Comments on: How to Create an Eye Catching Montage http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-create-an-eye-catching-montage Discover how to use your digital camera with our Digital Photography Tips. We are a community of photographers of all experience levels who come together to learn, share and grow in our understanding of photography. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:32:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mei Teng http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-create-an-eye-catching-montage/comment-page-1#comment-99864 Mei Teng Fri, 02 Apr 2010 00:55:50 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=8670#comment-99864 Thanks for sharing. I love the idea of creating a story with two images side by side. Thanks for sharing. I love the idea of creating a story with two images side by side.

]]> By: corina http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-create-an-eye-catching-montage/comment-page-1#comment-99841 corina Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:32:49 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=8670#comment-99841 In a way, I think Brian has a valid point.. the article title indicates some instruction of some sort will be included.... however, Elizabeth did offer some creative ways to use photos in a montage / collage format, which can be useful. But...I didn't appreciate the sarcasm from Elizabeth, either. If you're gonna write for others, expect some criticism, learn how to look at it objectively and learn from it. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, which is why there's a 'comment' section...not a <i> 'cheering'</i> section. Either way, perhaps taking one of the five formats listed above and writing instructions on "how-to", if PS or another editing tool was used or how to take the shot (DOF, lighting, etc), would make more sense to someone who is looking for more instruction. In a way, I think Brian has a valid point.. the article title indicates some instruction of some sort will be included…. however, Elizabeth did offer some creative ways to use photos in a montage / collage format, which can be useful.
But…I didn’t appreciate the sarcasm from Elizabeth, either. If you’re gonna write for others, expect some criticism, learn how to look at it objectively and learn from it. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, which is why there’s a ‘comment’ section…not a ‘cheering’ section.
Either way, perhaps taking one of the five formats listed above and writing instructions on “how-to”, if PS or another editing tool was used or how to take the shot (DOF, lighting, etc), would make more sense to someone who is looking for more instruction.

]]> By: Kudos http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-create-an-eye-catching-montage/comment-page-1#comment-66722 Kudos Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:06:17 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=8670#comment-66722 Reiterating some of my fellow commentators, my favourite part of this article is your description of the eerie feeling one can get from flipping an image, especially of a person. That being said, I think the result can be quite artistic and necessary at times. If you didn't flip the image, you might not have been able to create the photo you did. Plus, in this day and age, viewers don't spend as much time looking at any single photo. This gives the photographer a little more leeway. Those that do examine the photo more thoroughly often recognize that photographers sometimes have to make sacrifices -- technological/artistic licence if you will. I also like the idea of coming back to the image after some time. (Caveat: I wouldn't be as casual in flipping a photo of a subject with a distinctly asymmetrical visage.) Reiterating some of my fellow commentators, my favourite part of this article is your description of the eerie feeling one can get from flipping an image, especially of a person. That being said, I think the result can be quite artistic and necessary at times. If you didn’t flip the image, you might not have been able to create the photo you did. Plus, in this day and age, viewers don’t spend as much time looking at any single photo. This gives the photographer a little more leeway. Those that do examine the photo more thoroughly often recognize that photographers sometimes have to make sacrifices — technological/artistic licence if you will. I also like the idea of coming back to the image after some time. (Caveat: I wouldn’t be as casual in flipping a photo of a subject with a distinctly asymmetrical visage.)

]]> By: Elizabeth Halford http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-create-an-eye-catching-montage/comment-page-1#comment-66426 Elizabeth Halford Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:06:29 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=8670#comment-66426 Hi Brian thank you so much I'm glad you like my work. Apologies for not including step by step instructions for CS4 users. Perhaps I was wrong in assuming that a CS4 user knows about copy/paste. Ctrl C for copy, Ctrl V for paste. Also, CS4 is quite top of the line in terms of technology as it allows users to drag photos around. I suppose that's why it costs £800. Hope that helps? Thanks for reading! Hi Brian thank you so much I’m glad you like my work. Apologies for not including step by step instructions for CS4 users. Perhaps I was wrong in assuming that a CS4 user knows about copy/paste. Ctrl C for copy, Ctrl V for paste. Also, CS4 is quite top of the line in terms of technology as it allows users to drag photos around. I suppose that’s why it costs £800. Hope that helps? Thanks for reading!

]]> By: Darren Rowse http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-create-an-eye-catching-montage/comment-page-1#comment-66417 Darren Rowse Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:40:29 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=8670#comment-66417 Brian - you're more than welcome to submit something if you feel you can do a better job. Brian – you’re more than welcome to submit something if you feel you can do a better job.

