Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 3:59 pm Post subject: Combining two photos into one
Hi there, Im pretty new to photoshop and still learning the basics. I read an article somewhere saying you can expose a photo for the highlights and expose a photo for the shadows and then combine them in photoshop to achieve better detail in both areas. I can't find this article. I was hoping someone might have some suggestions or maybe even a walkthrough. I appreciate any help you all can give.
OK this is what i get for not actually looking in the help file ROFL.
From adobe help:
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To use the Merge To HDR command
Do one of the following:
(Photoshop) Choose File > Automate > Merge To HDR.
(Bridge) Select the images you want to use and choose Tools > Photoshop > Merge To HDR. Skip to step 3.
In the Merge To HDR dialog box, click Browse, browse to select the images, and click Open.
To remove an item, select it in the Merge To HDR dialog box and click Remove.
Note: If you want to add a folder of images or images that are open in Photoshop, choose Folder or Open Files from the Use menu.
(Optional) Select the Attempt To Automatically Align Source Images option if you held the camera in your hands when you photographed the multiple images.
Click OK.
A second Merge To HDR dialog box displays thumbnails of the images being used in the merged result, a preview of the merged result, a Bit Depth menu, and a slider for setting the white point preview.
If necessary, do one of the following to set the view options for the merged result preview:
Click the Minus or Plus buttons below the preview image to zoom out or zoom in.
Choose a view percentage or mode from the pop‑up menu below the preview image.
(Optional) Deselect or select the thumbnails in the Sources filmstrip to specify which images to use in the merged image.
Selecting the thumbnails in the Sources filmstrip
Choose a bit depth for the merged image from the Bit Depth menu.
Note: Be sure to choose 32 Bits/Channel if you want the merged image to store the entire dynamic range data of the HDR image.
Move the slider below the histogram to set the white point for previewing the merged image.
Important: If the merged image is being saved as a 32‑bits-per-channel image, moving the slider adjusts the image preview only. All the HDR image data remains intact in the 32‑bits-per-channel HDR image file. The preview adjustment is stored in the 32‑bits-per-channel HDR image file and applied whenever the file is opened in Photoshop. If you choose to save the merged image as an 8‑ or 16‑bits-per-channel image, moving the slider applies exposure edits to the image file. Any discarded image data will not be recoverable after the merged 8‑ or 16‑bits-per-channel image is created.
Click OK to create the merged image.
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