flōtblog: How fotoflōts are used » Collage http://blogs.fotoflot.com/how-fotoflots-are-used Interesting things people are doing with fotoflōts Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:30:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Her first walk http://blogs.fotoflot.com/how-fotoflots-are-used/2009/10/24/her-first-walk/ http://blogs.fotoflot.com/how-fotoflots-are-used/2009/10/24/her-first-walk/#comments Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:29:09 +0000 tom http://blogs.fotoflot.com/how-fotoflots-are-used/2009/10/24/her-first-walk/ Our granddaughter is a year old and recently began walking. She had been taking a few steps for a couple weeks and clearly was determined to master the walking thing. We took her to a nearby park and let her go. After 30 minutes of nonstop walking and a few stumbles, she got it and was able to make it 20 or 30 steps.

The collage below captures her determination and her progress from tentative steps, through some off-balance moments, to a confident stride.

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The 5″x15″ fotoflōt size is especially good for this type of collage. It works well with three or four images, but can also work with more or fewer. And it can be displayed on a desk or wall.

]]> http://blogs.fotoflot.com/how-fotoflots-are-used/2009/10/24/her-first-walk/feed/ 0 fotoflōts: great for collages http://blogs.fotoflot.com/how-fotoflots-are-used/2008/01/14/fotoflots-great-for-collages/ http://blogs.fotoflot.com/how-fotoflots-are-used/2008/01/14/fotoflots-great-for-collages/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:32:04 +0000 tom http://blogs.fotoflot.com/how-fotoflots-are-used/2008/01/14/fotoflots-great-for-collages/ Our family recently took a weekend trip to Montreal to celebrate my wife’s birthday and I came back with a bunch of pictures. I decided to create a collage from a couple of them on a 7.5″x15″ desktop fotoflōt.

You can use any size fotoflōt for a collage, but a few seem to be especially popular. The desktop versions are used quite a bit. I like the 7.5″x15″ size for a couple images with different aspect ratios. Several customers have used the 5″x15″ fotoflōt with three square images. Here’s an example of a 5″x15″ image that I fotoflōted:

Duffy collage Right now collages are a do-it-yourself project. They’re not hard to make if you’re familiar with Photoshop or a similar photo editing application. In a few months we’ll provide templates that will simplify the collage-making process.

We’d love to get your feedback on this subject. Are you interested in collages on fotoflōts? Would templates be useful for you? Any particular styles or designs?

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