Sorry if this is obvious . . .

Yes, Andrew, the first step is to save each image to your hard drive in the same format and at the same resolution. To do something like this, I’d use either PSD or TIFF, to get the most flexibility from Elements. I’m not sure if you want to merge the images, as in a panorama, or if you just want to place both images into one picture, using feathering, opacity, etc., for blending and special effects.

If you’re creating a pano, try the Photomerge option of Elements.

If you want to do something fancier, create a new blank canvas and have it open on your desktop. Open each of the images you want to combine and either a) use the Move tool to drag each image onto the blank canvas, or b) select each image, copy it, and paste it onto the new canvas. Each one will open on its own layer and can then be moved around as you choose.

You also might want to check out this link I gave to someone yesterday who wanted to create a collage. What you want to do could be similar, and the other person apparently found this helpful – or is just too polite to say otherwise! 🙂

<http://www.soasoas.com/harryPotter/>