Photo Montage

You will have a photo montage due this Friday, Feb. 1st. Please get a printed direction sheet from me. Your montage is different from a collage!

Instructions:
Start a new background 8 inches by 10 inches at 300 PPI. It can be horizontal or vertical. You can use a photo, a pattern, or a color as your background.

Add other pictures as layers. Don’t forget to adjust levels and brightness and contrast on each individual photo. You should follow a theme or have one central idea that connects the photos. The photos do not have to be rectangular. They can be cut-outs, circles, or irregular in shape. However, do not cut objects out of the pictures. A montage differs from a collage in that you are using whole photos, not specific elements from your pictures.

Experiment with the lay-out. You may want some images to overlap each other, and some images to have less than 100% opacity. Experiment with different layer styles (Layer>>Layer Styles) or click on the little cursive 'f' icon in the layers box. You should use a similar treatment with each photo to give the piece unity.

Add text and experiment with both style and fonts. You should also incorporate your name into the piece. Points will be taken off if your name is added later.

When you are satisfied with your project, flatten the image and print it. You should also leave it electronically in the completed assignments folder, using your class identification number.