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1. Open the Merge to HDR tool (File> Automate> Merge to HDR). |
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2. Click Browse to select up to five images to be used for the photo montage then click Open. |
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3. Click OK and in the Manually Set EV window, apply the following properties:
Image 1: EV: 1 Image 2: EV: 2 Image 3: EV: 3 Image 4: EV: 4 Image 5: EV: 5 Click OK. If the OK button still does not activate after setting the properties for all the images, click the left arrow under the image thumbnail. |
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4. In the Merge to HDR window, set the Bit Depth to 8 Bit/Channel then click OK. |
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5. In the HDR Conversion window, leave the default settings with Exposure and Gamma as the method and click OK. |
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6. Use the Exposure tool (Image> Adjustments> Exposure) to apply the following properties:
Exposure: 0.00 Offset: -0.5000 Gamma: 1.00 |
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7. Invert the current layer (Ctrl+I). |
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8. Use the Hue/Saturation tool (Ctrl+U) to colorize the layer. These are the settings I've used for this step:
Hue: 36 Saturation: 25 Lightness: 0 |
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9. Duplicate the current layer (Ctrl+J) and change the blending mode of the new layer to Overlay. |
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10. With the new layer selected, use the Brightness/Contrast tool to increase the contrast and adjust the brightness. |
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11. Here's the result from this Photoshop technique. |
Grungy Photo Montage
Added: Jul 08, 2005 Level: Experienced Software:
Author: FotoFects
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