Digital Scrapbooking: Using Digital Collages by Barbara Ryan
Digital scrapbooking is gaining popularity and there is so much available online now to fill the demand. The benefits of going digital include saving time and money on supplies. You can quickly find everything you need for little or even free online to create memorable pages.
Another benefit is in the creativity that can be used in digital scrapbook pages. You are not limited to one or two pictures per page. This is where it gets interesting. Have a group of pictures from a day and cannot narrow it down to just a select few. You don’t have to, with digital scrapbooking you can use all your pictures. You can resize them at will in your graphics program and create a collage.
A collage will add visual interest to your page. Use digital papers and elements to complement the photographs. A collage can also be a group of elements or papers not necessarily photographs. Using a mixture of both is also a great option.
There are various collage styles you can use to add interest to your digital pages. Blending photographs together seamlessly is a traditional collage style. This style suits any group of pictures as background and anything you don’t want can be removed from the picture. A more modern approach is a symmetrical design, using square and rectangular layouts. This style is more suited to photographs that are similar in color and style, all taken the same day, same photo shoot, or same place. Or if they are not, simply convert all the pictures to black and white and this will give an appearance of being similar. Another style is a more artistic approach, blending your photographs into digital papers and elements. Play around with the opacity of the layers of your layout for a unique fresh look to your pages.
All it takes is a little time to explore the possibilities and some creativity and the result will be a unique scrapbook page. Why not print and frame an individual page to showcase as part of your home’s décor.
Barbara Ryan is the Owner/Digital Artist of Cherish Collages – Custom Photo Collage Design, http://www.cherishcollages.com a business dedicated to creating unique personal keepsakes and gifts from photographs.
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