2 photos into 1

Robbo1969Robbo1969 Registered Users Posts: 9 Beginner grinner
edited November 25, 2012 in Technique
i am working on 2 pictures.one with the boy in football and then one in basketball he is the one to the right.i am wanting to make one picture but want it to look good can somebody help me in the way i need to do it please.

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  • Robbo1969Robbo1969 Registered Users Posts: 9 Beginner grinner
    edited November 24, 2012
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    Robbo1969 wrote: »
    i am working on 2 pictures.one with the boy in football and then one in basketball he is the one to the right.i am wanting to make one picture but want it to look good can somebody help me in the way i need to do it please.

    the other one
  • TonyCooperTonyCooper Registered Users Posts: 2,276 Major grins
    edited November 24, 2012
    You haven't stated the software program you have. Without knowing
    what you will working with, there's no way to provide any instructions.

    This was done in Elements 9.0, but could be done in other programs.

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/31vek5gt3fly8rx/combo.jpg

    Any number of changes can be made based on what program you
    will be working with.
    Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
    http://tonycooper.smugmug.com/
  • Robbo1969Robbo1969 Registered Users Posts: 9 Beginner grinner
    edited November 24, 2012
    sorry forgot that.i have elements 10.in the basketball one is it anyway to cut the 3 on the left out and put the football one in it and it look right??
  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,967 moderator
    edited November 25, 2012
    Robbo1969 wrote: »
    sorry forgot that.i have elements 10.in the basketball one is it anyway to cut the 3 on the left out and put the football one in it and it look right??
    I think you would be better off doing a diptych than trying to insert a copy of one figure into the other pic. Aside from the considerable work that it would take, neither background is appropriate for both sports.
  • TonyCooperTonyCooper Registered Users Posts: 2,276 Major grins
    edited November 25, 2012
    Robbo1969 wrote: »
    sorry forgot that.i have elements 10.in the basketball one is it anyway to cut the 3 on the left out and put the football one in it and it look right??

    If your intent is to create one photograph that includes both figures, the only
    way I can see to do it is to make a careful selection of each figure and drop
    out the entire background in each image. Then, create a neutral background
    and paste in the two figures. You can do this in Elements, but it requires some
    skill in creating a selection.

    It wouldn't be too difficult since there are defined edges to the figures and
    not a lot of wispy hair and such.

    The problem is that the two figures would not look right in one photo. Dropping
    the other three in the basketball photo omits the reason the single figure is in
    the position he's in.

    Personally, I'd go the route I showed you with two side-by-side photos on
    one page. That's simple in Elements. You might dress it up with some
    framing by creating a stroke around each photo.

    To create a side-by-side, open both images and create a blank page
    the width and height you want for the final product. With the blank
    page on the screen, drag one image from the Project bin to the blank
    page, right-click and Free Transform to the size you want on the blank
    page. Do the same for the other image. Flatten and save as a .jpg

    You could do the same thing with the photos top and bottom instead
    of left and righ. You can add text.
    Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
    http://tonycooper.smugmug.com/
  • Robbo1969Robbo1969 Registered Users Posts: 9 Beginner grinner
    edited November 25, 2012
    thank you!maybe i will try 2 other photos or maybe i can get a better one Tues.night.thank you again
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