How to Blend Images- Help?

A
Posted By
azspecter
Jun 8, 2006
Views
295
Replies
1
Status
Closed
Hey guys-
I have 2 images here- one was shot with a ‘softer’ filer on the camera, the other not. The 1st one is a very light, soft looking image, while the 2nd one shows many colors and details. I am trying to take a piece of the 2nd image and blend it into the 1st one. How do I get the colors/softness to match up so it’s blended perfectly? I’d appreicate any/all help, Im under a tight deadline on this.
Thanks

MacBook Pro 16” Mockups 🔥

– in 4 materials (clay versions included)

– 12 scenes

– 48 MacBook Pro 16″ mockups

– 6000 x 4500 px

M
michaelJ
Jun 9, 2006
On 8 Jun 2006 13:29:39 -0700, wrote:

Hey guys-
I have 2 images here- one was shot with a ‘softer’ filer on the camera, the other not. The 1st one is a very light, soft looking image, while the 2nd one shows many colors and details. I am trying to take a piece of the 2nd image and blend it into the 1st one. How do I get the colors/softness to match up so it’s blended perfectly? I’d appreicate any/all help, Im under a tight deadline on this.
Thanks

You might be able to do this with blending modes. Are the two pictures absolutely identical in perspective (excluding color and luminosity information)? If so, you could take the 2nd image (the one with more color) and place it on a layer above the 1st picture (the softer one with less color). Then try changing the blending mode (at the top of the layers palette) to overlay or soft light. You could then play with the opacity of the top image to get just the right amount of blend.

Generally, doing this technique, you would want the image with MORE detail to be on the bottom layer though.

One great technique I’ve always used to add saturation/color to an otherwise very sharp but very desaturate and dull image is to open the image in PS, then duplicate the layer (you now have two identical layers). With the TOP duplicate layer selected, use the CTRL+U command to bring up your hue/saturation palette. Increase the saturation dramatically… something like +50 or maybe even a bit more… don’t worry about color artifacting on this layer, you’re going to get a lot of it but we’ll correct this. Now, do a guassian blur on the top image as well. you want to fuzz it up pretty well, probably just a little more than you think it should be. depending on image size, a setting of anywhere between about 2 or 5 works well for me. Now that you have your top layer very saturated and blured up, change the blend mode of that layer to soft light or overlay (experiment with each). Now you have an image with sharpness and detail but with much more color. Play around with and experiment with each of these steps and you should be able to get a very satisfactory result.

MJ

MacBook Pro 16” Mockups 🔥

– in 4 materials (clay versions included)

– 12 scenes

– 48 MacBook Pro 16″ mockups

– 6000 x 4500 px

Related Discussion Topics

Nice and short text about related topics in discussion sections