Photomerge - Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 for Photographers - page 386

Solution 2 - Shoot a single frame featuring the moving object so that, after stitching, the
object can be cut and pasted into position over the top of the completed panorama.
Solution 3 - Shoot two complete sequences of source images: one with the camera's ex-
posure system to suit the highlights of the scene and one with the settings adjusted for the
shadows. Try adjusting your camera to 2 stops under the camera setting for the highlight
picture and 2 stops over for the image in which the shadows are captured.
Before stitching, combine the individual images into a single document. Arrange the layers
so that the darkest picture is on top. Change the blend mode of the dark layer to Multiply
and open the Levels feature. Drag the black point Output slider to the center of the dialog
to add the highlight detail to the midtone and shadow areas of the layer beneath. Save
the combined image and then use the correctly exposed and detailed picture as one of the
source images used for creating the panorama.
Launch the Style Match
option from the
Enhance > Photomerge
menu in the Editor
workspace
Photomerge Style Match
The Style Match Photomerge option enables you to transfer the 'look and feel' of the process-
ing from one image to another. It does this by incorporating a series of sample images that
can be used as the basis for the transfer. The feature has its own workspace with previews of
both the Style and After image, an extra bin at the bottom of the screen, called the Style Bin,
to store the example photos, and a series of slider controls in the right pane to adjust the
effects of the styling.
Photoshop Elements ships with several example images already loaded into the Style bin, but
the feature also has the option to load your own pictures, providing a fast way to transfer
the overall processing 'look' of tone and color to other photos quickly and easily.
The slider controls play a key role in the success of the style matching process. With some
example images the styling changes are too strong when first applied and a little time spent
adjusting the effect allows for better fine-tuning.