Because I could not install Adobe InDesign with my current OS, I decided to go ahead and create a photo layout using Adobe Photoshop CS3 anyhow, even though I was aware that InDesign or Elements can do the job much easier and a lot faster. This is something I had wanted to do for a long time now and I did not want to delay any longer.
For my first photo layout study, I chose images from this Multiply set which is a recent addition to a self-portrait series I'm doing. I really thought it would be difficult to use CS3 for this task, but it turned out to be a little less challenging than I thought. I guess I'm a little lucky today!
Here are some technical specifics which I'm writing here so that I can remember what it's like to do this someday :) Please feel free to make suggestions and/or provide comments. I'm still a beginner and I welcome any help I can get. I'm hoping that you'll learn a thing or two as well.
To come up with this layout, the following layers had to be used:
1. layer for the large photo on the left
2. layer for the black vertical bar on the right
3. layer for the top photo
4. layer for the center photo (next layer from the top)
5. layer for the bottom photo (topmost layer)
The smaller photos were added using the "File > Place" command and were resized, rotated using the inherent transform control bar. before placing the three smaller photos in this layout, they were individually edited and added with an outline border (see previous post on this) first.
When the layout was complete, the layers were merged by the "Layer > Flatten Image" command. Curves were adjusted as a whole and the photo was sharpened using the "Filter > Sharpen" tool before I exported using the "Save for Web" option. All image adjustments were made in sRGB, 16Bits/Channel mode.
Do let me know if this post was helpful in any way and whether you liked this photo layout or not.
Thanks and God bless!
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