Favorite photos should always be in sight. Print and paste into frames? Too boring, and if there are a lot of pictures, then it is impossible. From a large number of individual images, you can always make a collage. Of course, you can buy a sheet of whatman paper or plywood and stick to it in the desired order, individual photos of a standard size. And you can sort out and edit all the necessary frames on the computer, collect your creation and print in a darkroom. That's what we suggest you do.
How to make a collage of photos?
One of the most popular graphic editors is familiar to everyone. This is Photoshop. The program features are practically unlimited. Even a novice user can collect a picture from several photos. First of all, you need to determine the size of the base. For convenience, in the latest versions of the program, you can create a file with the size specified in real cm and mm. The background is used as a basis. It can be some kind of beautiful image or even a photograph. Also, it’s easy to find ready-made basics for collages in the network, in which it remains only to insert the selected pictures. If you wish, you can arrange the photos close to each other, creating the effect of pasted individual printouts.
Before making a collage in Photoshop, process each photo separately to the desired result. Add brightness and contrast, experiment with colors, filters and other effects. Collages made from black and white frames or photos with a sepia effect look interesting. Add photos by cutting or copying them from the source file and pasting into the collage. You can change the size on the main working file using the transform function on the desired layer. With it, you can distort or freely rotate a single image. Decorate the assembled collage with the help of strokes of a beautiful brush or ready-made atr objects. You can add individual frames or elements from suitable pictures and cards, having previously cut them.
How to make a collage in other editors?
And yet, many Photoshop masters frighten the program with its complexity and an impressive set of tools and tools. There are programs, some of which are distributed free of charge or have a trial test period, created specifically for composing collages. The best of them are Collage Studio, Photomix, Photo Collage and Picture Collage Maker Free. In any of them, even a child can make a collage. Editors of this type offer ready-made backgrounds and decorations, as well as templates for collages. Some programs offer not only beautifully combine several photos, but also
create calendars, cards and even website templates. Of course, you can make a collage of any of these types in Photoshop. The undeniable advantage of collage programs is the simplicity and convenience of the interface. The user does not have to deal with complex functions and unfamiliar concepts. It will be enough just to choose one of the options at each stage and add your own images.