From the course: Create a Portrait Collage in Photoshop

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What images work best

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What images work best

- In addition to identifying the shots that will work as the primary and secondary images, there are also other image qualities that lend themselves to the collage format. Let's take a look at some of the things to keep in mind when you're browsing through images from a portrait shoot or even when you're actually out taking the photos. When you're shooting images that may be used as the primary or anchor shots in a portrait collage, the first recommendation is to not frame the shot too tight. Tight framing or a close crop may work well for a standalone image, but it can sometimes make things more difficult when trying to create a collage from multiple portrait images. For instance, in these shots of the young woman, the framing is really tight, and the outer edges of her arms and sleeves are cropped off. It would be much easier to work with these shots if we could see all of the sides of her upper body, and they were not cropped. Extra room around the subject is always useful for…

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