Always on the Lookout.....
Uploaded: February 10, 2005 05:09:28
....for a great photo op! This is a self portrait I took of myself in the mirror.. then merged it with the picture of the Peggys Cove lighthouse using Paint Shop Pro 8.I was just having some fun today ;o)
OldShoe Photo May 12, 2005
I have been trying for YEARS to merge photos ... please tell me how you did this ... or possibly a tutorial on how to do so. #248297Rhonda Smith May 12, 2005
Hi Shelley ... I use a program called Paint Shop Pro 9, but any editing program that works with layers will do. I took the picture of myself and converted it to a layer ... then I erased most of the background from it so it was mostly just my head showing. I set the eraser to a soft edge so there'd be no hard edges. Then I copied this and pasted it onto the lighthouse picture as a new layer. I then took the opacity down to, I think, 30 or 40 ... not sure on that but just enough to make my pic kind of 'see through'. I don't know if that helps any but if you have any questions, feel free to email me . I'll help if I can. #1345189Michael McCook May 19, 2005
Cool picture, Rhonda. Congrats on making the news letter!! #1369895Rhonda Smith May 19, 2005
Thanks Michael.. I hadn't actually had time to read the newsletter yet so this was a pleasant surprise.. :o) #1369999Odelia June 08, 2005
That is incredible! I love how you put yourself in the clouds like that. Kind of like a self portrait of a self portrait. Cool. #1445386Rhonda Smith June 08, 2005
Thanks Odelia.. just acting silly and it paid off :O) #1447867Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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