PHOTO-MOSAIC

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PHOTO-MOSAIC

• a large-scale detailed image made up of many
  photographs/an arrangement of aerial photographs
  forming a composite picture

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There are two types of Photo Mosaics
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.
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.
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PHOTOMOSAIC STYLE 1

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

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DAVID HOCKNEY
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DAVID HOCKNEYTelephone Pole, 1982
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DAVIDHOCKNEYPrehistoric Museum Near Palm
Springs, 1982
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DAVID HOCKNEYRobert Littman Floating In a Pool,
1982
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DAVID HOCKNEYPhotographing Annie Leibovitz
While She Is Photographing Me, 1982
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DAVID HOCKNEYWalking In The Zen Garden, Ryoanji
Temple, Kyoto 1983
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DAVID HOCKNEYPearblossom Highway
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DAVID HOCKNEYPaint Trolley, 1985
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DAVIDHOCKNEYPhotographic Collageof his mother.
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POLAROID commissioned David Hockney to create
Photo Mosaics out of their products
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Don and Christopher, 1982
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Patrick Procktor1982
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Still Life with Blue Guitar, 1982
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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.

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PHOTOMOSAIC STYLE 2

• colored montages of tiny digital photographs that
  blend together to form a larger image

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ROBERT SILVERS
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ROBERT SILVERS Marilyn Quad Photomosaic on
aluminum
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Robert Silvers JFK 2006 Photomosaic mounted on
aluminum 46 x 35" Edition of 10 64 x 48" Edition
of 6
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ROBERT SILVERS Mona Lisa Remastered, 2002
Photomosaic mounted on aluminum 43 x 32"
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ROBERT SILVERS Girl with the Pearl Earring, 2008
Photomosaic on aluminum
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ROBERT SILVERS Coca-Cola Photomosaic, Monterrey,
MexicoThe PROCOR Latin building displaying a
Photomosaic on a complete face
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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.