How To Create A Photo Collage

One thing that has been very beneficial when blogging is to know how to create a photo collage graphic. We’ve used photo collages for all kinds of posts to share a collection of like items or to save a little space when there are a lot of pictures in a post. If you haven’t already figured out how to make a photo collage, we are sharing a very simple (and free!) way to make one that will hopefully help you out.

I’ve been working with several different photo editing software programs for years, so I’ve learned a lot of the ins and outs on my own. Graphic design is sort of a hobby of mine. (Have you checked out our FREE printables?) Emily, on the other hand, is a bit more inexperienced and since she is still working on some blog skills in the midst of her already very busy life, buying and learning how to use a new software program has been low on the list. Luckily, we’ve found Pic Monkey and it has made putting together a photo collage a lot easier.

Here’s how to make your own and it’s super easy:

1. Go to Pic Monkey’s website and click on the collage icon.

2. Select the images you want to use in your collage from the appropriate folder on your computer. (For PC use the CTRL key/MAC use the CMD key to select multiple photos at the same time.)

3. Click the “OPEN” button.

4. Select the “LAYOUT” icon on the left of the screen and choose the ideal option for the collage you want to make. I love to use “square deal”, but you can pick between so many different choices.

5. Select the “PHOTO” icon on the left of the screen to view the photos you have uploaded.

6. Drag each photo over to the collage area and place it in the preferred space. You can move the image around, resize, and/or edit it a bit once it is in place.

7. Once all the collage is filled to your liking, choose the “SAVE” button at the top of the screen.

8. Before saving your collage, you can tweak the name of the file and change the quality/dimensions. For a blog graphic, we typically choose the middle quality and smaller dimensions (this also saves us some space on our computers), but if you eventually wanted to print out the collage, opting for higher quality and larger dimensions would make the end product look more clear.

9. Save the photo collage to your computer, making sure to note the folder you save it in so you can access it easily later on.

Now, that wasn’t too hard, was it? If you liked this tutorial and are interested in learning how to add multiple links to your collage for use on your blog or website, look for that post to come next week!

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