{"id":306,"date":"2012-10-01T23:56:29","date_gmt":"2012-10-01T23:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/photoshopessentials_wp\/?p=306"},"modified":"2019-04-13T13:07:26","modified_gmt":"2019-04-13T17:07:26","slug":"three-photo-template","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/photo-effects\/three-photo-template\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Image Photo Frame Template With Smart Objects In Photoshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<div id=\"author\">Written by Steve Patterson.<\/div>\n<p>In this <strong>Photoshop photo effects tutorial<\/strong>, we'll learn how to create a simple three-image <strong>photo frame<\/strong>, and when we're done, we'll see how to easily convert the final result into a reusable template using Photoshop's <strong>Smart Objects<\/strong>! Smart Objects were first introduced in Photoshop CS2, which means you'll need Photoshop CS2 or higher for the final steps in the tutorial. I'll be using Photoshop CS4 myself. However, if you're using an earlier version of Photoshop, you can still create the actual photo frame itself. The only thing you won't be able to do is convert the images into Smart Objects at the end of the tutorial.<\/p>\n<p style=\"clear:both;\">Here's the three-photo frame we'll be creating:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/photoshop-three-image-photo-frame.jpg\" alt=\"A three image photo frame created in Photoshop.\" width=\"700\" height=\"372\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The final result.<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<aside> <style type=\"text\/css\">\n.ads-middle { display: inline-block; width:300px; margin:6px 0px 24px 0px; padding-top: 16px; padding-bottom: 16px; }\n@media (max-width: 515px) { .ads-middle { margin:20px 0; } }\n@media (max-width: 480px) { .ads-middle { margin:20px 0; } }\n<\/style><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- photo effects 300x250 middle responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle ads-middle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4216941496\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/aside>\n<aside>\n<p>This tutorial is from our <a href=\"\/photo-effects\/\" title=\"Learn Photoshop effects\">Photo Effects<\/a> series. Let's get started!<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<aside><p class=\"members-ad-top\"><a href=\"\/print-ready-pdfs\/\">Download all of our Photoshop tutorials as PDFs!<\/a><\/p><\/aside>\n<section>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">How To Create A Three Image Photo Frame<\/h2>\n<h3><span>Step 1:<\/span> Create A New Document<\/h3>\n<p>Let's begin by creating a new Photoshop document. Go up to the <strong>File<\/strong> menu in the <strong>Menu Bar<\/strong> at the top of the screen and choose <strong>New<\/strong>. Or, for a faster way to create a new document, simply press the keyboard shortcut <strong>Ctrl+N<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Command+N<\/strong> (Mac)<strong><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/photoshop-file-new.gif\" alt=\"Creating a new document in Photoshop.\" width=\"293\" height=\"134\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Go to File &gt; New, or press Ctrl+N (Win) \/ Command+N (Mac).<\/div>\n<p>Either way you choose brings up Photoshop's <strong>New Document<\/strong> dialog box, which is where we set the options for our new document. Since I'm going to be placing three portrait-style images side by side each other in a row, I'll need a document that's quite wide, so I'll enter <strong>12 inches<\/strong> for the <strong>Width<\/strong> and <strong>6 inches<\/strong> for the <strong>Height<\/strong>, making sure that the measurement type is set to <strong>inches<\/strong> and not pixels. You may need to enter different values for the width and height if you have a specific document size you want to create. Since I'll want to print the frame effect when I'm done, I'll enter <strong>300 pixels\/inch<\/strong> for the <strong>Resolution<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/new-document-dialog-box.gif\" alt=\"The New Document dialog box in Photoshop CS4.\" width=\"597\" height=\"341\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Create a new 12 inches x 6 inches document at 300 pixels\/inch.<\/div>\n<p>Click OK when you're done to accept the settings and exit out of the dialog box. The new document appears on your screen:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/photoshop-new-document.gif\" alt=\"A new document has been created in Photoshop.\" width=\"650\" height=\"345\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The new document appears.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 2: Fill The New Document With Black<\/h3>\n<p>I want to use black for the background color, so I'll go up to the <strong>Edit<\/strong> menu at the top of the screen and choose Photoshop's <strong>Fill<\/strong> command, which allows us to fill a layer or selection with a color:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/edit-fill.gif\" alt=\"Selecting the Fill command in Photoshop.\" width=\"265\" height=\"154\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Go to Edit &gt; Fill.