How To Put Two Pictures Together to Make One: A Tutorial for PC, Android & iPhone

Sometimes you are out there shooting, and you get a good shot, and then you wait a second and get another good shot. The same goes for your product photos. Later on, you look at the photos and wonder which one you want to use. The thing is, you do not need to limit your choices to just one. It can be both, and you'll learn in this article about how to put two pictures together to make one using different tools and devices.

Part 1. How to Put Two Pictures Together to Make One on iPhone

If you have an iPhone and want to put two pictures together to make one for your collage, it is pretty simple.

• Step 1.First, you need to make a shortcut, so open the Shortcuts app, tap Shortcuts in the bottom left, and then tap the plus icon in the top right to make a new shortcut.

  
  

  Tap New Shortcut.

  
  

  Then, tap Rename, and choose a name for it, such as Combine or Merge photos.

  
  

  Tap Search Actions, tap Search at the top, type in Photos, then choose the Select Photos option.

  
  

  Next, tap the blue arrow on the right and enable Select Multiple.

  
  

  Tap Search again and type Combine and select Combine Images.

  
  

  Then, choose how the photos will be combined. If you select Horizontal, the images will be placed side by side.

  
  

  Next, type in Save in the search and choose Save to Photo Album. After that, tap Done in the top right.

  
  

  Now, hold your finger on the newly created shortcut, tap Details, and tap Add to Home Screen.

  
  

  Tap Add in the top right to place it on your home screen. When you tap the shortcut, your photos appear, and you can choose to put two pictures together to make one.

  
  

  Select your photos and tap Add in the top right. The shortcut runs, and when you open your Photos app, the images are combined. It is that simple.

  

Part 2. How to Put Two Pictures Together to Make One on Android

The process of putting two pictures together to make one on an Android is even simpler than on an iPhone. Almost all Android phones come with the default Google Photos app, and if you don't have it, just download it from the Play Store.

Then, do these steps:

• Step 1.Open the Photos app and tap Create in the bottom menu.

  
  

  Now, tap Collage to select it.

  

• Step 2.In the next window, you will see the + sign to upload two photos from your Android's gallery. Tap each one to upload.

  
  

  After uploading, you can use your fingers to play around with the zoom in or zoom out to save the pictures in that orientation. You can also select the vertical, horizontal, and any other way you want your two pictures to look. Then, tap Save.

  

• Step 3.There's an Edit menu below as well, which you can use to add enhancements to your new combined photo.

  
  

  You can also use tools under the Action sub-menu to blur, crop, or erase any details in the combined picture.

  

• Step 4.When all is done, your two pictures will show together as one in your Android's default library, and you can also tap Share to share on different platforms directly.

  

Part 3. How to Put Two Pictures Together to Make One Online

You can also put two pictures together to make one online, and there are plenty of free tools that make the process simple. These online platforms let you upload both pictures, and they automatically merge them for you at no cost. You can choose whether the photos are merged horizontally or vertically, or let the tool adjust the sizes automatically.

Many of these online editors also include trimming tools, rotation options, mirror reflection settings, and size optimization features for each uploaded image, so the final result is more of a natural merge. You can select different download qualities and formats, such as JPG, PNG, and others, and you can even extract metadata if needed.

There are many online examples you can use. Canva lets you combine images easily, Adobe Photoshop provides an online version with the same feature, and Clipfly allows you to merge pictures while also using text prompts to refine the final output. These online tools only ask you to sign in, upload two photos, and provide you with quick results without installing anything on your device.

Part 4. How to Put Two Pictures Together to Make One on a Computer

If you have a Windows or Mac laptop and want to combine two captured shorts to make one, you can do this in Photoshop with a few easy steps. Here's how:

Step 1. Combine Two Photos

In Photoshop, you are going to open the two images, but rather than open them separately and then combine them, you can do all of this at once. First, go to Choose File and then go down to Scripts. You will see Load Files into Stack.

This option lets you open multiple photographs and place them into different layers automatically. Click on Browse, select the two images you want to work with, and then click Open so they appear in the list.

When you click OK, Photoshop loads both images into separate layers.

If you look at the layers and click on the top one, notice how you might want to use details from one photo and blend them with details from the other photo to create a more interesting, although less realistic, photograph.

Step 2. Auto Align Layers

As you notice, the two merged photos were not perfectly aligned. It can be because the camera was handheld. If you look closely, you may see a little bit of movement between the frames, so you want to make sure they are aligned before doing anything else.

To do this, hold down the Shift key and click on the bottom layer so both layers are selected. Then you go under the Edit menu and choose Auto-Align Layers.

When the window pops up, keep it on Auto and click OK.

Once it finishes, the images align properly, and the only differences left are the elements within each photo. The next step is to decide which photo you want to use as the base and which one you want to add details from. That is one option for combining the photos, depending on which elements you prefer.

Step 3. Using a Layer Mask

Now you may notice that you've hidden the top layer, and only the bottom layer shows up. To fix this, you are going to drag the bottom layer above the top one and release it so the order changes.

Now the bottom photo is on top, and all you want to do is reveal a specific section of the photograph.

With the top layer selected, you want to hide it with a layer mask. When you click to add a layer mask, it normally appears as a white mask, which does not hide anything.

To create a mask that hides the layer, press & hold the Alt key, or Option on a Mac, and click Add Layer Mask.

This creates a black mask that hides the contents of the layer.

With the layer hidden, painting with white on the mask reveals only the areas you want to show on the top layer, which makes this approach perfect for controlled blending.

Step 4. Painting on the Layer Mask

Next, choose white as the foreground color.

If you hit the D key, it resets the foreground and background colors, and you want white selected. Then, select the Brush tool in the left menu to grab a brush and go to the Brushes panel.

Choose the Soft Round brush found under General Brushes. Make sure the hardness is all the way to the left so the brush has a soft edge. You can use the left and right bracket keys to make the brush smaller or larger.

You can also hold Control and Option and drag left or right, or use Alt and right-click on Windows, and dragging up or down changes the hardness.

You want a fairly large brush, but not too large, so the soft edge creates smooth feathering and a realistic merge.

With the black mask selected, start painting with white, and the areas you paint become visible from the upper layer. If you reveal too much of a section and want to correct it, you can hit the X key to switch to black, make a smaller brush, and paint back the parts you want to hide again. Hitting the X key again switches back to white so you can continue revealing anything else you need. As you paint, the revealed portions blend naturally with the layer underneath.

Now, when you uncheck the bottom layer, you'll see what you have painted with the brush.

And selecting it again will show you the two pictures that you put together to make one.

This lets you take elements from different photographs taken in the same location and blend them into a single composite. It is a technique you can use repeatedly in many editing situations when putting two pictures together to make one.

Part 5. FAQs of How to Put Two Pictures Together to Make One

Conclusion on How to Put Two Pictures Together to Make One

So when it comes to how to put two pictures together to make one, you've got plenty of simple options. You can do it on Android, on an iPhone, online with free tools, or by using software like Adobe Photoshop if you want more control. Every method is easy to follow, and now, you just need to pick whatever works best for you and your photos.