Adobe PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 2 - Using Layers for Image Editing; Layers Fundamentals

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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 2.0
User Guide
Keep the camera level Although Photomerge can
process slight rotations between pictures, a tilt of
more than a few degrees can result in errors when
automatically assembling the panorama. Using a
tripod with a rotating head helps maintain camera
alignment and viewpoint.
When photographing a panoramic scene from a
high place, the natural inclination is to keep the
horizon level in the viewfinder. However, this
actually produces a noticeable rotation between
images. Try using a tripod to keep the camera level
when taking photographs in this situation.
Stay in the same position Tr y not to change your
position as you take a series of photographs so the
pictures are from the same viewpoint. If you walk
to a new position while taking photographs, you’ll
likely disrupt the continuity of your images. Using
the optical viewfinder with the camera held close
to the eye helps keep the viewpoint consistent.
Or try using a tripod to keep the camera in the
same place.
Avoid using distortion lenses Lenses, such as fish-
eye lenses, that cause noticeable distortion to the
image can interfere with Photomerge.
Maintain the same exposure Avoid using the flash
in some pictures and not in others. The advanced
blending feature in Photomerge helps smooth out
different exposures, but extreme differences make
alignment difficult.
Creating a Photomerge composition
When you set up a Photomerge composition, you
identify your source files, and then the assembly of
the panorama is automatically done for you. Once
the panorama is complete, you can still make
changes to the placement of the individual photos,
if necessary.
The Photomerge dialog box helps you create
panoramic compositions. This dialog box
contains tools for manipulating the composition,
a lightbox for storing source images that are not
in use, a work area for assembling the compo-
sition, and options for viewing and editing the
composition.
To set up a new Photomerge composition:
1 Choose File > Create Photomerge.
2 Click the Browse button in the Photomerge
dialog box. Open files are automatically added to
the Source Files list.
3 Navigate to the source files and select the files
for your Photomerge composition.
4 Click Open to add the files to the Source Files
list in the Photomerge dialog box.
Yo u can add more files by clicking the Browse
button again and navigating to the source files.
Yo u can always remove a file from the Source Files
list by selecting the file and clicking the Remove
button.