Hope to try something new

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  1. Lyn

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    I have been having a go at the photography for a few months now but seem to be doing the same thing over and over.
    I would like to try something new.
    So obviously as I havn't got a clue I am going to need help again. [​IMG] :rolleyes:

    I would like to learn how to put something from one photo onto another photo.
    Say a person from one photo onto a group on another photo.
    Can someone please help me
    I have tried but can't do it. :confused:
    I normaly use paint shop.
     
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    Hi Lyn. I can`t really help you...but I`m pretty sure you need to use the `crop` tool. Actually.....I`d like to know the answer to that also. Cheers...freddy.
     
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    [​IMG] OK Peeps. Not the best at explaining these things but will have a go....

    Get both your photos up in Paintshop..

    Select the person you want to move.

    Select free hand selection tool from your tool bar.

    Enlarge the photo so that what you want to use fill your window.

    Very carefully go around the outline & join the two ends of your dotted line. You will probably have to do this a few times till you are satisfied with it..

    Go to edit

    Select cut.

    click on other photo so it is on top.

    Go to edit.

    Paste, "as a new layer."

    Then click on your move tool in the tool bar & position it where you want it.

    you can repeat this as many times as you like.

    When finished.

    go to layers & merge all to flatten.

    save.. or save as

    close both the photos. Tell the one you cut out that you do NOT want to save the changes & it will revert as before...

    Very basic instructions, but I went through the motions as I did it..

    Give it a try & see how you get on!.. It is practice & playing about that you learn most I think... ;) :D

    ;) BTW if you always do "save as" you will keep your original...!
     
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    Marley's put it in a nut shell. Her steps are more or less what I did to make our new year card.
    She was a bit squiffy and fell over a corgi shortly after this was taken
    [​IMG]
     
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    One other thing you could experiment with Lyn is to open both images at the same time and then use the clone brush to copy from one to the other. This can work well in some situations but would be a fiddle in others.
    Another option that works quite well if the subject you want to copy is against a fairly uniform background is to use the magic wand to select the background and the choose 'invert selection' to switch the selection to the subject, and then just copy and paste as Marley as explained.
     
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    I've only gone and done it. :D
    I can see I might just be having some fun with this.
    Thank you very much.
     
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