[t_hah]

I have a few images that are of the same "object" but at a slightly different view. But taken from about the same angle. It is acutally kind of like a mosaic, but taken at different times.

I would like to stitch these together, but cannot figure out a way in Photoshop to fix the individual images up. Because the images were taken days, even weeks away and not even at the same time of the day, they look different.

Some images have "bright spots" (from the sun reflection, hopefully that makes sense) in the middle, and somehave that on the bottom. How can I remove those bright spots with Photoshop? What would you do, to kind of adjust the images and get them looking about the same color levels, and brightness?
It is kind of like when you take a panoramic image by rotating your camera and then the sun affects the images differently.

I hope that I described my problem.
I have Photoshop CS.

Thanks,

t

[MaxPower]

Are you trying to stitch them together into one composite image? Are you trying to keep elements of the background? or are you going to try to just keep one background?

Assuming you'd like to keep one of hte backgrounds and make a composite of the main image, here's what I'd do:

I'd start by trying to lessen the bright spots by the dodge/burn tool. Then, I'd dump them all into a single document as different layers. THen, turn them all off except for 2. Make the top one either semi-transparent or change the layer display to difference. You can then move the layer until the object in the top photo is as close to matching the one in the bottom layer. Then change the layer display from difference back to normal. Turn on the next top layer, repeat until they are all oriented correctly.

Then you can use the erase tool (make the brush one that has a nice soft edge) on each layer to remove the unwanted bright spots.

The perspective lines of the object might need some retouching if the original photos were taken from slightly different vantage points.

One thing to do in your spare time is to learn quickmask. That is sooo nice for doing irregular adjustments to images. To give it a shot, just make a selection with either the marquee or lasso and then hit 'q' on the keyboard. The selection now becomes a red semitransparent layer you can now apply gradients, paintbrushes, filters, etc to. Then exit out of quickmask with a 'q' on the keyboard again. Voila! You have a selection that you couldn't dream of creating with a lasso or marquee alone.

This doesnt really get the wow factor until you are trying to change the brightness/contrast or hue of an irregular patch of an image. Approximate the shape of the irregularity in quickmask, and you can get really good results adjusting.

Now with Photoshop, you have like 10 different wasy of doing something. So if this helps, great! If not, remember there are 9 other options to tinker around with.

[t_hah]

Excellent and very informative answer. Thank you very much!

This is exactly what I was looking for.
I have created a new document and pasted all the image piaces in there as separate layers. Then I made them somewhat transparent and lined them up. Bu then I still had the bad exposure problem, which the dodge and burn tools fixed.

After you mentioned thoese tools I read up on them, and now I kind of understand what they do and I am impressed.

Thank you once again,

t

[xMetal]

you might look into the Match Color command, which was made specifically to address this basic issue.

http://www.adobe.com/products/photos...tures.html#nf2