Elements11..how to combine 3 sunsets into one
May 13, 2013 05:36:34 #
I have taken three different shots of a sunset as the sun is going down and was wondering the best way to combine the three suns into one photo.
Could someone take me through the editing steps in how to do this.
The photo was taken over the sea so I want to keep one base photo and add the two other suns into it..I hope this makes sense.
Thank you
Could someone take me through the editing steps in how to do this.
The photo was taken over the sea so I want to keep one base photo and add the two other suns into it..I hope this makes sense.
Thank you
May 13, 2013 07:11:51 #
May 13, 2013 09:26:05 #
RicknJude wrote:
Why not post the pictures so people know what you want.?
Because I'm not really sure what I want !... Except I know I want to experiment with this tequnique of combining but don't know how!
May 13, 2013 09:55:38 #
Shine11 wrote:
I have taken three different shots of a sunset as the sun is going down and was wondering the best way to combine the three suns into one photo.
Could someone take me through the editing steps in how to do this.
The photo was taken over the sea so I want to keep one base photo and add the two other suns into it..I hope this makes sense.
Thank you
Could someone take me through the editing steps in how to do this.
The photo was taken over the sea so I want to keep one base photo and add the two other suns into it..I hope this makes sense.
Thank you
Very simplified, but:
Open a new document, then place each of the three photos on its own layer into that document.
Erase from the two top layers what you don't want to keep so that the bottom layer becomes visible there.
While you're working on one layer, click on the "eyes" beside the other two, so you can really see what happens to layer you're on.
EstherP
May 13, 2013 10:20:12 #
EstherP wrote:
Very simplified, but:
Open a new document, then place each of the three photos on its own layer into that document.
Erase from the two top layers what you don't want to keep so that the bottom layer becomes visible there.
While you're working on one layer, click on the "eyes" beside the other two, so you can really see what happens to layer you're on.
EstherP
Open a new document, then place each of the three photos on its own layer into that document.
Erase from the two top layers what you don't want to keep so that the bottom layer becomes visible there.
While you're working on one layer, click on the "eyes" beside the other two, so you can really see what happens to layer you're on.
EstherP
Yes yes yes ... That's the answer I was looking for ... Thank you I can follow that!!!
May 14, 2013 06:36:05 #
EstherP wrote:
Very simplified, but:
Open a new document, then place each of the three photos on its own layer into that document.
Erase from the two top layers what you don't want to keep so that the bottom layer becomes visible there.
While you're working on one layer, click on the "eyes" beside the other two, so you can really see what happens to layer you're on.
EstherP
Open a new document, then place each of the three photos on its own layer into that document.
Erase from the two top layers what you don't want to keep so that the bottom layer becomes visible there.
While you're working on one layer, click on the "eyes" beside the other two, so you can really see what happens to layer you're on.
EstherP
I believe Elements 11 has mask capabilities. Which allows undestructive editing on the layers. Painting on the white mask with black reveals what's beneath. Make a mistake, paint with white to undo.
May 14, 2013 10:37:22 #
May 14, 2013 10:42:56 #
donrosshill wrote:
I see that EsterP has come to the rescue, As usual.
I would say EsterP is really a 28 year old computer genius, but her explanations are always clear.
May 14, 2013 11:08:33 #
Fstop12 wrote:
I believe Elements 11 has mask capabilities. Which allows undestructive editing on the layers. Painting on the white mask with black reveals what's beneath. Make a mistake, paint with white to undo.
The goal in editing one's images and combining multiple layers,(images) together is learning how to do your edits non-destructively. Meaning while making the edits you aren't destroying pixels. I think Ester would agree with me that using the eraser tool is a destructive edit.
May 14, 2013 11:29:04 #
Fstop12 wrote:
The goal in editing one's images and combining multiple layers,(images) together is learning how to do your edits non-destructively. Meaning while making the edits you aren't destroying pixels. I think Ester would agree with me that using the eraser tool is a destructive edit.
I absolutely agree!
Although I must confess that I often use destructive methods on my photos - knowing that the "out-of-camera" images are safely stored on two separate external hard drives.
EstherP
May 14, 2013 11:33:38 #
jrb1213 wrote:
I would say EsterP is really a 28 year old computer genius, but her explanations are always clear.
Don't I wish!
I also wish you wouldn't give me so much credit!
All of this goes back to what my Dad once told me, when I was trying to memorize some formula for my homework in my last year of high school: Only memorize it well enough to be able to use it in your final exam. After that you only need to know how and where to find the information you need.
That, and some 25 years of genealogical research have helped me to find things. So, credit my Dad! (He's also the one who taught me the basics of photography).
EstherP
May 16, 2013 10:16:57 #
Esther you are one smart cookie and most helpful to all of us thank you. And many thanks to your Papa too.
EstherP wrote:
Don't I wish! br I also wish you wouldn't give me ... (show quote)
Oct 27, 2013 13:15:59 #
another approach is to learn how to do photomerge group photo. Lots of good tutorials on youtube
Oct 27, 2013 14:29:14 #
Try using 3 layers as Esther suggested, but instead of erasing what you don't want, setting the blending modes of the top 2 to lighten.
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