Photo collage maker: turn a pile of photos into one layout
A birthday, a trip or a whole school year in one picture is great for a frame, a card or a post, but arranging 20 photos by hand is slow. This prompt has your todo.is agent pick the best shots, arrange them in a clean layout with even spacing, add a title and export at the right size for printing or social media.
The prompt
- