On Sunday 08 October 2006 21:34, Chet Gardiner wrote: > I did a photo shoot a while ago. I have the (large) jpg files of the > shoot. > > I do a "loop act", that is, I layer rhythm guitar, bass, counterpoint > 2nd guitar, lead guitar, vocals, etc. live, on the fly. > > In order to get the "one man band" concept across, I took a series of > photos of me playing 2 of my guitars, 3 of my basses and my Ukelele in > different outfits, etc. Bet noone ever did THAT before ( :-) ). > > They were all done against a solid white background. I want to put > together a "composite" (?) picture of all 6 of the pictures so that all > of me looks like a band against a different background. > > I don't have Photoshop nor do I have much experience with editing > photos. Does anyone know what I would have to do to strip the > backgrounds from the 6 photos (to create layers?). I think once I have > that I can combine the layers in one of the half dozen photo programs > I've downloaded and installed to try.
Hi Chet! I have had my best results with the GIMP on Linux. Blows the doors off of Photoshop. I understand the Windows version also rocks. Price is right, too. http://www.gimp.org/windows/ Links on that page to downloads for Windows, Mac, Unix etc. Also tutorials and documentation in a variety of languages. GIMP is kind of intuitive, and clearly supports layers. I think a green background may have been easier, but I think with all you are going to do you will get it done regardless. Old picture I restored in the GIMP http://www.pete-theisen.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=286&Itemid=46 Regards, Pete _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
