How do I combine two photos

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Nathan Gutman
Jul 1, 2004
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I had a situation where the difference between the highlights and the shadows was very large.
I took two shots, one exposed for the shadows and the other exposed for the highlights.
I understand that PS can combine them but I am very new to it. How do I do that?

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Phil Rose
Jul 1, 2004
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Nathan Gutman wrote:

I had a situation where the difference between the highlights and the shadows was very large.
I took two shots, one exposed for the shadows and the other exposed for the highlights.
I understand that PS can combine them but I am very new to it. How do I do that?

Read this:
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/digital-blending .shtml

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Hecate
Jul 2, 2004
On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 12:42:31 -0400, Nathan Gutman
wrote:

I had a situation where the difference between the highlights and the shadows was very large.
I took two shots, one exposed for the shadows and the other exposed for the highlights.
I understand that PS can combine them but I am very new to it. How do I do that?

Open first image, then second image. Move second onto first image so they are in one file. Invert image on top layer and set opacity to 50%. Where the two images are misaligned you’ll see what looks like an embossed effect. Use the move tool to move the top image (and the arrow keys when you get close to nudge pixel by pixel) until the "emboss" disappears. The two are now aligned (not perfectly, but usually good enough).



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BN
Brooklyn NYC USA
Jul 2, 2004
You can also use the heal tool to remove any noticeable line between the two images.

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On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 12:42:31 -0400, Nathan Gutman
wrote:

I had a situation where the difference between the highlights and the shadows was very large.
I took two shots, one exposed for the shadows and the other exposed for the highlights.
I understand that PS can combine them but I am very new to it. How do I do that?

Open first image, then second image. Move second onto first image so they are in one file. Invert image on top layer and set opacity to 50%. Where the two images are misaligned you’ll see what looks like an embossed effect. Use the move tool to move the top image (and the arrow keys when you get close to nudge pixel by pixel) until the "emboss" disappears. The two are now aligned (not perfectly, but usually good enough).



Hecate

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Nathan Gutman
Jul 2, 2004
Thanks, I looked at all and learned a lot. Now I am going to try it. On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 12:42:31 -0400, Nathan Gutman
wrote:

I had a situation where the difference between the highlights and the shadows was very large.
I took two shots, one exposed for the shadows and the other exposed for the highlights.
I understand that PS can combine them but I am very new to it. How do I do that?
HL
Harry Limey
Jul 2, 2004
If you have the CS version! you could try the Highlights & Shadows adjustment, a pretty amazing tool – I think it is new to CS!

"Nathan Gutman" wrote in message
I had a situation where the difference between the highlights and the shadows was very large.
I took two shots, one exposed for the shadows and the other exposed for the highlights.
I understand that PS can combine them but I am very new to it. How do I do that?
H
Hecate
Jul 3, 2004
On Fri, 2 Jul 2004 16:52:26 +0100, "Harry Limey" wrote:

If you have the CS version! you could try the Highlights & Shadows adjustment, a pretty amazing tool – I think it is new to CS!
And it’s useful but doesn’t compensate for large variations nor, like all the PS tools that [pretend to be instant answers, does it give anything better than fairly good results. You can use it as a starting point – then you need to work on the image.



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