combining to pictures in photoshop seamlessly
Nov 18, 2015 10:43:03 #
im trying to move one picture ontop of the other so i can use the sky from one picture and keep the rest of the other picture...
is there an option that will allow me to get the pictures to line up perfectly? and know that they are perfectly aligned?
right now i am using my eye...
is there an option that will allow me to get the pictures to line up perfectly? and know that they are perfectly aligned?
right now i am using my eye...
Nov 18, 2015 11:10:17 #
E wrote:
im trying to move one picture ontop of the other so i can use the sky from one picture and keep the rest of the other picture...
is there an option that will allow me to get the pictures to line up perfectly? and know that they are perfectly aligned?
right now i am using my eye...
is there an option that will allow me to get the pictures to line up perfectly? and know that they are perfectly aligned?
right now i am using my eye...
Photoshop has "photomerge" that is used to make "pan" pictures. I would try that. David
Nov 18, 2015 11:23:05 #
One way would be to select both picture files and drag onto the Photoshop icon. PS will open each individually: one open in front the other open in the background. Now select the move tool, move cursor over any part of the background image, drag onto the front open image. PS will put the background file on a separate layer. It might be a good idea to enlarge the canvas of the top open file first so to have some wiggle room. Now you can operate on each layer to get the result you want.
Nov 18, 2015 12:03:37 #
thank you. sounds more complicated than i thought. id like to try the photo merge option. where is the option located? thank you
Nov 18, 2015 12:15:18 #
Your question is more about extruding an element out of a capture in order to create a composite.
One solution:
- Make a background copy (or rename/unlock the background)
- rename that whatever - for convenience sake I will call that 'Ground')
- Erase the sky out of the ground layer (selection ~ cut)
- open the image you want to use for the sky (named it Sky)
- Drag sky layer under ground layer
- Adjust the sky layer in order to prevent any stray element to interfere with the ground layer
This method is easy if it was not for the selection process that can be difficult if the skyline is complex.
Note that instead of erasing the sky out of the ground layer you can use a mask for the same effect. Advantage is that can always adjust the mask.
One solution:
- Make a background copy (or rename/unlock the background)
- rename that whatever - for convenience sake I will call that 'Ground')
- Erase the sky out of the ground layer (selection ~ cut)
- open the image you want to use for the sky (named it Sky)
- Drag sky layer under ground layer
- Adjust the sky layer in order to prevent any stray element to interfere with the ground layer
This method is easy if it was not for the selection process that can be difficult if the skyline is complex.
Note that instead of erasing the sky out of the ground layer you can use a mask for the same effect. Advantage is that can always adjust the mask.
Nov 18, 2015 12:17:20 #
E wrote:
thank you. sounds more complicated than i thought. id like to try the photo merge option. where is the option located? thank you
It will not work.
It is located under file, automate, photomerge, use reposition (last option) do not use blend
Nov 19, 2015 08:33:16 #
E wrote:
im trying to move one picture ontop of the other so i can use the sky from one picture and keep the rest of the other picture...
is there an option that will allow me to get the pictures to line up perfectly? and know that they are perfectly aligned?
right now i am using my eye...
is there an option that will allow me to get the pictures to line up perfectly? and know that they are perfectly aligned?
right now i am using my eye...
I use Photoshop Elements, and hope I am safe assuming that Photoshop has the same "feature" (If not, you know what "assume" does to both of us...).
OK, open the first picture, then drag and drop the second one on top of it, so that the two photos are on two different layers.
With the top layer selected, from the blending modes at the top of the layers panel (default is Normal), select either Difference or Exclusion.
There, now you can see the bottom picture through the top one.
Use the Move Tool to move the top image around to the best location.
Once you're happy with that, erase or brush out the part of the top layer you do not want.
If you'd like more information, download the Photoshop manual. You can read about the blending modes on pages 242 - 246.
http://helpx.adobe.com/pdf/photoshop_reference.pdf
Nov 19, 2015 09:08:28 #
E wrote:
im trying to move one picture ontop of the other so i can use the sky from one picture and keep the rest of the other picture...
is there an option that will allow me to get the pictures to line up perfectly? and know that they are perfectly aligned?
right now i am using my eye...
is there an option that will allow me to get the pictures to line up perfectly? and know that they are perfectly aligned?
right now i am using my eye...
Put both pictures into Photoshop as layers.
Select both layers.
Edit>Auto Align Layers
Nov 19, 2015 09:30:33 #
DirtFarmer wrote:
Put both pictures into Photoshop as layers.
Select both layers.
Edit>Auto Align Layers
Select both layers.
Edit>Auto Align Layers
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Nov 19, 2015 09:32:45 #
If you intend on doing this any amount of times to different images in the future, On1 photo suite is very fast and much, much, more better at this than Photoshop. The layers module is designed just for this.
Nov 19, 2015 09:36:04 #
Morning Star wrote:
OK, open the first picture, then drag and drop the... (show quote)
Additionally, I found this tutorial:
http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-editing/replace-sky/
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