How to make a panoramic image in PhotoshopCS3

Ever wanted to make a panoramic image in photoshopCS3, but didn't know how? Now here's an easy explanation of how to do it. The next part will teach you how to make it resemble an HDR photo.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• PhotoshopCS3
• 2 or more images to merge

1. 
    
   photomerge screenshot

   First, open up PhotoshopCS3. Then click on File>automate>Photo merge. Click on the screen shot to view more.

2. 
    
   Choose your files

   Next step is to choose two photos to use in the photo merge as well as choose what setting. I always just use "auto", since photoshop does a really wonderful job of merging the two images together. Of course it works better if you have to images that are the same color and horizon.

3. 
    
   the remaining image

   Step 3 is about combining the images together. This part may take a few minutes as all the images are combined and leveled. This does eat up a good chunk of CPU to do. After it's all done you can see remaining image. Please view the image to see more.

4. 
    
   preview of the crop

   Now that your images are combined and you have seen your final result..I am quite sure you do not like the original outcome, there are corrections that need to be made. First you will need to basically crop the image to get the desired result for your panoramic. Please view image for more info. (When cropping be sure width and height are clear so that you can control what you crop!!!)

5. 
    
   panoramic image after cropped

   Now let's take a look at the final photo merged image.

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   I hope this article has served you well and you put lots of use to it. I do put time and energy into each article. Good luck on your next panoramic!

Tips & Warnings

• When doing professionally merged images you must be sure both images are exposed correctly or else there will be a color difference among both. The idea of merging images is to make it into one image, not 2 or 3.

Resources

• RedBubble On the bayou

[Devero]

on 12/24/2008 Thanks for the guide, I never knew how to do this before.

[mosscampion]

on 12/24/2008 Great article. I would like to try more panoramic photography.