How do you do this?

If I knew what it was called I would have searched.

Can this be done with PSE 4?

Thank you.

http://www.joeybowman.​net/photos/1195361293_​37wV9-L.jpg

I've seen it referred to as multiplicity. Lots of how to's available thru google..
I don't know anything about pse 4 but you will need layers and masking..

Here's a couple good threads, as well as a tutorial...

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=684724

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=514472

http://www.dpchallenge​.com/tutorial.php?TUTO​RIAL_ID=68

Great. Thank you guys.

With Elements 4, you can use Layers, but there is not a "standard" layer mask, which can be very useful for this type of thing, and will show up in various tutorials and discussions.

I'm not sure if the add-on program Elements+ supports Elements 4, try finding that plug-in and checking it out.

Without that, there is a "work-around" for setting up a "mask" that will work for Elements -- you open a blank layer beneath each image layer above your background layer. You then select the image layer above one of the blank layers, then press Ctl and click the blank layer so that they are both selected with the top image layer "active". Then You will use the Layer->Group command (Ctl-G). The two should now be "linked" with the blank layer inserted a bit.

As is, the blank layer is "masking" the image layer, with white. Click on that mask layer and use the eraser tool to erase some of the white, and you should see that part of the image layer "revealed". Use the brush tool to paint over an erased/transparent part of the mask and you can "hide" the image layer in that part.

It's been a few years, but I believe I got that right -- play around with it and see if it works, or, hopefully, you can get Elements+, which adds Layer Mask funtionality!

tonylong wrote in post #13206566
With Elements 4, you can use Layers, but there is not a "standard" layer mask, which can be very useful for this type of thing, and will show up in various tutorials and discussions.

I'm not sure if the add-on program Elements+ supports Elements 4, try finding that plug-in and checking it out.

Without that, there is a "work-around" for setting up a "mask" that will work for Elements -- you open a blank layer beneath each image layer above your background layer. You then select the image layer above one of the blank layers, then press Ctl and click the blank layer so that they are both selected with the top image layer "active". Then You will use the Layer->Group command (Ctl-G). The two should now be "linked" with the blank layer inserted a bit.

As is, the blank layer is "masking" the image layer, with white. Click on that mask layer and use the eraser tool to erase some of the white, and you should see that part of the image layer "revealed". Use the brush tool to paint over an erased/transparent part of the mask and you can "hide" the image layer in that part.

It's been a few years, but I believe I got that right -- play around with it and see if it works, or, hopefully, you can get Elements+, which adds Layer Mask funtionality!

I'll give this a go for sure. Thank you.

can this be done on Lightroom 3?

kyballer14 wrote in post #13213783
can this be done on Lightroom 3?

No, Lightroom is not an app with a built-in "graphical manipulations" editor.

Recently, a Lightroom plug-in called "Perfect Layers" was released that would have some capabilities if you don't have an app like Elements, Photoshop, Gimp or another image editing app. I don't know how much Perfect Layers costs -- you'd have to do a search for it and learn about it. You may be better off springing for Elements.

tonylong wrote in post #13213809
You may be better off springing for Elements.

^^^ This