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Post by hmca on Mar 24, 2022 20:07:10 GMT
I would like to present these four images together on one page in a pleasing manner. I realize I would probably be better off working with three rather than four. That being said I am wondering what you might suggest. I would imagine cats4jan and Lillias might have some suggestions but I am open to ideas from any of our members. My idea is to show that at one time this old house was loved.     |
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Post by cats4jan on Mar 24, 2022 20:29:09 GMT
Although conventional wisdom likes odd numbers, I think all four would work. I’d make the last photo large because it is the whole and then group the three others because they are parts of the whole. Or maybe a mask for the large photo. I found this template. Of course this template would need considerable tweaking since your photos are landscape, but you get my drift. Plus, I would like to see journaling about the photos. There is room in this kind of design for journaling.  Looks better rotated  |
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Post by hmca on Mar 24, 2022 20:46:09 GMT
Thanks, Janice. After I posted I remembered this template that I had used on a house once before. I used it with the pictures I had and took a screenshot to share. Looking at it I think the smaller squares should be made larger....but when I tried that I couldn't get the proportions to look right to my eye. AND.....I'm wondering if perhaps the B/W doesn't work and I should use color for the images. Plus for some reason when I tried to change the color of the background it affected all the pictures so I know I did something wrong. 
So it's back to start over. I hope I can make the B/W work somehow. |
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Post by cats4jan on Mar 24, 2022 20:58:26 GMT
Your design is a good start. I agree with you - the smaller ones need to be larger. I think the b/w could work with a colored or darker background so they stand out more. The b/w evokes the age of the house - color wouldn't do it that well. With a lighter background, a darker frame around the small ones might be better. OOPS - just realized your photos are portrait shaped - I originally was viewing them on the iPad - it was hard to see them. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.  |
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Post by Lillias on Mar 24, 2022 22:00:10 GMT
I agree with Janice as to the composition of your page. The photo showing the whole house should be the main background image and as such should be large on your page. Then the other three photos can be added to complete the composition and yes they should be larger than shown in the screenshot.
I would also like to see more of the large photo than is presently shown so perhaps you could add to the mask to allow for that.
I also agree with Janice re the B&W choice as I think it does help to convey the age of the property. The grey colour for the background doesn’t work for me as together with the B&W images it makes for a very grey page. So perhaps a little experimentation with colours or gradients to see what works better.
The provision of a title or a bit of journaling about the house would be a nice addition too. You have the makings of a lovely page here Helen. Oh and I do like those two photos stapled together like that - a nice touch.
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Post by hmca on Mar 24, 2022 23:19:40 GMT
So this is a screenshot and I have all of the layers open in PS. so I can make any changes that you suggest. I don't know anything about this house but would like to post it on our town FB page and see if anyone can provide some information on it so I want it to look nice. I look forward to your thoughts.  |
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Post by hmca on Mar 24, 2022 23:34:46 GMT
If you look at it large you will see that there are details that show that at one time someone cared very much about this house.....those are the details I tried to highlight with the little pictures.
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Post by Lillias on Mar 24, 2022 23:52:04 GMT
I think this is looking much better - but - if it was me, I would move the photo bottom right in a straight line more to the left nearer the other photo and this would allow you to move the text in from the edge a tad more. Those are just my thoughts and don’t mean I’m right.
It will look great on your towns FB page.
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Post by hmca on Mar 24, 2022 23:58:34 GMT
Thanks, Lillias. I'll give that a try and post back.....it shouldn't take that long to make the change.
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Post by cats4jan on Mar 25, 2022 0:11:01 GMT
Good idea, Lillias. A bigger title would appeal to me also
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Post by hmca on Mar 25, 2022 0:11:03 GMT
Updated.....I moved the image and the text....read over the suggestions made by both of you and darkened the background a bit. Do the staple placements look right? Oh and it doesn't have a grey border....that's a result of the screenshot and my background color in PS.  |
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Post by cats4jan on Mar 25, 2022 2:02:13 GMT
The darkened background really helped as did your increasing the size of your mask for the large photo You can keep tweaking 'til the cows come home, but at some point, it's a done deal. It's all about how you feel about your project. Everyone who sees it will have a differing opinion on how you could change it, but... After saying that, I am going to suggest another tweak LOL Those staples are too insignificant - they could be larger and/or darker When I want to make something like that appear thicker, I duplicate the layer and then move one of the layers over a pixel or two and down a pixel or two.
I also do that with text that I want thicker.
Note: With fancier fonts, you can destroy or diminish just what was so cool about the font if you double layer it, but, hey, it's worth a try
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Post by hmca on Mar 25, 2022 2:24:58 GMT
OOOPS....I'm seeing this too late. I did darken and stretch the staples and added a second one to the top image.  |
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Post by Tpgettys on Mar 25, 2022 4:56:21 GMT
Just for the exercise I had a go at this challenge. As Janice said, you can tweak forever; border size & color, rotation, position and size, ... way too many variables!
Using the recent "colorize" techniques I finally settle on this this (so I can go to bed!) |
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Post by cats4jan on Mar 25, 2022 9:22:38 GMT
Nice job, Tom. However, that photo on the right is taking on too much significance at that size. You don’t want to draw the eye away from the main photo.
Helen, your project is looking great. I do so like those photos. They needed to be showcased as you have done.
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