Make the most of the Harmonization Filter
Match the look of two photos for perfect composites with this powerful Neural Filter
With over a decade as a writer and photographer behind him, James knows exactly which Photoshop and Lightroom tools and techniques matter most.
If you want to make a composite from two or more images, there are two stages to carry out. First, there’s the task of cutting out and piecing the images together. Second, there’s the challenge of making the images look like they belong together.
The first stage has been made much less arduous in recent editions of Photoshop, with commands like Select Subject and Remove Background. Now the second stage has become easier, too, thanks to the new Harmonization Filter. It matches the colours, tones and feel of one layer with another, analysing the content of your image using artificial intelligence and making changes based on what it finds. All you need to do is cut out an object or person and place it on a different background, then run the filter on the cut-out to harmonise it with the underlying image.