<\/div>\n<p>When the Fill dialog box appears, I'll set the <strong>Use<\/strong> option in the <strong>Contents<\/strong> section at the top of the dialog box to <strong>Black<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/photoshop-fill-command.gif\" alt=\"The Fill command dialog box in Photoshop.\" width=\"370\" height=\"255\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Set the Use option to Black.<\/div>\n<p>Click OK to exit out of the dialog box, and Photoshop fills the document with solid black:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/photoshop-document-black.gif\" alt=\"The document is now filled with black.\" width=\"650\" height=\"345\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The document now filled with black.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 3: Add A New Blank Layer<\/h3>\n<p>We need to add a new blank layer. We'll be adding a placeholder for our first image on this new layer. Hold down your <strong>Alt<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Option<\/strong> (Mac) key and click on the <strong>New Layer<\/strong> icon at the bottom of the Layers panel:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/new-layer-icon.gif\" alt=\"Clicking the New Layer icon in the Layers panel in Photoshop.\" width=\"274\" height=\"227\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Hold down Alt (Win) \/ Option (Mac) and click on the New Layer icon.<\/div>\n<p>By holding down the Alt \/ Option key as we click on the New Layer icon, we tell Photoshop to pop open the<strong> New Layer<\/strong> dialog box before adding the new layer, and we can use the dialog box to give our new layer a name. Change the name of the new layer from its default \"Layer 1\" to <strong>placeholder left<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/new-layer-dialog-box.gif\" alt=\"The New Layer dialog box in Photoshop.\" width=\"488\" height=\"176\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Change the name of the new layer to \"placeholder left\".<\/div>\n<p>Click OK to accept the name change and exit out of the dialog box. If we look in the Layers panel, we can see that we now have a new blank layer named \"placeholder left\" sitting above the Background layer. The checkerboard pattern in the <strong>layer preview thumbnail<\/strong> to the left of the layer's name tells us that the layer is currently blank:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/placeholder-left.gif\" alt=\"A new layer has been added in the Layers panel.\" width=\"274\" height=\"222\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">A new layer named \"placeholder left\" has been added.<\/div>\n<h3><span>Step 4:<\/span> Select The Rectangle Marquee Tool<\/h3>\n<p>Select Photoshop's <strong>Rectangular Marquee Tool<\/strong> from the top of the Tools panel, or press the letter <strong>M<\/strong> on your keyboard to quickly select it with the  shortcut:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/photoshop-rectangular-marquee-tool.gif\" alt=\"Selecting the Rectangular Marquee Tool in Photoshop.\" width=\"82\" height=\"132\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Select the Rectangular Marquee Tool.<\/div>\n<p>With the Rectangular Marquee Tool selected, the <strong>Options Bar<\/strong> at the top of the screen changes to show options for the Rectangular Marquee Tool. One of the options is <strong>Style<\/strong>. Change it from its default setting of Normal to <strong>Fixed Ratio<\/strong>, then enter <strong>4<\/strong> for the <strong>Width<\/strong> and <strong>6<\/strong> for the <strong>Height<\/strong>. This will force the shape of the selection we're about to draw into a 4x6 aspect ratio, which will make it easy for us to add some  4x6 photos to the document later:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/rectangular-marquee-tool-options.gif\" alt=\"Changing the options for the Rectangular Marquee Tool.\" width=\"724\" height=\"48\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Change the Style to \"Fixed Ratio\", then enter \"4\" for the Width and \"6\" for the Height.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 5: Draw A Rectangular Selection On The Left Side Of The Document<\/h3>\n<p>Drag out a rectangular selection on the left side of the document. This is where the photo on the left will appear. You'll notice that as you drag out the selection, the shape of it is constrained to the 4x6 aspect ratio we set in the Options Bar in the previous step. If you need to reposition the selection as you're dragging it out, simply hold down your <strong>spacebar<\/strong>, drag your mouse to move the selection into place, then release your spacebar and continue dragging. Make sure to leave enough room to fit two more photos inside the document:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/drag-left-selection.gif\" alt=\"Dragging out the first selection with the Rectangular Marquee Tool.\" width=\"650\" height=\"345\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Click and drag out a selection around the area where the photo on the left will appear.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 6: Fill The Selection With Gray<\/h3>\n<p>Once you've drawn the selection, go back up to the <strong>Edit<\/strong> menu and choose the <strong>Fill<\/strong> command again:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/edit-fill.gif\" alt=\"Selecting the Fill command again in Photoshop.