combining muliple images

Dear All,

I have taken 3 pics for an interior looking out (see the 2 attached) of the window and i want to know the best way to take the outside exposure and merge with the darker interior. Its not as simple as using the marquee as there are day curtains and a balcony into the mix, so I got worried...

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Sorry, if I got this confused but I take it you wanted the outside building (visible through the open patios door) to merge with the brighter interior?

Is this what you were looking for?

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yes - yes wow how did u do that?

I'd probably do it with blending modes and layer masks.

There are several ways to blend two or more images. For example, you can use the Apply Image command to convert one of the layers into a mask thumbnail that can then be used to hide or reveal portions of your image and blend them together.

Also, if you have Lightroom, the LR2/Enfuse plug-in is excellent. Check out the examples here: http://www.photographe​rs-toolbox.com/products/l​renfuse.php

For a pixel editor like Photoshop, Glenn Mitchell has an excellent tutorial on using a Luminosity Mask (note this is the same as using the Apply Image command, just a different path to arriving at the same point). The advantage of using a Luminosity mask is that it reduces the amount of painting on the mask by hand that needs to be done...that's a good idea if you don't have a tablet.

Note too that the tutorial is a bit outdated, the keystroke combination for a luminosity selection was changed in Photoshop CS4 from ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+~ to ALT+CTRL+2.

Its a bit wordy but worth the read. You can find the tutorial here: http://www.thelightsri​ghtstudio.com …dedExposuresRev​isited.pdf

It took me about a minute to do the following example. You can then use a Curves adjustment to tweak the blended exposures to your taste.

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syburn wrote in post #9143708
Dear All,

I have taken 3 pics for an interior looking out (see the 2 attached) of the window and i want to know the best way to take the outside exposure and merge with the darker interior. Its not as simple as using the marquee as there are day curtains and a balcony into the mix, so I got worried...

PixelMagic wrote in post #9144267
Note too that the tutorial is a bit outdated, the keystroke combination for a luminosity selection was changed in Photoshop CS4 from ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+~ to ALT+CTRL+2.

In PSCS3 (or PSCS4 with the UseOldShortcuts plugin ) it was Cmd+Opt+~
If you add shift (both in PSCS4 and earlier versions) you add to the selection.

I originally made the same mistake in my tutorial here:
https://photography-on-the.net …hp?t=362356&hig​hlight=raw

I have tried using the HDR Photomatix Pro to combine 3 bracketed images and Im very impressed so far. Has anybody else used this or other softwares? Not sure if I should just buy it or spend ages trailing loads of others.....

Photomatix is recommended by many so I'd go with that if you're happy.

Or if you're happy with the methods shown in the earlier posts, you can save some money.