So, in order to achieve this, you need to select the area you want to KEEP. This means the actual window to include the area around each pain. This is done by using the quick selection tool. I didn't realize it at first, but there are three options within this tool that will save you a considerable amount of heartache.
The bottom on the far bottom left is the quick select tool itself. The three options are show in the upper right portion of the photo. The first is, "New Selection" the middle is, "Add to Selection" and the last is, "Subtract from Selection". I started out with the new selection and as I added and subtracted (for the mistakes I made) then I utilized the others. You really need to play with this in order to get the hang of it. Though this tool seems to be quite smart on its own, you still need to tweak it.
Once you have made the selections, you will have something that looks like this.
Now comes the fun part. Open up another file that represents the background that you wish to use and change the view to see both photos side by side.
Now choose the background window to work from this side. Using the move tool at the very top of the tool bar. Click and drag the background over to the right hand side so that it is positioned over the window and let go. You will notice that you will be able to see the outline of the window.
Now you need to remove the unwanted area. You do this by creating a masking layer click, alt and add layer mask via the icon in the layers toolbox.
Now work directly from this window. You will notice two boxes on your layers menu side by side where you created the masking layer. Choose the one on the left which shows the window and click the link button that's in between them to unlink them. . Using the move tool you can move the background around without moving the actual window to achieve the best view.
Here was another little trick that I discovered. After I finished changing the window view, I felt that the scenery was too big for my window. I was able to change this by simply making the background photo smaller.
Depending on the size of the image you used, you can also move the image up or down to create distance.
Here is the same background where I applied burn and dodge effects as I did in a previous entry. By doing this, I was able to add the appearance of an overcast as well which also makes it appear later in the day.
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