learn a lot by putting each image into its own layer, then try various layer blend modes. Look at the layer pallet and there is a rectangular button in the upper left corner. It allows you to blend the image with the one below it in various ways.

A lot of good work has been done to accomodate huge ranges of light in software (and PS), so you might want to check the literature. Surf looking for "HDRC".
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nospam
Oct 30, 2003
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(jjs) wrote:

A lot of good work has been done to accomodate huge ranges of light in software (and PS), so you might want to check the literature. Surf looking for "HDRC".

Following my own post – go here: http://WIND.WINONA.MSUS.EDU/~stafford/br/ It’s an early citation. You should look for later sites which include the free software.
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merger
Oct 31, 2003
jjs wrote:
In article ,
(jjs) wrote:

A lot of good work has been done to accomodate huge ranges of light in software (and PS), so you might want to check the literature. Surf looking for "HDRC".

Following my own post – go here: http://WIND.WINONA.MSUS.EDU/~stafford/br/ It’s an early citation. You should look for later sites which include the free software.

While googling produced lots of hdrc results, none is related to PS, including this link.
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JJS
Oct 31, 2003
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jjs wrote:

Following my own post – go here:
http://WIND.WINONA.MSUS.EDU/~stafford/br/
It’s an early citation. You should look for later sites which include
the
free software.

While googling produced lots of hdrc results, none is related to PS, including this link.

Then surf for PS solutions other than the ones we have already suggested (layers, blend-mode) and masking.

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