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Think Big
Sometimes when you are taking pictures, it may seem like you can't get your entire subject in one shot. Or maybe you are having trouble expressing how large something is.
Instead of trying to fit your subject in one picture, try taking a bunch of pictures of different parts of it. Print all the pictures out and place them together to create the whole image. You can overlap the pictures or cut them up like a puzzle. These are two examples I created from a trip to Paris.
Joel Rosen did this beach collage, you can click on it and view it larger.
Joel also did this big collage of the National Archives in Washington DC.
These collages will look cool in a scrapbook or mounted and framed. I have grand visions of covering an entire wall like this. I'll let you know how that pans out.
Comments
Posted By: Mark Bailey (6/25/2008)
Comment: There is an amazing book "Tree" by Nikon Pro Photographer James Balog that uses this technique to make some amazing and otherwise impossible images. This blog make me thinker harder about how I can use it in my own situations!
Posted By: Dan (6/10/2008)
Comment: I tried shooting a 270 degree panorama overlooking the Great Rift Valley in Kenya back in my film days (2002) but I ended up goofing the overlap on a central piece of the shot!
Posted By: Old Bogus (6/6/2008)
Comment: I have had to do this with spectacular mountain ranges here in Colorado. While the images often have seams showing, it still conveys the majesty of the scenery. http://app.tabblo.com/studio/items/download/8109490/original