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 12/27/2005 11:13:56 AM · #1
If you take two shots from the exact same position, one exposed for the sky and one for the ground (say at sunset), what is the best way to "merge" the two so that you have a properly exposed photo on both areas?

nick
 12/27/2005 11:16:14 AM · #2
There is a tutorial about this. If you look at the top of your screen and go to learn then click on tutorials it should be the first one on your screen.
My pleasure,
-dan
 12/27/2005 11:17:25 AM · #3
Check out this link its a nice tutorial on how to do that
 12/27/2005 11:20:02 AM · #4
I actually have split ND filters, but was wondering about doing it in PS, I'll look for that DP tutorial

nick
 12/27/2005 11:30:20 AM · #5
Photoshop CS2 has this capability in it's Merge to HDR (File, Automate, Merge to HDR).
The acronym HDR stands for High Dynamic Range. In Adobe's implementation within Photoshop CS2 this is accomplished by using a series of photographs which one takes in the same manner as with previous blending techniques, and then using floating point 32 bit (per channel) math, merging these files automatically into one huge high dynamic range image.
 12/27/2005 11:45:35 AM · #6
open one. open the other - on it do a Cntr A Cntrl J (copy and dup the layer) - then holding hte SHIFT key drag the new layer ontop of the first image (shift centers it when you drop it).

then take the top one, make a mask for it and 'paint' with black or white to reveal the part of the lower image (BG layer in this case) that you want to show. When you get to the transition edge, adjsut the brush's opacity to feather things.

Like this (not a great edge transition)

12/27/2005 11:51:59 AM · #7
I am just startin to get into photoshop more intensly,
here is a great book, there are lots of books out there, and this one is amazing

Photoshop CS2 for digital photographers by Scott Kelby
 12/29/2005 08:39:27 PM · #8
I use a software called Photomatix.

You can find it at //www.hdrsoft.com/index.html

I use it for commercial real estate photography. It is easy to use and works great.

Message edited by author 2005-12-29 20:40:54.
 12/29/2005 08:50:40 PM · #9
Wow! That sounds way too useful :)
I've got to check if CS1 has the same option.

Thanks for the tip.

Originally posted by BradP:
Photoshop CS2 has this capability in it's Merge to HDR (File, Automate, Merge to HDR).
The acronym HDR stands for High Dynamic Range. In Adobe's implementation within Photoshop CS2 this is accomplished by using a series of photographs which one takes in the same manner as with previous blending techniques, and then using floating point 32 bit (per channel) math, merging these files automatically into one huge high dynamic range image.
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