![]() ![]() A panel will slide into view, letting you choose one or more albums in iPhoto. You’ll notice that the interface is not that intuitive, but the process of creating a mosaic is actually rather simple. ![]() Making your mosaic Once you’ve readied your photos, open Mazaika. Note that Mazaika doesn’t require full-resolution images to make a mosaic, so feel free to downsize the photos to a maximum of 800 pixels in either dimension in order to conserve disk space. If you use Aperture or Lightroom, you’ll need to export the photos to a folder on your desktop. Now fill up that album with any photos related to your source photo for example, a mosaic of your dog should probably contain images of you and your family playing with the dog (and not the time Uncle Marty had a bit too much to drink and ruined Christmas). Open iPhoto, choose File -> New Album, name the album “Mosaic,” and click Create. Sort your photos A photo mosaic works best with hundreds (even thousands) of photos, so your next task is to round up the photos you’d like to use. ![]() If you can still recognize what you’re seeing, the photo is suitable as a source image.) Once you’ve found the photo you’d like to use, save it to your desktop. (Not sure if the photo you want to use will work? Display the photo full screen, step back from the computer about 15 feet, and squint your eyes. Avoid busy photos with a lot of people, because they will likely be unrecognizable when made into a mosaic. It’s best to choose something simple and easy to recognize, such a portrait of person with a minimal background. Select a source image The source image is the photo on which the mosaic is based. ![]()
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