Friday, June 22, 2012

How To Make Your Own Photo Montage

By Thelma Kent


A unique way to interpret something visually is through a photo montage Dallas. Montages are usually made to get good impressions from people. They are used either to showcase ideas or photos. The creation of such projects are often rendered to be enjoyable by most people. They may even make good presents or decorations for events, such as birthday parties.

Montages used to be made from at least two negatives combined together to create prints. Today, these can be made through the use of digital means or darkroom techniques. People who wish to make montages would only need a good supply of photos and maybe some photo editing programs.

First thing to consider when delving into a creative project is the design. The consideration involves determining the necessary equipments and materials to be used. One may opt for a particular pattern design or settle with having jumbled photos. The surface type and the size should be considered in case the latter would be preferred.

There are several types of designs available to choose from. A surreal theme calls for combining realistic items that would make results a bit fantastical. This can be accomplished suing digitally altered backgrounds for unique colors.

You may also choose a fashion theme for your montage. Choose images of glamorous clothing, shoes and other accessories and layer them in a way that would render them complementary. This may also need the use of photo-enhancing programs.

Contrastive montages allows for the emphasis of the differences in several elements. Photos used for this are usually semi-transparent and are layered with contrasting images. This theme is usually carried out to express ideas in a shocking or gripping way.

After picking out what theme to base the design from, the photos must then be gathered and positioned starting with the largest in size. The placement should be planned in a way that does not end up having photos overlap each other too much. There are many kinds of adhesive materials available for use. It is important that they can provide maximum security to the posted items. The procedure has to be repeated to create a photo montage Dallas.




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