Use as many or as few photos as needed to express themes.
Displaying multiple photos in a collage allows for many details to be expressed through art. When deciding on the theme of a collage, identify familiarities between photos you have previously taken. Use art photo collages to document life events and build strong visual memories that will not be forgotten.
Family Collage
Wedding photos show love and happiness in a family collage.
Make a collage of photography taken of a family. Use your own family or a family you know as the subject. Present this collage as a home decoration or as a gift. Choose photos that express loving relationships by including pictures showing family members close and even embracing each other. Separate a collage into sections by displaying adults and children in different locations. Be sure to use photos that show feelings and emotions to achieve the full effect of a loving family theme.
Individual Collage
A photograph displaying a child wearing braces helps preserve a memory.
An individual collage focuses on one person as the subject of all photos. A parent may have a collage of a child by expressing his growth and achievements over his life. A child may have a collage of his parents made, using both old and new photos. Photos to include in an individual collage are shots from birthdays, graduations and weddings. Be sure to show the change in the individual by including photos with changing physical appearances. An individual collage is therapeutic to those who reference it in order to remember important past events and use it as a guide to tell their life story.
Home Collage
Do not forget to photograph the exterior appearance of the home.
In a home collage, display photos that show your family's use of the home. Add photos of your family seated at a dining room table set for a holiday. This type of picture shows both the use of your dining room and the way you use the room to celebrate. Show how your home has changed over time. For example, use photos that show how a bedroom has transformed as a child has grown. Show a bedroom used as a nursery when your child was a baby, and also show the same room as it was decorated with a child's first bed.
Special Occasion Collage
Photograph a child while opening presents to capture emotions of excitement.
Choose to collage photos that all document the same special occasion, such as weddings, vacations, a new baby, holidays or birthday parties. Making a collage of photos allows for visual aids to help remember these special times. Take pictures that show emotions such as excitement and closeness of family and friends. Combining photos of a special occasion allows you to remember who was with you and how you felt during that time. Others enjoy viewing pictures displaying happy emotions that tell a story.
