Help!! with photoshop cs5

[hillbillyhavoc]

just got the program recently and cant figure out how to place an image on another. Basically what I am doing is trying to insert images and info on a layout for an advertisement. Any help would be nice. thanks

 

[bennielou]

Open your first image (or blank canvas). Then open the second image you want to place over that photo or canvas. Float the photos in the window.

Select the canvas, then click in the layers pallet for the second image. Drag and drop.

You may need to resize using Edit-Transform

It's that easy!

Have fun.

 

[MissCream]

I've been doing it wrong then. I just open up the main image then go to File, Place. :meh:

 

[GooniesNeverSayDie11]

You can open the second image, then press CTRL+A to select all, then hold down V (the move tool ) and drag up to the tab of the first image. Usually you have to hold it there a second before PS switches tabs. I believe if you hold the Shift key down while moving the layer around it will automatically line the layer up (if its duplicate images, say for a split ND filter effect with 2 different exposures ). The reason why I show you this way, is because when you are cutting out portions of the second image, its easy to just press "V" and drag. You can do the same once you place the layer, if you want to re-situate it. Just make sure you have the correct layer selected or you will start messing up other layers.

 

[bennielou]

That's the thing I love about PS. There is a zillion ways to skin the same cat.

 

[GooniesNeverSayDie11]

That's the thing I love about PS. There is a zillion ways to skin the same cat.

Exactly. And some ways work great for one image and not so great for others ( example: ColorRange tool for making a selection ) I do think its extremely beneficial to learn the basic hotkeys though ( which is kinda why I went the route I did ).