Who does not like to share or post their favorite pictures on various forms of media? It becomes a very tedious task to load a number of images (a few at a time) related to a particular event.
Another way to put up these images is to club some of them as one image and then post them. One solution for this is to make different collages of the pictures you want to share with others.
Collage is a great way to show multiple images in a single go. It helps us club some images into a single image. This saves time and you are able to view multiple images without having to flip through them one by one.
Many different options are available before you in order to make a collage. One of the best ways that I have tried for myself too is using Google Photos. In this article, I have described how you can make use of Google Photos to make a collage.
Using Google Photos to make a Collage
Google Photos is one of the finest ways of storing and sharing photos. Google Photos also allows you to edit the photos before posting or sharing them. It also helps you make attractive collages in very little time.
You can use Google Photos on the web as well as download a Google Photos app for the same. Here is an easy how-to for making collages in Google Photos using the web as well as through its app.
Making a collage using Google Photos on the Web
If you are accessing Google Photos using your web browser and you want to make a collage you need to follow the following steps:
- Open Google Photos in your web browser.
- If you do not have photos uploaded in Google Photos then upload the pictures with which you want to make the collage. On the other hand, if you already have your pictures uploaded here then go to the next step.
- Look for the create option located near the search bar and click on it.
- On clicking create, various options like Album, Shared Album, Animation, Film, and Collage will be shown to you. Now, click on Collage.
- On clicking collage, you will be displayed all the pictures in the album. Now, select those pictures from which you want to make a collage.
- Select the pictures by clicking on them. A tick mark will show that the picture has been selected.
- You are also provided with a “search photos” search box which helps you search for your photo easily by typing the name of the photo and searching for it easily through a large number of photos.
- After the desired pictures are selected, click on create.
- Google Photos will automatically make a collage for you from the pictures you had selected.
- The collage will be automatically saved for you in Google Photos.
- Have a look at the collage created by Google Photos for me.
- You can even edit this collage to some extent by using the edit
- On clicking edit, it gives you options related to color, and rotation of the collage to choose from. Have a look below.
- Once you have finished editing, click on the Done Button to save the change.
Note: Google Photos does not give you a choice of the layouts of the collage. Nor does it let you arrange, crop, or adjust the images in any particular order. It puts the images in the collage automatically.
Making a collage using the Google Photos app
Making a collage using the Google Photos app is quite similar to the way we make it using the web. For this, follow the following steps:
- Open the Google Photos app.
- Click on the three dots on the right corner of the app to reveal a menu. The menu that appears is shown below.
- You can create a collage in two ways
First Method
- Click on the collage option On clicking this option you will be prompted to select the pictures from which you want to make the collage.
- Select the images. Selected images will have a tick mark on them.
- Once all the images are selected, click on the create option that appears in the right corner of the app.
- On clicking the create option, the collage of the selected pictures will be created, automatically saved in Google Photos, and will also be shown to you on screen.
- You can edit the collage in the same way as on the web if you wish to edit it further.
Second Method
- In the second method, you can choose the select option
- On clicking this, select the pictures from which you want to create a collage. Selected pictures will have a tick mark on them.
- Once you select the desired pictures, click on the plus (+) symbol on the toolbar displayed at the top of the app.
- Clicking the plus button will open a menu with options prompting you to enter the choice as to what you want to create. The options are Album, Shared Album, Animation, Movie, and Select the collage
- On clicking the collage option, the collage of the selected pictures will be created, automatically saved in Google Photos, and will also be shown to you on screen.
- You can edit the collage in the same way as on the web if you wish to edit it further.
Now, go ahead and try to create your own collages using Google Photos with ease and make the best of the quick and amazing results you get.
Final Words
You can use Google Photos to make aesthetically pleasing collages in a very easy and quick manner. Though Google Photos has certain limitations like it does not let you reorder pictures or alter their layout, it is very useful for making elegant collages.
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