\" width=\"265\" height=\"154\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Go to Edit &gt; Fill.<\/div>\n<p>This time, when the Fill dialog box appears, change the <strong>Use<\/strong> option in the <strong>Contents<\/strong> section at the top of the dialog box to <strong>50% Gray<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/fill-50-gray.gif\" alt=\"Setting the Use option to '50% Gray' in the Fill dialog box in Photoshop.\" width=\"370\" height=\"255\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">This time, change the Use option to \"50% Gray\".<\/div>\n<p>Click OK when you're done to exit out of the dialog box. Photoshop fills the selection with gray. There's no special reason why we've chosen gray here. We simply needed to fill the selection with color, and since we're using it only as a placeholder for an image, gray seemed like a natural choice. Press <strong>Ctrl+D<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Command+D<\/strong> (Mac) to remove the selection outline from around the shape:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/selection-filled-gray.gif\" alt=\"The selection is now filled with gray in the Photoshop document.\" width=\"650\" height=\"345\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Press Ctrl+D (Win) \/ Command+D (Mac) to remove the selection outline once you've filled the selection with gray.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 7: Add A Thin White Stroke Around The  Shape<\/h3>\n<p>Let's add a thin white border around the shape. Click on the <strong>Layer Styles<\/strong> icon at the bottom of the Layers panel and select <strong>Stroke<\/strong> from the bottom of the list of layer styles that appears:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/photoshop-layer-styles.gif\" alt=\"Selecting a Stroke layer style from the Layers panel in Photoshop.\" width=\"274\" height=\"234\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Click on the Layer Styles icon and select Stroke from the list.<\/div>\n<p>This brings up Photoshop's <strong>Layer Style<\/strong> dialog box set to the Stroke options in the middle column. First, change the color of the stroke by clicking on the small <strong>color swatch<\/strong> to the right of the word <strong>Color<\/strong> and choosing white from the <strong>Color Picker<\/strong> when it appears. Click OK to close out of the Color Picker when you're done. Increase the <strong>Size<\/strong> of the stroke to around <strong>10 px<\/strong> (pixels), then change the <strong>Position<\/strong> to <strong>Inside<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/photoshop-stroke-options.gif\" alt=\"Changing the options for the Stroke layer style in Photoshop.\" width=\"370\" height=\"248\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Change the color of the stroke to white, then increase the Size to around 10 px and change the Position to \"Inside\".<\/div>\n<p>Once you've set the color, size and position of the stroke, click OK to exit to exit out of the dialog box. Here's my image with the thin white border now applied to the shape:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/image-stroke-applied.gif\" alt=\"The image after applying the white stroke to the shape.\" width=\"650\" height=\"345\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Layer Styles are an easy way to add simple effects like borders to an image.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 8: Select The Move Tool<\/h3>\n<p>Select Photoshop's <strong>Move Tool<\/strong> from the Tools panel, or press the letter <strong>V<\/strong> on your keyboard to quickly select it with the shortcut:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/photoshop-move-tool.gif\" alt=\"Selecting the Move Tool in Photoshop.\" width=\"69\" height=\"132\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Select the Move Tool.<\/div>\n<h3><span>Step 9:<\/span> Drag A Copy Of The Shape Into The Center Of The Document<\/h3>\n<p>Press <strong>Shift+Alt<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Shift+Option<\/strong> (Mac) and, while holding both keys down, click on your gray shape inside the document and drag it towards the right. The  Alt \/ Option key tells Photoshop that we want to create a <em>copy<\/em> of the shape as we drag instead of moving the original shape, while the Shift key limits the direction that we can drag in, making it easy to drag in a straight line towards the right.<\/p>\n<p>Drag the copy into the center of the image, which creates the placeholder for the middle photo that we'll be adding. Notice that the white stroke is also copied along with the shape:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/drag-second-shape.gif\" alt=\"Dragging a copy of the shape into the middle of the document.\" width=\"650\" height=\"345\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Hold down Shift+Alt (Win) \/ Shift+Option (Mac) and drag a copy of the shape into the middle of the document.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 10: Rename The New Layer \"Placeholder Middle\"<\/h3>\n<p>If we look in the Layers panel, we can see that the second shape has appeared on its own layer above the original shape. Photoshop has named the new layer \"placeholder left copy\". Double-click directly on the new layer's name and change it to <strong>placeholder middle<\/strong>.  