xmas collage

Just started doing this for some of my shoots.....thought I'd get some opinions b/c tech. I don't charge for this yet since I'm still practicing.

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They look pretty good but I would charge because then people are gong to expect it next time. Are they all in black and white? And you might want to turn down the opacity level on the main background picture to make the others stand out.

Just make sure you save at 300 dpi so you can print them 11x14 or bigger (I personally find that to be a good starting size).

I might suggest this book called "Classic Photoshop Effects" by Scott Kelby. If you are using photoshop. It has some realy cool tricks in it and is explained in an easy manner. I love that book....
Nice mereging techniques in that book. Here is the shortcut to the book on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com …6-8810433?ie=UTF8&s=book​s

thanks! I did it in Microsoft picture It...99! So it's quite a few years old! But it's pretty easy.

I love the background picture in the first one. Nice job.

I also like the collages, although a little more contrast between images might make them stand out a bit more. They are small here though, and a bigger size might resolve the issue altogether.

Well I was thinking these would be used for Christmas cards. so they're in a 4x6 kind of format. How would you make them bigger. Just get them printed for 5x7's?

NO NO, i mean the pics you posted...they show small on my monitor...maybe its just mine...

oh, I have to reduce them so it's quicker for my computer...I still have dial up!