Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 3:40 pm Post subject: Need Help merging two images
I have a new problem that I just can't seem to solve. Since I am new to PS, I hope someone will explain how to perform two very simple tasks.
Recently, I wanted to photograph a scene that had a very wide contrast range. The range was beyond the camera's ability to obtain proper exposure in the shadows without blowing out the bright areas of the scene.
I had read that Photoshop has a capability to combine one image that recorded good detail in the highlights, with a second exposure that captured detail in the midtones and shadows. So, I put my camera on a tripod and took the two exposures while maintaining the position of my camera.
Using PS CS2 and my Windows PC, I would like to merge the two images using a layer mask to selectively include only the properly exposed portions of the images. The problem is I can't get started. The initial two steps are evading me, despite consulting all of my CS2 text references. The problem steps are:
1. How do I get both images on the PS screen at the same time; and
2. The first image I open in PS creates a Background layer. How do I get the second image to be a layer just above the Background layer?
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Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:01 pm Post subject:
I am no expert in PS, but...
Create a new file with the size and resolution you want. Then open each of the two photos. Now you have three files open. Using the move tool (V) drag each of the two images, one at a time to the new file. It should create three layers in the new file, the background and the two new images. Then you can use the eraser tool to erase the top image where its exposure is off letting the bottom image whose exposure is correct come through. I think that is how it is done.
Good luck and let me know if I know what I am toaking about -- Rory _________________ Rory D. Peters
Lightscape Photography
Redondo Beach, CA
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