photocollage
Cut-and-paste imagery
A photocollage is an artwork made by combining multiple photographs or photographic fragments into a single composition.
The technique may involve cutting and pasting physical prints or digital manipulation: Her photocollage juxtaposed family snapshots with magazine clippings.
The term emphasizes photographic source material, distinguishing it from collages using other media.
Adjacent contrasting placement
- layeringForming successive strata
- assemblageCollected group of things
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- photomontageCombined image artwork
cutouts · patchwork · blending · fusion · pastiche · arrangement · overlay · splicing
Professional graphics manipulation program
- CanvaWeb-based graphic design application
- layersStacked levels or coatings
- filtersSelective passage barriers
- templatesPreset formats for copying
editing · software · app · pixels · resolution · export · drag-and-drop · thumbnail
Pivoted twin-blade cutter
- glueBonding substance
- paperPressed pulp for writing
- adhesiveMaterial that bonds objects
- cardstockRigid paper material
templates · trimmer · cutting · mat · ruler · exacto · mounting · laminating
Longing for the past
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- keepsakeItem preserved for sentiment
- mementoToken of recollection
- albumUnified collection of recordings
snapshot · heritage · timeline · retrospect · souvenir · recollection · milestone · tribute
Supporting outer structure
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- displayPresentation for viewing
- artworkVisual creative production
- tableauStriking pictorial arrangement
vignette · accent · poster · canvas · print · enlargement · arrangement · centerpiece
juxtaposition
Adjacent contrasting placement
- layeringForming successive strata
- assemblageCollected group of things
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
photomontage · cutouts · patchwork · blending · fusion · pastiche · arrangement · overlay · splicing · fragments
Photoshop
Professional graphics manipulation program
- CanvaWeb-based graphic design application
- layersStacked levels or coatings
- filtersSelective passage barriers
templates · editing · software · app · pixels · resolution · export · drag-and-drop · thumbnail · cropping
scissors
Pivoted twin-blade cutter
cardstock · templates · trimmer · cutting · mat · ruler · exacto · mounting · laminating · borders
nostalgia
Longing for the past
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- keepsakeItem preserved for sentiment
- mementoToken of recollection
album · snapshot · heritage · timeline · retrospect · souvenir · recollection · milestone · tribute · commemoration
frame
Supporting outer structure
tableau · vignette · accent · poster · canvas · print · enlargement · arrangement · centerpiece · showcase