"Merging images using adobe photoshop"


*if you are looking for a quick way to combine two images into one good image, try the Auto-Align Layers in Adobe Photoshop.

1. Open Adobe Photoshop.
2. Open the two images you would like to combine.
3. Using the Move tool, drag one image into the other file.
4. Double-click each layer name in the Layers panel to give each layer a unique name.
5. Drag the thumbnails up or down, so that the top layer is the better image, but the bottom layer has a better expression on one or more of the subjects.
   Select both layers by clicking on one and then shift-clicking the other.
   
6. Choose Edit > Auto-Align Layers, and set Projection to Auto. (This allows Photoshop to align two rapid sequence photos, making it easy to remove the goofy expressions from the top layer and expose the better expression from the bottom layer). Click on OK.
7. While novice Photoshop users may choose to use the Eraser tool to carefully erase the girl’s face from the top layer, for the Intermediate to Advanced user, a Layer Mask is a much better solution. To use a Layer Mask, select the top layer, and choose Layer > Layer Mask > Reveal All.
8. Press the letter D on the keyboard to reset your colors to Black and White.
9. Use the Brush tool with a soft brush to paint away to the underlying layer, exposing the image underneath. Remember that you can easily decrease/increase the brush size by tapping the [ and ] keys on your keyboard.
   
10. If you remove too much of the top layer, just press the letter X on the keyboard to switch your colors so that White is on top, and paint back in pixels from the top layer.
11. When you are done, you’ll have created a much-improved composite image out of two images.
    

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