PHOTO-MOSAIC

~a large-scale detailed image made up of many photographs/an arrangement

of aerial photographs forming a composite picture

There are two types of Photo Mosaics

This Photo-Mosaic was created by Robert Silvers by taking an image, organizing it into thousands of small rectangles and replacing each rectangle with a photograph that has similar color and value qualities.

This Photo-Mosaic is also considered to be Photographic Collage. It was created by David Hockney by taking many photographs and attaching them to create one whole image. Each of the photographs is of a small portion of the subject, attached they will create the entire subject.

PHOTOMOSAIC STYLE 1

photographs of a subject shot in detail that when pieced together to form a larger image of the subject

DAVID HOCKNEY

DAVID HOCKNEY

Telephone Pole, 1982

DAVIDHOCKNEY

Prehistoric Museum Near Palm Springs, 1982

DAVID HOCKNEYRobert Littman Floating In a Pool, 1982

DAVID HOCKNEYPhotographing Annie Leibovitz While She Is Photographing Me, 1982

DAVID HOCKNEYWalking In The Zen Garden, Ryoanji Temple, Kyoto 1983

DAVID HOCKNEYPearblossom Highway

DAVID HOCKNEYPaint Trolley, 1985

DAVIDHOCKNEY

Photographic Collageof his mother.

POLAROIDcommissioned David Hockney

to create Photo Mosaics out of their products…

Don and Christopher, 1982

Patrick Procktor1982

Still Life with Blue Guitar, 1982

HOW TOCreate your Own

David Hockney style Photo Mosaic

• Choose a subject.

• Take many photographs of small portions of that subject.

• Make sure you took a photograph of all parts/areas in your subject/composition.

• Print the photographs.

• Piece them together and attach them to create your very own photo mosaic.

PHOTOMOSAIC STYLE 2

colored montages of tiny digital photographs that blend together to

form a larger image

ROBERT SILVERS

ROBERT SILVERS Marilyn Quad Photomosaic on aluminum

Robert Silvers JFK; 2006; Photomosaic mounted on aluminum 46 x 35" Edition of 10; 64 x 48" Edition of 6

ROBERT SILVERS Mona Lisa Remastered, 2002 Photomosaic mounted on aluminum 43 x 32"

ROBERT SILVERS Girl with the Pearl Earring, 2008 Photomosaic on aluminum

ROBERT SILVERS Coca-Cola Photomosaic, Monterrey, Mexico

The PROCOR Latin building displaying a Photomosaic on a complete face

HOW TOCreate your Own

Robert Silvers style Photo Mosaic • Take a subject/photograph as your larger overall

image.• Take many photographs of subjects related to

your larger image.• In Photoshop edit your larger photo and create a

grid over the image.• Place your related photographs on top of the

grid and merge those layers into one.• Select areas of your larger image, switch to your

merged layer and edit areas to match your larger image in color, contrast and opacity.