Press <strong>Enter<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Return<\/strong> (Mac) when you're done to accept the change:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/placeholder-middle.gif\" alt=\"Renaming the new layer in the Layers panel.\" width=\"292\" height=\"334\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The new shape appears on its own layer above the original. Rename the new layer \"placeholder middle\".<\/div>\n<h3>Step 11: Drag Another Copy Of The Shape Into The Right Side Of The Document<\/h3>\n<p>Once again hold down <strong>Shift+Alt<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Shift+Option<\/strong> (Mac), click on the middle shape and drag a copy of it into the right side of the document. This will become the placeholder for the image that appears on the right. Again, the white stroke is copied along with the shape. Try to leave the same amount of room between the new shape and the right edge of the document as there is between the left shape and the left edge of the document. Don't worry for now if the shapes themselves are not evenly spaced apart, as mine clearly are not:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/drag-third-shape.gif\" alt=\"Dragging out a third shape into the Photoshop document.\" width=\"650\" height=\"345\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Try to leave an equal amount of space between the third shape and the right edge of the document as there is between the original shape and the left edge.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 12: Rename The New Layer \"Placeholder Right\"<\/h3>\n<p>If we look again in the Layers panel, we can see that the third shape appears on its own layer above the other two shapes, and Photoshop has automatically named the new layer \"placeholder middle copy\". Double-click directly on the layer's name and change it to <strong>placeholder right<\/strong>. Press <strong>Enter<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Return<\/strong> (Mac) to accept the change when you're done:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/placeholder-right.gif\" alt=\"Renaming the new layer in the Layers panel.\" width=\"312\" height=\"285\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Rename the new layer \"placeholder right\".<\/div>\n<h3>Step 13: Select All Three Placeholder Layers At Once<\/h3>\n<p>Let's align the three shapes so they're spaced evenly apart. With the top layer (\"placeholder right\") already selected, hold down your <strong>Shift<\/strong> key and click on the original shape's layer (\"placeholder left\") in the Layers panel. This will select all three placeholder layers at once (you'll see them all highlighted in blue which tells us  they're selected):<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/select-all-layers.gif\" alt=\"Selecting all three placeholder layers at once.\" width=\"312\" height=\"371\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Hold Shift and click on \"placeholder left\" to select all three placeholder layers at once.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 14: Click The \"Distribute Horizontal Centers\" Icon<\/h3>\n<p>With all three layers selected and the Move Tool still selected, you'll see a series of icons in the Options Bar at the top of the screen which give us various ways to align and distribute the layers. Click on the <strong>Distribute Horizontal Centers<\/strong> icon, which will space the shapes out horizontally:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/distribute-horizontal-centers.gif\" alt=\"The Distribute Horizontal Centers icon in the Options Bar in Photoshop.\" width=\"547\" height=\"47\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Click on the \"Distribute Horizontal Centers\" icon in the Options Bar.<\/div>\n<p>All three placeholder shapes should now be evenly spaced in the document:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/shapes-aligned.gif\" alt=\"The placeholder shapes are now aligned.\" width=\"650\" height=\"345\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The placeholders are now spaced out evenly.<\/div>\n<p>We're ready to add some photos to the document. We'll do that next!<\/p>\n<h3>Step 15: Open The First Photo To Add To The Frame<\/h3>\n<p>Open the first image you want to add to the frame document. Here's the photo I'll be using:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/holidays-1.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of a girl placing an ornament on a Christmas tree. Image licensed from iStockphoto by Photoshop Essentials.com.\" width=\"299\" height=\"450\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The first photo I'll be adding to the document.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 16: Copy The Photo To The Clipboard<\/h3>\n<p>Press <strong>Ctrl+A<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Command+A<\/strong> (Mac) to quickly select the entire photo. You'll see a selection outline appear around the image. Then press <strong>Ctrl+C<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Command+C<\/strong> (Mac) to copy the image to the clipboard. You can close out of the photo's document window once you've copied the image to the clipboard.