Cut it out

[qaxar]

I'm trying to start by opening two JPG pictures, set on tile Window mode, and click and drag one photo onto the other. I did this once and it worked OK. When I try again I can't get the click and drag to work. I'm using PSE7.
I'm really frustrated - can someone pklease help?

[dbarta]

I think you need to be in window , images, cascade not tile. It should for for you then.
Don

[Sepiana]

Hi,

Do you have the Move Tool selected? Also, the Tile mode should be OK.

[Diana]

Gosh, Qaxar, I've done that dozens of times and it works just fine. Have you tried closing Elements and restarting it, then trying it again?

Diana

[Diana]

Yeah, Sepiana might have something there.:) I just assumed you were using the Move tool.

Diana

[qaxar]

Thanks folks. Maybe I'll have to reinstall PSE. I've restarted PSE as well as the PC many times. I do have the move tool selected, and tried, as well, with other tools. All to no avail.
My old Dell Dimension PC is 7 years old now, and I have a new one on the way from Dell. In the meanwhile, perhaps I'll try just cutting out the object picture alone, then deal with the result, and the background image as PSE layers.

[Wendy]

Have you tried deleting the prefs file ???

That may sort it out ...

Wendy

[qaxar]

Well, I've had success with the approach of just cutting out the object without first connecting it to a background image. Then, I was able to combine that result with the background image using layers in PSE editor. That seems to work very well. It has the disadvantage of not being able to see the combined finished product while working with "Cut it out". On the other hand, the plus is being able to play with various backgrounds via the levels approach.

I must thank Robert Shuldenfrei for his suggestion as to how to remove eyeglass glare. Also Simenon for advising on the use of the "cut it out" program for handling the frilly hair. This is a picture of my 8 year old granddaughter, Emma. The hair is not so well done on the right side because of the very dark background in the oginal picture, but I'm happy with the overall result. I particularly like this shot because it's totally candid, and not the sort of response you get when you pose and say "cheese". The original, which I don't have any more, was even a poorer start than I can show here. It was taken without a flash, so it was originally very dark, with a very heavy incandescent orange hue.

I used PSE to clean up the lighting and color, and now have finalized it with the cut out and glasses glare removal.

If you're interested, I've attached a before and after picture.