Person/Head Swap - CVHS Photography

When you take a group photo the chances of everyone looking good in the same photograph is a challenge.

Learning to swap people in a photograph can really come in handy.

Step 1:

Start with the Photo were most of the people looking

Pick a second photo you are going to use for the person swap

Step 2:

Pick the Lasso Tool
- Draw around the person and a lot of area around the person
  - You want to select MORE area then you need!

Not enough are is selected Right Amount Selected

Step 3:

Select the Move tool
Drag the person you selected onto the other photo

Step 4:

Pull down the Opacity of cut out person to about 50-60%
- You can now see both images now
- Move the image around until it is lined up as best as possible
  - If the photo is the wrong size
    - click Control T to adjust the size.

Step 5:

Pull the Opacity back to 100% when you finished lining up the two photos
On Layer 1 add a Layer mask (looks like a camera at the bottom of the layers pallet)

Select the Brush tool
Select Black color for the brush
Paint out areas which you do not want to remove
If you paint out to much, Flip your Color so white is on top and paint it back in
Flatten your image

Step 6

If you have areas that do not match or blend in
- Use the Lasso Tool or Clone stamp tool to fill in and fix