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 17: Select The \"Placeholder Left\" Layer<\/h3>\n<p>Switch back over to the frame document by clicking anywhere inside its document window, then click on the <strong>placeholder left<\/strong> layer in the Layers panel to select it:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/select-placeholder-left.gif\" alt=\"Selecting the 'placeholder left' layer in the Layers panel.\" width=\"312\" height=\"369\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Select the 'placeholder left' layer in the frame document.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 18: Paste The Photo Into The Frame Document<\/h3>\n<p>Press <strong>Ctrl+V<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Command+V<\/strong> (Mac) to paste the photo into the frame document. Photoshop will place the photo on its own layer directly above the layer that was selected, and if we look in the Layers panel, we can see that sure enough, the photo appears on its own layer directly above the \"placeholder left\" layer that we selected in the previous step:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/layers-panel-first-photo.gif\" alt=\"The first photo appears in the Layers panel.\" width=\"312\" height=\"333\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Pasting an image into another document places the image on its own layer above the layer that was selected.<\/div>\n<p>The only problem is that I want this photo to appear as the left image in the frame, but at the moment, not only is it appearing in the middle, it's hidden behind the middle shape due to the &quot;placeholder middle&quot; layer being above the photo in the Layers panel. All I can see of the image are the outer edges that extend beyond the  shape:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/paste-first-photo.jpg\" alt=\"The photo is hidden behind the 'placeholder middle' shape.\" width=\"650\" height=\"345\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">We've successfully added the photo to the document, but it's in the wrong location and hidden behind the middle placeholder shape.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 19: Drag The Photo Over The \"Placeholder Left\" Shape<\/h3>\n<p>With the Move Tool still selected, click inside the document and drag the photo towards the left until it appears over top of the \"placeholder left\" shape:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/drag-left-image.jpg\" alt=\"Dragging the first photo over the placeholder shape.\" width=\"650\" height=\"345\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Click and drag the photo over the \"placeholder left\" shape.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 20: Create A Clipping Mask<\/h3>\n<p>Once the photo is over top of the \"placeholder left\" shape, go up to the <strong>Layer<\/strong> menu at the top of the screen and select <strong>Create Clipping Mask<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/create-clipping-mask.gif\" alt=\"The Create Clipping Mask command in Photoshop.\" width=\"256\" height=\"141\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Go to Layer &gt; Create Clipping Mask.<\/div>\n<p>Photoshop will \"clip\" the photo to the placeholder shape below it, allowing only the area of the photo that falls within the boundaries of the shape to remain visible. The rest of the photo that extends outside of the shape becomes hidden from view. The white stroke around the shape is now visible once again:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/left-photo-clipping-mask.jpg\" alt=\"The photo is now 'clipped' to the shape on the layer below it.\" width=\"339\" height=\"450\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The photo is now 'clipped' to the placeholder shape below it.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 21: Resize The Photo With The Free Transform Command<\/h3>\n<p>Let's resize the photo so that we can see the entire image rather than just whatever part happens to be over the placeholder shape. Press <strong>Ctrl+T<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Command+T<\/strong> (Mac) to quickly bring up Photoshop's <strong>Free Transform<\/strong> box and handles around the image. Even though we can only see the area of the photo that's directly over the shape, the Free Transform handles appear around the actual dimensions of the image. If you can't see the Free Transform handles because your image is so large that the edges extend out beyond the visible area of the document window, press <strong>Ctrl+0<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Command+0<\/strong> (Mac) to have Photoshop zoom out until everything fits inside the document window (known as the <strong>Fit on Screen<\/strong> view). Press it again when you're done resizing the image.<\/p>\n<p>Drag the Free Transform corner handles (the little squares) inward until they line up with the corners of the placeholder shape so that both the shape and the photo are the same size. Of course, this assumes that you're using a photo with the same 4x6 aspect ratio as the placeholder shape, as I am here. If your photo uses a different aspect ratio, simply resize the image until as much of it fits within the shape as possible. Hold down your <strong>Shift<\/strong> key as you drag the handles to constrain the aspect ratio of the photo so you don't accidentally distort the look of it as you're resizing it. You can reposition the photo  if needed by clicking anywhere inside the Free Transform box and dragging it around with your mouse:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/free-transform.jpg\" alt=\"Resizing the photo with the Free Transform command in Photoshop.