Poster of my 52's but how?

[kennysarmy]

Once I've finished the 52 week challenge on here I wish to create a large poster to show them off.

Basically I want something like a 10x6 grid of photos obviously 52 will leave some blanks, then around the outside to create a sort of border effect I want all the weekly challenge words....

What's the easiest way to do this in Photoshop CS3?

Should I reduce the 52 photos down in resolution first to prevent the final image becoming too large?

How do I create a grid so I can have them all exactly the same size and all in exact rows / columns?

How do i do the text around the image?

Any advice gratefullly received...

 

[Chappers]

Use the contact sheet option under automate Don't get misled by the contact sheet name. It basically lays out the images in a grid ( which you specify ) on a sheet who's size you specify.

So you'll need to do a bit of maths to work out what size you'll need. Once done point to the source folder and off it goes. I suspect it will take a while if the images are going to be fairly large. I also expect you'll need to experiment a bit. Check the options near the bottom for "Rotate for best fit " etc. You may not want this. Also it will print all the images the same orientation, irrespective if they are horizontal or vertical images.

Maybe not ideal,but a lot easier than doing it image by image manually

Text may be a bit of a problem depending on how you plan to lay it out. The contact sheet produces images on layers so you could add text on the layer. To be honest a graphics program such as Illustartor may be better suited. Produce the grid. Export as Tiff or jpeg and the use Illustrator to add the text

 

[kennysarmy]

Thanks for the tips

 

[corky]

Or get them printed as a book....which is my intention

jon