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Dec 12, 2006
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Using Photoshop Elements

I’m new to Photoshop. Here’s what I want to do.

With previous film cameras I used a double exposure to create a photograph such as a Christmas tree with its ornaments properly exposed but also showing the lighting. Now, with a Canon Rebel, I can’t make double exposures.

I’ve taken several photographs of my decorated Christmas tree, externally lighted, with the tree lights off. I’ve taken other photographs with the external lighting off and the tree lights on. My expectation is to use Photoshop to combine two of these photographs to create an image similar to what I previously obtained by double exposure — to obtain a fnal image that shows the lighted Christmas tree.

How, in Photoshop, can I create one image that combines images from two other images? Seems this should be easy to do. I’ve searched Photoshop Help and various books, but haven’t found an answer.

Gordon
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Mike Russell
Dec 12, 2006
"Gordon Padwick" wrote in message
Using Photoshop Elements

I’m new to Photoshop. Here’s what I want to do.

With previous film cameras I used a double exposure to create a photograph such as a Christmas tree with its ornaments properly exposed but also showing the lighting. Now, with a Canon Rebel, I can’t make double exposures.

I’ve taken several photographs of my decorated Christmas tree, externally lighted, with the tree lights off. I’ve taken other photographs with the external lighting off and the tree lights on. My expectation is to use Photoshop to combine two of these photographs to create an image similar to
what I previously obtained by double exposure — to obtain a fnal image that
shows the lighted Christmas tree.

How, in Photoshop, can I create one image that combines images from two other images? Seems this should be easy to do. I’ve searched Photoshop Help
and various books, but haven’t found an answer.

Hi Gordon,

Add the bulb image on top of the externally lighted image as a new layer, use the move tool to align them as necessary. During alignment, set the transparency of the top layer to 50 percent, then set it back to 100 percent. Then set the mode of the top layer to screen – this will be very similar to a film based double exposure. Also try setting the mode of the top layer to lighten, which may give an interesting outline to the lighted bulbs where they are against a bright background.

Use curves to individually change the brightness and contrast of each layer – don’t hesitate to add saturation to the bulb layer, either using the Hue/Sat adjustment – one of the more interesting and less discussed adjustments in both Photoshop and Photoshop Elements.
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Mike Russell
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