ABSTRACT
This chapter examines a few of the ways photographers can use Photoshop as their digital darkroom. Photomerge can mainly be used to stitch photographs together to create panoramic compositions. Photomerge feature in Photoshop has now evolved to become one of the best panorama stitchers out there. When the Blend Images Together option is selected Photomerge looks for the optimal borders between each image layer, color matches these layers and applies a layer mask. The Lens Correction options will in most cases help photographers achieve better panoramic images. The Vignette Removal applies exposure compensation to the edges of any images that have darkened corners. Auto-Blend Layers analyzes all the selected layers and masks the layers such that each area of the final composite is defined by a single portion from each individual layer. Another thing that’s new in Photoshop CS4 is that photographers can use Photomerge to successfully align and merge photographs that have been shot using a wide-angle lens.
