Use sections between photos for poster optics(Photoshop CS2, 3, 4, 5)

              Clear, panorama photos are very impressive but also very laborintensive, especially when several individual snaps are to be merged and compiled. There are special software applications, but they are pretty expensive for occasional pictures.
               When compiling panorama photos on the computer, what is especially tedious is to balance out the inevitable differences in the brightness and color moods between individual photos. Insert these undesired properties instead of simply creative stylistic devices.
               Pictures that have been merged make the overlaps visible. Thus every image speaks for itself but is a part of the big picture at the same time. The effect definitely catches the eye of the viewer. A little trial and error and the montage can be made to look like a folded poster from a magazine.
PREPARE: What is important for a successful plan is a systematic process during photographic implementation as well as during the subsequent image editing. In an ideal situation, you should prepare a sketch of what you would like the final image to look like. The more structured your series of photos is, the more liberty you can take when assembling the montage later. The individual images should be shot using a tripod. Ensure an overlapping of approximately 30 percent. If you are taking a picture manually, increase the overlapping.

PHOTOGRAPH: Set a sharp auto-focus for the subject on the camera, and switch to the manual focussing mode. Aperture, lighting time and light sensitivity need to be set manually and this combination should be used for all images. Then photograph the subject in rows or columns. In order to ensure that they do not merge into each other, separate them at the end of every column or row manually or using an object before the tripod. It is thus easier to separate the photo series later.
ASSEMBLY ON PC: Create a new PSD document using ‘File | New’ or using [Ctrl]+[N]. Our sample montage may be 36 x 16 cm in case of a resolution of 300 dpi. Enter these values in the dialog and click ‘OK’. Divide the work surface into large image segments via ‘View | New Auxiliary Lines’. Our example comprises four rows and six columns. The segment size is 6 x 4 cm.
              The ‘Square’ selection tool can be used to drag a selection over the first segment. Then open the relevant individual image, copy it to clipboard with [Ctrl]+[A] and [Ctrl]+[C]. Then go back to the template and paste the image in the selection with [Shift]+[Ctrl]+[V]. The image does not get cut here but only selected and can be moved in the selection. A slight shift is necessary so that adjacent photos do not overlap. This gives the effect of a folded poster. Use the same procedure for all individual images. Grouping the levels helps in maintaining the clarity. For this, select all levels of a column and press [Ctrl]+[G].
              Now amplify the transitions. For this, give every segment a style of type ‘Hard shadow inside’ using the ‘fx’ symbol in the level pallet. After adjusting the opacity, you can save the settings with ‘New style’ and use them for various areas using the style pallet. As a further effect, you can use a tonal value correction for some elements. At the end of the image editing, you can carry out fine grinding of the subject. First, copy all levels comprising parts of the structure with [Ctrl]+[J] and sharpen them via ‘Filter | Sharpness Filter | Mask Blurred’. The effect - the building stands out from its surrounding. In order to increase the contrast, carry out tonal value correction again, but this time for the entire montage.