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03/12/2006 11:18:17 AM · #1 |
Hello,
I am going nuts trying to figure out how to do this in Photoshop.
What I want to do is arrange a series of photos on one page. For instance, say I want to arrange 8 photos on an 8x10 page. I wanted to make each photo the same size with a white space around each photo kind of like a boarder so it looks symmetrical.
Contact sheet doesn’t do it. Photo package does provide and equal spacing. I must be doing something wrong. It seems like this should be an easy thing to do.
Any suggestions?
Thank you!
JD
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03/12/2006 11:59:33 AM · #2 |
Set your palette size to 8x10 and background to white, then copy each of your individual shots into the pic. Each will be placed in their own layer. Resize, place, and print. You might want to do some more processing individually, but that's pretty much it. |
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03/12/2006 12:12:40 PM · #3 |
Do you mean like this only with more photos?
I did this in elements but the process should be similar. I created an 8x10 blank layer (colored white). Opened the two shots I wanted and sized them to about 3x4 with the border in place. Used the rectangle-cut thing exactly around the border of the 3x4 and copy/pasted it onto its own layer. Moved the layers around the white area until I had them spaced as I wanted them flattened the image.
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03/12/2006 12:16:01 PM · #4 |
If you plan to do several pages like this, creating a template might be a solution.
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03/12/2006 12:19:15 PM · #5 |
I have psp and what I found helped with the placement of each picture was to add a border to each picture 1/2 of what the intended gap should be. Make sure all the pictures are resized to the same size b4 you add the border. Then you can place them into the master frame and they are easy to line up. Once they are lined up, crop down to the outside border of the collage. Then add another border all around so it's nice and even and the size you want. |
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03/12/2006 03:39:57 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by strangeghost: Set your palette size to 8x10 and background to white, then copy each of your individual shots into the pic. Each will be placed in their own layer. Resize, place, and print. You might want to do some more processing individually, but that's pretty much it. |
Ok thats works as far as if I want the photo edges to run right up against the next photo. But what if I want their to be a 1/8 white boarder around each photo? Thank you for your suggestion. I am making progress with everyones help!
JD |
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03/12/2006 03:41:47 PM · #7 |
you just adjust your pictures as you want them to be...there willbe a lot of math while you figure it out...
I use a seperate program when i need something that exact... Fotofusion... it creates the collage as you want it ..
Originally posted by johnco: Originally posted by strangeghost: Set your palette size to 8x10 and background to white, then copy each of your individual shots into the pic. Each will be placed in their own layer. Resize, place, and print. You might want to do some more processing individually, but that's pretty much it. |
Ok thats works as far as if I want the photo edges to run right up against the next photo. But what if I want their to be a 1/8 white boarder around each photo? Thank you for your suggestion. I am making progress with everyones help!
JD |
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03/12/2006 03:41:50 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by admart01: Do you mean like this only with more photos?
I did this in elements but the process should be similar. I created an 8x10 blank layer (colored white). Opened the two shots I wanted and sized them to about 3x4 with the border in place. Used the rectangle-cut thing exactly around the border of the 3x4 and copy/pasted it onto its own layer. Moved the layers around the white area until I had them spaced as I wanted them flattened the image. |
Yes very much like that. Although, your image gives me many more ideas. Nice layout. How did you do that with all of the beveled matt edges? Also, what do you mean the rectangle cut thing? I am not sure I know what you mean. Thank you very much for your time!
JD |
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03/12/2006 03:42:46 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by cpanaioti: If you plan to do several pages like this, creating a template might be a solution. |
A template for lets say an 8x10 or 10x14 divided up in equal parts would be great. Do you know how to do that?
JD |
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03/12/2006 03:45:33 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by pcody: I have psp and what I found helped with the placement of each picture was to add a border to each picture 1/2 of what the intended gap should be. Make sure all the pictures are resized to the same size b4 you add the border. Then you can place them into the master frame and they are easy to line up. Once they are lined up, crop down to the outside border of the collage. Then add another border all around so it's nice and even and the size you want. |
What do you do with the 1/2 boarder on the inside from photo to photo?For instance if you have two images say 4x6 with a 1/2 boarder around the whole image and you put them side by side on the canvas, the inside of the images will have an inch boarder instead of the 1/2 inch everywhere else. Thank you for your suggestion!
JD |
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03/12/2006 03:52:45 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by johnco:
Yes very much like that. Although, your image gives me many more ideas. Nice layout. How did you do that with all of the beveled matt edges? Also, what do you mean the rectangle cut thing? I am not sure I know what you mean. Thank you very much for your time!
JD |
They just look beveled because I used different colors of green (found in the leaves) and black. Each individual picture had a border. I also added borders to the base white layer, added some more white, then another color border until I was happy (enough) with the look.
The official name is the Retangular Marquis (?spelling) tool :)
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03/12/2006 04:01:50 PM · #12 |
my suggestion.
//www.lumapix.com
Program called fotofusion very much worth the $90
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03/17/2006 02:16:04 PM · #13 |
Thank you to everyone and your suggestions. This Lumapix program is fantastic!!! |
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03/17/2006 02:19:36 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by johnco: Originally posted by cpanaioti: If you plan to do several pages like this, creating a template might be a solution. |
A template for lets say an 8x10 or 10x14 divided up in equal parts would be great. Do you know how to do that?
JD |
I have the 'How to Wow' Photoshop book. One of the tricks in there is for creating a template.
I see you found a program. If you still need the instructions for PS, let me know. I always use the book since I don't do it often enough to have the steps memorized.
Message edited by author 2006-03-17 14:20:00. |
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03/17/2006 02:28:40 PM · #15 |
//www.lumapix.com/ fotofusion as one mentioned here. the consumer verison is like $40 and a great program.
It does stuff like this - 15 to 30 minutes a page is what it takes me, but then i'm choosing from many many images. It cano autocollage too in like 1 second.
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03/17/2006 02:32:18 PM · #16 |
If you are wanting to do something such as this:
PS only was used and was done as follows:
Determine the final size in pixels.
Divide the number of pics you want to go into it so you know the final size of each image in it.
Create a new file of that size, select all, fill with white (in my case).
Drag all the images into PS, and crop/resize to the dimensions you came up with in the division.
Take each image, expand the canvas to a larger size, determined by it's size, in my case was around 10 pixels on each side.
In the layers properties, add a drop shadow, adjust it's size, opacity, color, etc, then flatten and resize again to final image size needed.
Select all, copy, minimize, then go to the blank white large file initially created, and select paste.
Select the move tool and move into proper location. At times, it many be necessary to use the cursor arrows to make small changes left/right or up/down, especially if working with a large image.
Repeat for each image, and in the layers boxes in the right, you can go back and select one and move them around if needed until you have it all set the way you want, then flatten the image.
Hope this helps. |
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