\" width=\"312\" height=\"450\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Drag the corner Free Transform handles inward until the photo is the same size as the placeholder shape.<\/div>\n<p>When you're done resizing the image, press <strong>Enter<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Return<\/strong> (Mac) to accept the transformation and exit out of the Free Transform command:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/image-resized.jpg\" alt=\"The photo and the placeholder shape are now the same size.\" width=\"311\" height=\"450\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The photo is now the same size as the placeholder shape below it.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 22: Add Two More Photos To The Frame<\/h3>\n<p>Follow the same steps to add two more photos to the frame document, one for the middle area and one for the right. First, open the photo you want to use. Press <strong>Ctrl+A<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Command+A<\/strong> (Mac) to select it, then <strong>Ctrl+C<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Command+C<\/strong> (Mac) to copy it to the clipboard. Close out of the photo's document window once you've copied the image to the clipboard. Switch back over to the frame document and click on either the <strong>placeholder middle<\/strong> or <strong>placeholder right<\/strong> layer in the Layers panel to select it (depending on which one you're adding the photo to).<\/p>\n<p>Press <strong>Ctrl+V<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Command+V<\/strong> (Mac) to paste the photo into the document. Photoshop will place the photo on its own layer directly above the placeholder layer you selected. Use the <strong>Move Tool<\/strong> to drag the photo over top of the placeholder shape if needed, then go up to the <strong>Layer<\/strong> menu at the top of the screen and choose <strong>Create Clipping Mask<\/strong>. Finally, press <strong>Ctrl+T<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Command+T<\/strong> (Mac) to bring up the <strong>Free Transform<\/strong> box and handles around the image. Hold down your <strong>Shift<\/strong> key and drag the corner handles to resize the photo. Press <strong>Enter<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Return<\/strong> (Mac) when you're done to exit out of Free Transform.<\/p>\n<p>Here's my frame document after adding photos to the middle and right sections:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/photoshop-three-image-photo-frame.jpg\" alt=\"A three image photo frame created in Photoshop.\" width=\"700\" height=\"372\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The final three-photo result.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 23: Convert The Three Photos Into Smart Objects<\/h3>\n<p>For these remaining few steps, you'll need Photoshop CS2 or higher to follow along. We're going to see how easy it is to use our final result as a template, swapping other photos in and out of the frame as needed using <strong>Smart Objects<\/strong> which were first introduced in Photoshop CS2.<\/p>\n<p>In the Layers panel, click on the layer than contains the first photo we added (the one directly above the &quot;placeholder left&quot; layer) to select it. It should be on a layer named &quot;Layer 1&quot;:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/select-layer-1.gif\" alt=\"Selecting the first photo layer in the Layers panel.\" width=\"312\" height=\"381\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Click on \"Layer 1\", which contains the first photo we added.<\/div>\n<p>With the layer selected, <strong>Right-click<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Control-click<\/strong> (Mac) on the layer's name and select <strong>Convert to Smart Object<\/strong> from the menu that appears:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/convert-to-smart-object.gif\" alt=\"Selecting the Convert to Smart Object option in the Layers panel.\" width=\"419\" height=\"311\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Choose \"Convert to Smart Object\" from the menu.<\/div>\n<p>Nothing will seem to have happened in the document window, but if we look in the bottom right corner of the layer's <strong>preview thumbnail<\/strong>, we can see than a small Smart Object icon has appeared, letting us know that the photo is now a Smart Object:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/smart-object-icon.gif\" alt=\"A Smart Object icon appears in the layer preview thumbnail.\" width=\"312\" height=\"304\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">A small Smart Object icon appears in the layer preview thumbnail.