Blending Help

[chrisjames105]

So based on the attached photo... I want to blend these two pictures, picture of band members with paper texture, and I want it to blend nicely in the middle. Im assuming opacity has something to do with this process but I cannot for the life of me get a good blend. Id like the two pictures to look like they flow right into each other. Any ideas gurus?

 

[Inkz]

Try having the texture above and set to overlay and reduce opacity...

 

[iDad]

The area between man and woman on her left side is too dark it's going to make it look funky

 

[chrisjames105]

For whatever reason overlay makes it basically disappear even at 100% opacity

 

[chrisjames105]

Its a really crappy photo that someone took with a not so good camera. Its all I have to work with right now for them.

 

[iDad]

Try numerous blending modes but I think the black area is not going to look right, you could select around those areas the black area where the shirts meet and keep that from the blend

 

[ibclare]

As others have said, this is a really tough photo for the effect you want to make. I played with it a bit and got this. No idea if it's anything like what you want. But I don't think you're going to get a decent blend with as Paul said, all the black, not to mention the range of light and dark.