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We're going to build a poster that was inspired by the movie poster for The Notebook.
- Open photo to appear at the bottom of the 2-photo blend.
- Add canvas area above photo (where 2nd photo will appear), so go under the Image menu and choose Canvas Size.
- Check the Relative check box, then for Height enter 2.
- Click on the bottom-center square and choose white from the Canvas Extension Color drop-down menu, then click OK to add 2” of white space above the photo (as shown).
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Now you're going to remove the color from this image (you're not going to change to Grayscale mode--you're just going to remove the color while staying in RGB).
- Go under the Image menu, under Adjustments, and choose Desaturate.
- You can also use the keyboard shortcut Shift-Command-U (PC: Shift-Control-U).
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- Open the photo you want to blend with the original photo.
- Press Command-A (PC: Control-A) to select all.
- Choose the Move tool (V) and click-and-drag this photo onto your original document (the one with the photo of the boat in the river).
- Use the Move tool to position the photo at the top of the image (as shown).
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We need to remove the color from this photo as well, so press Shift Command-U (PC: Shift-Control-U) to desaturate the image.
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Now we're going to use a layer mask to blend the two photos.
- Go to the bottom of the Layers palette.
- Click on the second icon from the left to apply a layer mask to the top photo.
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- Now, select the Gradient tool (G).
- In the Options Bar, click on the little downward-facing triangle next to the gradient thumbnail to bring up the Gradient Picker.
- In the default set of gradients, click on the third gradient, the black-to-white gradient.
- Now, with the Gradient tool, click on the bottom edge of the top photo and drag upward about 1” to blend the two photos together. If you see a visible seam, you've dragged too far. Just press Command-Z (PC: Control-Z) to undo your gradient and try again, dragging a shorter distance.
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Now we'll add a tint to both photos using an adjustment layer.
- Click on the top layer's name in the Layers palette to make it active.
- Click on the Create New Adjustment Layer icon {it's the fourth icon from the left at the bottom of the Layers palette) and choose Solid Color from the pop-up menu.
- When the Color Picker appears, choose the color you'd like for your tint {we used R=223, G=166, 8=77) and then click OK. This adds a solid fill color that covers everything, so you'll need go to the Layers palette and change the layer blend mode of this adjustment layer from Normal to Color {to make it blend in with your photos).
- The color will be a bit too intense, so lower the Opacity of this adjustment layer to around 63%.
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Now that we have the tint in place, let's add some noise to make the two photos look more unified (plus it gives a bit of that grainy film look). We can't add the noise to the adjustment layer so we need to create a new blank layer at the top of the layer's stack; however, Photoshop won't let you apply the Noise filter to a blank layer, so we use this workaround.
- Click on the right-facing arrow at the top of the Layers palette and in the pop-up menu.
- Choose New Layer to bring up the New Layer dialog.
- Change the blend Mode from Normal to Overlay, which brings up a new option below the blend Mode pop-up menu.
- Turn on the checkbox for Fill with Overlay-Neutral Color (50% Gray) and click OK. This creates a new blank layer in Overlay mode that's filled with 50% gray, and although the layer's thumbnail looks gray, it appears completely transparent, in your image because it's in Overlay mode.
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- Next, go under the Filter menu, under Noise, and choose Add Noise.
- In the dialog, set the Amount to 4%.
- Choose Gaussian for Distribution.
- Turn on the Monochromatic checkbox at the bottom of the dialog. If you don't turn on Monochromatic, your noise will be made up of red, green, and blue dots.
- Now click OK and the Noise will be applied over your blended images.
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The final step is to add some type to your poster. The type for the fictitious movie title is set in the font Trajan Pro {which comes with Photoshop CS). The credits are set in Helvetica Condensed Bold and "This Spring" is set in Impact. Here's the final poster with the type added.
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