Oct 16, 2009
Use Your Photos To Create A Photo Puzzle
For the last few years photo puzzles have become increasingly popular and they are now one of the most popular ways for people to share photos with their family and friends.
Not only are various design and wording styles possible, but the overall quality of the finished product is now excellent. As people look to create more and more unusual designs and ideas, the photo jigsaw puzzle industry has grown to meet these demands.
Most people take hundreds of photos a year, but it’s normal for them to copied on to a computer and then to rarely be looked at again. This really goes against the whole point of photos, which is to be looked at and enjoyed. This is why a personalized photo puzzle is such a great idea. Choose one of your great shots or perhaps an old family photo and have it made into a personalized photo puzzle.
It’s an ideal way to remember a special event, holiday or family get together, and can be kept for yourself or given to others as gift. It’s something that everyone, regardless of age, would be happy to receive.
Though you can use just a single photo to create your jigsaw puzzle, it’s better to be more imaginative. More and more people are creating composite images to create a photo collage rather than using a single photograph. There are two ways to create your own photo collage for making into a puzzle.
You could simply choose 5-10 of your photographs and then print them off. Then, scatter them across a work surface, or even the floor. You can arrange them how you like; either nicely lined up or slightly overlapping at different angles. Having decided on the layout, you then just need to take a photo of it from directly above. It may sound basic, but it works and you get a nice digital photo collage the low tech way.
For something a bit more advanced, you can use your computer to achieve the same effect with your digital images. Free programs are available on the internet to allow you to create and save your own photo collage. You might want to try out a piece of software from Google called ‘Picasso’ which is ideal for such a purpose as this.
Either way, it’s easy to create a personalized image that can be used to create a photo puzzle that is truly memorable and unique.
