By Susan Hobbs  ·  May 21st, 2007

Before the days of panoramic technology, if you wanted to show the big picture, you had to take multiple photos and then try to paste them together; let’s turn it around and reverse the process to create an eye-catching bulletin board effect.

By Wendy Williams  ·  May 4th, 2007

Here’s a great tutorial for combining two perfect objects: babies and flowers!

By Nancy Marti  ·  April 6th, 2007

I wanted to capture a fairy tale air to my niece’s homecoming photo to make it look like they were holding a memoir of their very special evening.

By William J. Meyer  ·  January 6th, 2007

Here’s how I fashioned dionaea muscipula britannia from a series of digital photos, eventually turning my friend into a hapless victim of a giant carnivorous plant!

By Chad Neuman  ·  August 31st, 2006

Combining certain elements of two photos can enhance the message you want to get across, whether it’s for an advertisement or a humorous mash-up for a digital art contest.

By Matt Kloskowski  ·  July 22nd, 2006

Recently at my cousin’s wedding, my grandmother wanted a picture with all her grandchildren. Luckily, we took two. In one photo, the star (grandma) was looking down–she would be mortified if that was the shot I went with.

By Wendy Williams  ·  May 21st, 2006

We all have those photographs where the person looks fine but the background isn’t great; here’s a way to add a simple, textured background to a portrait.

By Wendy Williams  ·  May 12th, 2006

When you have a Layer Mask add-on like the one found with Grant’s Tools (or our own), it’s quick and easy to blend two images together.

By Wendy Williams  ·  May 12th, 2006

The displacement map is a a wonderful tool inside Elements that lets you superimpose one image (like a texture or a flag) on parts of another.

By Linda Sattgast  ·  January 2nd, 2006

The collage technique can be as simple or as elaborate as you wish, but it does require some planning.

By Dave Cross  ·  January 2nd, 2006

Here’s an effective way to add a person (or object) into a photo, placing it behind other people (or things) in the image. The most important aspect of this technique is to make accurate selections of both the person and the location where you want that person to appear.

By Dave Cross  ·  September 1st, 2005

If there was ever a reason to shoot your photos at the highest possible quality, this is it: the option to turn one photo into a collage using a large and small version of the same image.

By Dave Huss  ·  May 1st, 2005

Build a crazy composite image that is literally out of this world.

By Larry Becker  ·  May 1st, 2005

Imagine a gorgeous family portrait that’s beautifully lit, with everyone’s hair in place, and no one blinking. Imagine a portrait that’s perfect except for that one person who didn’t smile. Then look at Liquify, a little-known, frequently abused special effect.

By Mark Clarkson  ·  April 1st, 2005

Great snapshots are often spoiled by distracting backgrounds. Let’s see how to use a clipping layer to quickly de-emphasize, and even completely replace, a troublesome background.