Graphics Programs Reference
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SCENE CLEANER
VS GROUP SHOT
With Scene Cleaner you
paint on the Final pho-
to to cover an unwant-
ed feature, or person,
that is not present in
the Source photo. You
can also paint on the
Source (just like Group
Shot) to bring over
something from there.
The ability to work back
and forth lets you have
exactly who or what
you want in the final
image.
Alignment tool
In some situation the auto-align system used by Scene Cleaner has a little trouble matching
the various source photos. This results in one or more photos being misaligned. To correct
this problem the Adobe guys included an Alignment Tool in the feature.
Once you have selected and placed the Final image (the one on the right) click on the Align-
ment Tool button in the Advanced Options section of the dialog. Now when you move your
cursor over the preview images you will see three cross hair markers. Click and drag the
markers to three picture parts that are common to both images. Next, click the Align Photos
button and Photoshop Elements will realign the source file to match the final image. If you
are still having trouble you can switch to another source file and repeat the procedure. This
manual process aligns the source files to the final image.
Our cameras are only capable of capturing a specific range of brightness from the light-
est part of the scene to the darkest areas. If the environment that we are photographing
contains a wider range than the camera is capable of recording, then some detail will be in-
evitably lost. Most photographers, when confronted by this situation, choose to ensure that
highlight details are retained and therefore it is the poor old shadows that lose out. But what
if it was possible to record a series of photos of the same scene but with different exposures
designed to capture shadows midtones and highlights and then blend the best parts from
each frame to produce a fully detailed composite?
Well dream no more! This is the exact scenario that the Adobe engineers were thinking of
when they created the Photomerge Exposure feature. Next time you are confronted with a
contrasty scene, simply capture three or more photos with varying exposure, from under
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