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[aggsys]

This is a collage from photos I took during my son's field trip to Animal Kingdom in Orlando yesterday. I wanted to give one to each of his friends that he spent the day. I was wondering if it was too busy? I was trying to incorporate both the children and the animals but it just keep getting more and more... Anyway, any comments would be appreciated. Thank you

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[aggsys]

Not sure if the link worked. Trying again... *smile*

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1n0tX19oNU7GltMK1qKCqyI0H7xnn_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1n0tX19oNU7GltMK1qKCqyI0H7xnn)

[Byron Gale]

Craig,

The only problem with the first link was the extra "]" at the end of the URL.

Byron

[kevq]

Craig,
it's a bit to busy. The eye has trouble deciding where one photo starts an ends.
If you still have them on their own layers try putting a small outline stroke around them.
Like the montage, just a little more work and it'll be great.
Kev.

[cats4jan]

I kinda like the busy look - but Kev is right - no one photo stands out - but "no photo standing out" can be one way to approach this collage.

Sometimes the busy collages can be fun - especially for your subject matter.

However, I would try Kev's suggestion to see if you like it better.

[Karin Sue]

I like the busyness and the blurred edges on the collage.

When I first thought about Kev's suggestion of a stroke I thought it wouldn't work for this collage with the feathered edge photos. Then I thought about having the stroke in from the edge. So I played with it a bit: http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1iCf3jVTRYE3bh5K4qAOk5qhXXYnY7_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1iCf3jVTRYE3bh5K4qAOk5qhXXYnY7)

Definite possibilities there.

One collage technique I have been using lately is "scattered photos": giving a narrow white border and drop shadow to square or rectangular images and overlapping and angling them to give the impression of a bunch of photos layed out. Sometimes I use all the same size/shape, sometimes I vary. It's fun to add a breakout too. This type of collage might be good for the type of event you are working on.

[cats4jan]

Now I can't make up my mind - the fact that you put the stroke inside the perimeter really works for this type of collage - so I guess I like it both ways.

[aggsys]

I like the stroke added to it. Thanks for the feedback and suggestions. My biggest problem was I had too many photos... I wanted both the kids and animals represented. I will take the suggestions and keep working on it.

[Karin Sue]

Sometimes you just have to make multiple collages or a two page spread.

You might want to try making a frame of photos: Take about a one to two inch border around the edge and fill with tiny photos with a narrow stroke dividing them. I like to do this when I have lots of photos.

[photoshopsusieq]

There's a lot going on here but I think it works for this collage. Kind of captures what I'm sure was an action packed day!