How to put Pieces of images in one picture?

[brandon.roeder]

i have 3 pictures of myslef in different places on my coach.

I want to make it seem like im sitting next to myself on the coach

is there a simple way to do this?

combine 3 images together to make on image

[BoltBait]

This tutorial will get you started:

viewtopic.php?f=15&t=4841

Add each picture on its own layer.

Don't forget to feather each layer.

[brandon.roeder]

thanks

im happy with it.

needs work tho

[BoltBait]

Needs more feather.

[Curmudgeon]

yes, more feather

and a haircut (joking)

[brandon.roeder]

yeah i thought that too.

i did it really fast.

ill prolly do it over again sometime later tonight.

Thanks for the tips tho.

oh and just realized the pic was huge.

sorry about that

lol im getting a haircut tomorrow! haha

[Crazy Man Dan]

You know, if the camera was in a stationary position (like on a tripod) when all three were took, with the exception of the area around your hair on the right (being in front of your arm), you could just cut out the requisite sections of each to preserve the divots of the couch you made while sitting.

You'd have to do a little manual erasing around your hair in the third picture, so your arm showed up properly behind it, but it would look more natural with the dents in the couch.

If you understand what I mean, I'd give it a shot. If you're not sure, you could post links to the three originals and I could show you what I mean and send over the layered PDN file.

Cheers!

[RyuinfinityPDN]

It has enough feather in my opinion but the cutout is way too rough. 5/10.

[Simon Brown]

It has enough feather in my opinion but the cutout is way too rough

I thought the whole purpose of feather was to prevent the cutout from looking rough. :?

[LFC4EVER]

It has enough feather in my opinion but the cutout is way too rough

I thought the whole purpose of feather was to prevent the cutout from looking rough. :?

Yes it is, but he meant rough as in the shape of the cut-out isn't good.

[Simon Brown]

I recommend following CMD's instructions. I also advise the following when using split-screen:

• [*:22rjpnt7]Only use artificial light.
  [*:22rjpnt7]Use the camera's remote control to take the photographs if possible.

[brandon.roeder]

yeah i agree

the cutout is plain awful.

im gonna try what CMD suggested.

ill post the result in a minute

and i lost the remote

so i have to be really careful not to mess up the tripod

Edit: it worked great. except for the pic on the far right.

when i sat on the coach the lighting was reflected differently. any quick was to match up the colors?

[Crazy Man Dan]

When you do the cut out, try following the breaks between the cushions to hide the line as much as possible, then use a little Brightness/Contrast on the layer. Note that this will change the color of the wall as well, so you'll have to match both up. If it's becoming too difficult to match both up, you can use the eraser to remove the wall behind it, letting image 2 (the one of you standing behind the couch, though from the looks of the cut out lines it's actually your background layer) take care of the wall color.

When in doubt, erase a lot of stuff!

[brandon.roeder]

lol erasing does help a lot :!:

i erased the crease and replaced it with the one in the background.

i think it looks pretty nice

[LFC4EVER]

A huge improvement!! Excellently done! :wink:

[brandon.roeder]

thanks!

you guys are really helpful

ive had pdn for about 6 months and have learned a lot.

hopefully ill have a lot of time this summer to experiment more w/ it.

[Simon Brown]

That is a huge improvement in my opinion, but try changing the white balance.

[brandon.roeder]

any suggestions on settings for the white balance?