How to Create a Photo Collage
How to Create a Photo Collage
Collect and share your photos by creating a collage in Pages
We all know how easy it is to share photos online with iPhoto or via iCloud’s Photo Stream, but what about when you want to get back to the old school and print them? iPhoto offers some great photo printing options and you can even create your own printed photo books, but don’t overlook Pages because it also has a few tricks up its sleeve.
One such use is to drag and drop your photos onto a blank Pages document and arrange them in a collage. Just like sticking physical images to a piece of card, Pages allows you to arrange and crop the images as you wish. But unlike analog collage creation, the application also offers more detailed features such as adding borders and resizing your images. You can even adjust the layout of your images at any time without the hassle of peeling glued photos from your collage and repositioning them. So not that old school after all.
In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to turn a blank Pages canvas into a colorful collection of your photos that can then be printed at a size that suits you. Having a decent photo printer will obviously benefit you here, as will selecting quality photo paper and beginning with well-taken photos in the first place. But remember that a black and white collage is always an option if you don’t have the required tools available. Higher resolution images will also make for a better outcome, especially if you intend to print your collage at a bigger size than A4 or you are using a handful of images at a larger size on the page.
To follow this tutorial, start by gathering your favorite photos into a folder on your Mac or an album in iPhoto. Once you’ve done that, launch Pages to begin creating your own photo collage.
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