Merging two pics taken with one flash

[SamHunter]

So I was told some people have had success repositioning their flash between shots and merging the pictures later. So I went out and tried it tonight and it seems damn near impossible to merge later... any advice?

[PhotosGuy]

How comfortable are you with layers? Drag one shot into the other pic holding down the Shift key to keep the layers aligned. Add a Layer mask, click on the mask in the Layers Palette & Edit> Fill with black, & paint in the image, not the mask, with a white brush to just put the change where you want it.

Using masks to hide parts of the image.
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=82876

[SamHunter]

I tried that, but it still creates defined lines where the lighting is different

[DonJuanMair]

i actually tried this the once and could not get it right at all. no matter what i did, it didnt wor so im just going to wait until i get 2 more flashed

[SamHunter]

Here are my tries
1.
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j27/sam34gtr/Drew%20shoot/IMG1.jpg
2.
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j27/sam34gtr/Drew%20shoot/IMG2.jpg
3.
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j27/sam34gtr/Drew%20shoot/IMG3.jpg

[DonJuanMair]

it looks good to me, easier on a white car of course, did you do photosguy method on photoshop?

[silvrr]

Have you tried using a longer exposure and popping the flash off 2 or 3 times? May be easier than trying to line everything up and get it all even.