43 People montages

A composite view

Kevin Meredith

The Idea

Sometimes a subject can't be summed up in just one photo. This is where montages step in. Take a few photos and put them together later so that they tell a more complete story than a single image ever could. With montages of people you can record every detail about a person, from the look on their face and the slogan on their T-shirt to the type of shoes they wear. Such details can be lost if taken as a single image, especially on 35mm film or lower-resolution digital cameras.

Montages You can use software to blend the joins of the images., hut if I'm showing a printed version, I prefer to stick prints together in the "flesh"

The Ingredients

  • ▶ Any camera
  • ▶ A subject

The Process

Taking ...

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