hello, I feel out of my element posting here, but I was wondering if anyone could help me. I am trying to put together a editorial photo collage (I think that is what you would call it). And I was wondering the best way to do this. I have Photoshop but am not very good with it. Any advice?

Do you have an example of the type of collage you want to make?

Make a new document at size you and resolution you want (i.e. 8.5x11 @ 300 ppi). Open the other images you want to add to the collage and then select the move tool (keyboard shortcut "V"). Click on a photo you want and then drag it over to the new blank document you created. Each photo you drag and drop will have it's own layer. Do this for every image you want to add and use the move tool to position them where on the collage you want them.

To rotate and/or resize the individual photo's, use free transform (Edit>Free Transform or keyboard shortcut Cntrl+T). While in free transfrom, hold down the Shift key when resizing to maintain the original aspect ratio (or don't hold it down if thats not what you want).

Add borders and/or drop shadows to spice it up a bit and then flatten and save once your done.

easy way I know of is open a blank canvas in photshop, open all the pics you want in photoshop, use the move tool, and move one pic on the blank canves, go to image and then click on free transform and size and put the pic where you want it. hold the shift key down while moving it in free trasform so it will not alter the image. do the same for each picture you want on there. when you are done and have all the images where you want them right click on the top layer and flaten image. then add text as you want. If you need better instructions feel free to PM me or e-mail [email protected]  or AIM

Youtube video about making a collage.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTyi3Qz5QwA

http://www.lumapix.com/index.shtml

Paul