<\/div>\n<p>Do the same thing for the remaining two images (which you'll find on \"Layer 2\" and \"Layer 3\"), first clicking on the layer in the Layers panel, then <strong>Right-clicking<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Control-clicking<\/strong> (Mac) on the layer's name and choosing <strong>Convert to Smart Object<\/strong> from the menu. When you're done, all three photos should have the Smart Object icon appearing in the bottom right corner of their layer's preview thumbnail.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 24: Replace The Contents Of Each Smart Object To Add Different Photos<\/h3>\n<p>With all three photo layers now converted into Smart Objects, click again on \"Layer 1\" in the Layers panel to select the photo on the left, then <strong>Right-click<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Control-click<\/strong> (Mac) once again on the Layers name to pop open the same menu we saw a moment ago. This time, choose <strong>Replace Contents<\/strong> from the menu:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/replace-contents.gif\" alt=\"Choosing the 'Replace Contents' option in the Layers panel.\" width=\"433\" height=\"312\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Select \"Layer 1\" again, then Right-click (Win) \/ Control-click (Mac) and choose \"Replace Contents\" from the menu.<\/div>\n<p>This opens Photoshop's <strong>Place<\/strong> dialog box. Navigate to the folder on your hard drive that contains the photo you want to replace the first image with. I have three new photos saved in a folder on my desktop. Click on the name of the photo you want to use, then click on the <strong>Place<\/strong> button:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/photoshop-place-dialog-box.gif\" alt=\"The Place dialog box in Photoshop.\" width=\"662\" height=\"412\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Click on the name of the photo, then click Place.<\/div>\n<p>As soon as you click the Place button, Photoshop swaps the original photo with the new photo in the document! If you need to resize the new image, press <strong>Ctrl+T<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Command+T<\/strong> (Mac) to bring up the <strong>Free Transform<\/strong> handles, then  drag the corner handles to resize it just as we did with the original photo, holding down your <strong>Shift<\/strong> key as you drag to constrain the aspect ratio. Again, if you can't see the handles because the image is too large to fit inside the document window, press <strong>Ctrl+0<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Command+0<\/strong> (Mac) to switch to the <strong>Fit on Screen<\/strong> view mode. Press it again when you're done resizing the image:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/resizing-new-image.jpg\" alt=\"Resizing the new image with Free Transform.\" width=\"650\" height=\"394\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">If the new image appears too large, resize it with the Free Transform command.<\/div>\n<p>Press <strong>Enter<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Return<\/strong> (Mac) when you're done to accept the transformation and exit out of Free Transform:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/first-image-swapped.jpg\" alt=\"The first image in the frame document has been replaced.\" width=\"650\" height=\"345\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The left photo has been replaced.<\/div>\n<p>Do the same thing for the other two photos to swap them with other images. First select the photo's layer in the Layers panel (&quot;Layer 2&quot; or &quot;Layer 3&quot;), then <strong>Right-click<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Control-click<\/strong> (Mac) on the layer's name and choose <strong>Replace Contents<\/strong> from the menu that appears. When the Place dialog box pops up, choose the new photo you want to use, then click on the <strong>Place<\/strong> button. If you need to resize the new image, press <strong>Ctrl+T<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Command+T<\/strong> (Mac) and drag the Free Transform corner handles, holding down <strong>Shift<\/strong> as you drag. Press <strong>Enter<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Return<\/strong> (Mac) when you're done to exit out of Free Transform.<\/p>\n<p>Here is my  result after  replacing the middle and left photos with new images:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/three-photo-frame\/photoshop-photo-frame-template-2.jpg\" alt=\"A second three-image photo frame template created in Photoshop.\" width=\"700\" height=\"372\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Replacing the original images with new ones was easy thanks to Smart Objects!<\/div>\n<p>Make sure you save the document as a <strong>Photoshop .PSD<\/strong> file when you're done so you keep the layers and Smart Objects intact, ready for the next time you need to re-open the file and add new photos!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.ads-bottom { width:300px; padding-top:16px;padding-bottom:16px; }\n<\/style><div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- 300x250 page bottom responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle ads-bottom\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2879809098\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"\n\t data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<aside>\n<p>And there we have it! 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