how can I combine four photos into one photo?

[stayfly]

hey guys,

I plan to make some motivational photos of things I want to create and attract into my life.

I really want to be able to combine four separate photos into one standard size photo and I would like to learn how to this.

here's an example of a square version of what I want to do;

http://www.google.com/help/hc/images..._19539d_en.gif

Could someone who knows please explain the steps to do something like this but so that it's a standard photo size?

thanks in advance for any help

[JimC]

If you have a graphics tool like Photoshop, Fireworks, Paintshop, or GIMP, you can open a blank canvas (any size you want) and just import each photo in to that and resize each one as a separate object or layer to fit inside the canvas.
Usually (File -> Import). There are also rulers or measurement functions on most graphic programs that will allow you to position them accurately.

For example, if I wanted to put Steve's head on a Giraffe:

Open Giraffe
Open/Import Steve
Cut out Steve's head and drag it on top of Giraffe
Click "Save"
Walla!

Is that what you were talking about?

[stayfly]

^^^

thanks for the info mate.

I'm experiment with it and see how I go

[jdub]

1. open them all in photoshop.
2. create a new document.
3. make it the size you want, probably in inches
4. crop/resize the pics to the size you want them in the final image
5. copy/paste them all in the image
6. do whatever final editing needs done to make it look good

[stayfly]

Originally Posted by jdub

1. open them all in photoshop.
2. create a new document.
3. make it the size you want, probably in inches
4. crop/resize the pics to the size you want them in the final image
5. copy/paste them all in the image
6. do whatever final editing needs done to make it look good

thanks mate

[ZenDude]

I suggest learning about layers in your favorite picture editing program, once you got that down you can do so much with digital pictures...

And it's not exactly hard

[jdub]

try googling "photoshop tips". or "Photoshop tutorials" there are also some very useful things in photoshop help. I don't have much experience with other programs, but i love photoshop. it seems like the more i learn about it i realize that i'll never figure out everything i can do with it

[stayfly]

^^^

thanks guys