Stitching Photos Together for a Panoramic Effect Many image-editing programs, such as PhotoSuite, allow you to stitch several photos together to create a single, continuous image. If your particular image-editing program offers the capability to stitch or blend several photos together, you can achieve excellent results by following these guidelines: Overlapping subject matter Try to take and use photos that have an overlap in the subject matter. The manufacturers of PhotoSuite recommend that you use photos with at least 30 percent overlapping subject matter. In the stitching process, you’ll be aligning the areas with the overlapping subject matter. Size Make sure all the photos you’re planning on combining are the same size. Zoom level Remember to take all the pictures you plan to combine into a panorama using the same zoom level on your camera. Variation Keep in mind that there should be enough color variation to give the program a clue, just as you’d need if you were doing a jigsaw puzzle. The image- editing program needs to be able to figure out exactly where to splice your photos together. This works sort of like a jigsaw puzzle. It’s hard for a program to figure out how to piece together photos of a blue sky or open ocean. Artistically Layering Photos Most image-editing programs on the market today provide you with the capability to create dramatic photo collages by layering multiple photos and adjusting the transparency of the various layers. The color insert provides two striking examples of this technique. In those particular photographs, the artist created a dramatic silhouette effect using the cutting tools, described previously in the “Making a Cutout” section. Image-Editing Continues to Evolve It was only a few short years ago that virtually all the image-editing techniques described in this chapter were the exclusive domain of professional photographers and image-editing labs. Scanning technology has given us all the ability to repair, edit, enhance, and artistically combine our photos in our own homes with an investment of only a few hundred dollars. CHAPTER 10: Which Photo-Editing Tools Are Useful for Specific Tasks 199 10 Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. Scanning and image-editing technology continues to evolve, and software man- ufacturers continually introduce new and exciting features. A good way to keep up with what’s happening in this area, assuming you’ve now adopted it as your hobby, is to check the software reviews on the Amazon.com website. Since this website sells a wide range of image-editing programs, the company has every incentive to induce you to purchase an upgrade by keeping you abreast of the latest software innovations. Increasing Your Skill with Image-Editing Tools Chapters 15 through 17 of this book tell you how to use the image-editing tools discussed in this chapter to create professional-looking printed projects and Web layouts. As you continue to undertake scanning projects of increasing sophistication, your proficiency with the tools in this chapter will increase. In no time, you’ll be able to identify what’s needed to edit and enhance a particular scanned image properly with a single intuitive glance. 200 How to Do Everything with Your Scanner Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. Practical Uses for Your Scanner Part III Copyright 2001 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Click Here for Terms of Use. Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. Scanning Instant Images: JoyCam, i-Zone, and Other Polaroid Products Chapter 11 Copyright 2001 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Click Here for Terms of Use. Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. . program to figure out how to piece together photos of a blue sky or open ocean. Artistically Layering Photos Most image-editing programs on the market today provide you with the capability to create. image properly with a single intuitive glance. 200 How to Do Everything with Your Scanner Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. Practical Uses for Your Scanner Part. Stitching Photos Together for a Panoramic Effect Many image-editing programs, such as PhotoSuite, allow you to stitch several photos together to create a single, continuous image. If your particular