Not only is it possible but it's also simple to do once you understand how to select your settings and add your images. And once you create a your collage template, it's also easy to save them for use next time! Follow the steps in these instructions and watch video below to easily create a Lightroom Collage for use on your blog or social media! To create a collage or blog board in Lightroom's Print Module , you will first need to have open all the photos that you want to use.
If they are all from the same session and in the same folder, you can just have that folder open as you move to the Print Module. If the photos you want to use are from several different sessions, then you will need to create a Lightroom Collection and add all the photos you would like to use to that collection.
Once you have clicked on one of the custom default templates disregard the size that opens. We will be changing that in one of the steps below. In this panel make sure that "Custom Package" is highlighted. Next, we are going to move to the bottom Print Job Panel and select the settings to be what we want for our blog.
Under Custom File Dimensions we are going to set the width to height ratio of our blog board. For this example we are going to create a long, skinny board that holds 4 photos - 2 horizontal and 2 vertical.
For this type of blog board I will type 10 in the first box and 20 in the second. This will give me a blog board that is approximately pixels wide. This is plenty for most any blog. You can create other sizes and shapes of blog boards.
For instance, if you wanted one that was square you could make it 10 x Definitely play around and experiment with different shapes. Photo cells are what will be used to hold your photos in the blog board. We need to add some of these to our template. If your blog board has some cells left from the custom template you chose, delete those by highlighting each one and then tapping the delete key.
Now we will add the cells that we want by going to the Cells Panel. Here you will see some buttons for different photo ratios. You can click on any of them to add a cell. Once the cell is added to your blog board, resize it to be the shape that you'd like. I like to keep a little bit of white space between each of my photos. To do this, make sure there is a little space between each photo cell. Once you have all the photo cells how you think you want them you can save this as a template to use over and over.
A dialog box will open that will ask you to name your Template and choose which folder to add it to. I typically choose to save mine in the User Templates folder that is already in Lightroom by default. To remove a Cell, simply click on it and hit Delete. Our Lightroom collage template is ready to be filled with photos.
At the top of the Template Browser on the left, click the plus symbol. In the dialogue box, give your new template a name and click Create.
By default, Lightroom will save your collage template to a folder called User Templates, keeping them separate from the default templates. Photos can be added to the collage template by dragging them from the Filmstrip panel at the bottom of Lightroom. Make sure to choose a landscape image for the largest cell, and portrait images for the two smaller cells.
You can reposition your photos within a Cell in order to get the best crop by holding Control Windows or Command Mac while dragging your image. Making compromises when it comes to designing collages is often something you just have to accept! Instagram collages look best with a white border around each of the photos — this gives them a little bit of space to breathe. To add a border, go to the Image Settings panel on the right and tick the checkbox next to Photo Border.
You can also add an Inner Stroke but this will cover up part of your photograph. You can choose to use an Identity Plate or Watermarking, and each will allow slightly different results. You can add your logo to the entire document, or you can have it appear on each individual photograph within your collage. From this panel, you can also change the background color. Simply put a tick in the checkbox and click on the color panel to pick your desired color. In the bottom right-hand corner, select Print to File.
If you want to save your newly created collage in Lightroom so that you can come back to it and make changes later on, click on Create Saved Print. When viewed in the Print module, this Collection with a symbol of a printer next to it retains all of the settings that were used to create it, allowing you to return to it at any point. And feel free to share your own collages! Andy Day is a British photographer and writing, living and working in France, specialising in adventure, travel, architectural and landscape photography.
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