Scrapbooking More Than 2 Photos on a Page
Scrapbooking layouts can be as simple or as elaborate as you wish. Often layouts become artistic masterpieces in themselves – regardless of the photo used. The embellishments and techniques which can be used is limitless. This scrapbooking creativity works wonderfully well for one or possibly two photos on the layout. What do you do then, if you want to include more than 2 photos on a page? Magazines are wonderful places to browse for inspiration but most of the layouts published are for less photos and more embellishments.
To create memory masterpieces with several photos can be quite easy. You need to think creatively yourself and allow your own individualism to shine through. Some suggestions which will help with this include:
Create ‘collage’ photo layouts. These collages can look extremely effective if done correctly. To create collage masterpieces:
1.Don’t try to add every photo you have, just for the sake of it. This can look very ’scrappy’ and childlike in it’s appearance.
2. Do use photos with a similar theme or from the same event. This creates consistency in the layout, making it easy on the viewer who can scan the layout and see the whole story, then look closer and see the details of the individual photos.
3. Use 4-5 full size (4×6) photos positioned to allow space for a title or embellishments on one side or corner of the page.
4. Overlap the photos to eliminate distracting elements.
5. Crop the important details from lots of photos and fit them in like a jigsaw. This does require a lot of patience but does look very effective if done with an eye for detail and artistic balance.
6. Keep the ‘extra’s’ simple. Focus on the memories and photos with the extra embellishments just that – embellishing the main focus.
7. Keep in mind what you are recording – holiday, event, childhood, family etc. Allow this to dictate the theme and feel of the layout.
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