]]> By: Brian http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-create-an-eye-catching-montage/comment-page-1#comment-66405 Brian Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:07:46 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=8670#comment-66405 Hi, this is completely useless. It just show-boating what you have done! The article is called "How to Create an Eye Catching Montage" ????? What the .....! NOT Once do you explain HOW TO CREATE ... Anything!! Your just show-boating and gloating what you've done! big-deal Why doesn't anybody explain HOW TO CREATE these in photoshop CS4 or similar application!? Huhh! Waste of time ... BOOO! :( Hi, this is completely useless. It just show-boating what you have done!

The article is called “How to Create an Eye Catching Montage” ????? What the …..!
NOT Once do you explain HOW TO CREATE … Anything!! Your just show-boating and gloating what you’ve done! big-deal

Why doesn’t anybody explain HOW TO CREATE these in photoshop CS4 or similar application!? Huhh!

Waste of time … BOOO! :(

]]> By: Alan Nielsen http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-create-an-eye-catching-montage/comment-page-1#comment-66338 Alan Nielsen Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:36:48 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=8670#comment-66338 Great article. Too often I find myself just putting images on a page. Now when I build my photobooks for my clients, I do try and slice/dice or rotate the images to make them really "pop". Great article. Too often I find myself just putting images on a page. Now when I build my photobooks for my clients, I do try and slice/dice or rotate the images to make them really “pop”.

]]> By: Elizabeth Halford http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-create-an-eye-catching-montage/comment-page-1#comment-65843 Elizabeth Halford Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:28:26 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=8670#comment-65843 Oh yes good question - how? I've talked about Picasa before and how I love it for beginners and in the past, they had a cool collage function. Perhaps now they have a montage one? In Photoshop, I just create a new blank images (file ---> new). Make it huge you can crop it later. To colour in the background, add a fill layer (layers ---> add new ---> fill layer) and then you can choose the colour you use or make it white and colour it in with the paint bucket. If I'm using a colour other than white or black, I like to choose exact colours from within my photo by clicking the colour swatch on the bottom left of the toold pallette and then with your pointer over your photo, you hold down the alt key and click on a colour in your photo and it chooses it for you to use to fill in the background. Then You drag and drop your photos and when you're finished, you can crop around your montage to get rid of extra around the edges. Oh yes good question – how? I’ve talked about Picasa before and how I love it for beginners and in the past, they had a cool collage function. Perhaps now they have a montage one? In Photoshop, I just create a new blank images (file —> new). Make it huge you can crop it later. To colour in the background, add a fill layer (layers —> add new —> fill layer) and then you can choose the colour you use or make it white and colour it in with the paint bucket. If I’m using a colour other than white or black, I like to choose exact colours from within my photo by clicking the colour swatch on the bottom left of the toold pallette and then with your pointer over your photo, you hold down the alt key and click on a colour in your photo and it chooses it for you to use to fill in the background. Then You drag and drop your photos and when you’re finished, you can crop around your montage to get rid of extra around the edges.

]]> By: FriedChicken http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-create-an-eye-catching-montage/comment-page-1#comment-65839 FriedChicken Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:51:20 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=8670#comment-65839 I actually don't agree with flipping an image, especially of people. Why does it look weird? Because of course it's a mirror image of a person. A photo takes the real image, not just a mirror look. You should never flip something which can be recognised (words, a famous landmark, identifiable objects, people, etc). I actually don’t agree with flipping an image, especially of people.

Why does it look weird? Because of course it’s a mirror image of a person. A photo takes the real image, not just a mirror look.

You should never flip something which can be recognised (words, a famous landmark, identifiable objects, people, etc).

]]> By: paige http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-create-an-eye-catching-montage/comment-page-1#comment-65834 paige Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:33:43 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=8670#comment-65834 www.bighugelabs.com has a free "mosaic" tool you can use to make these, it's easiest if you're already on flickr, connect the two and click the ones you want to add. Easy peasy! I made one BEFORE looking at this tute, it's on my blog http://www.fionaswampington.blogspot.com/ P~ http://www.bighugelabs.com has a free “mosaic” tool you can use to make these, it’s easiest if you’re already on flickr, connect the two and click the ones you want to add. Easy peasy! I made one BEFORE looking at this tute, it’s on my blog http://www.fionaswampington.blogspot.com/
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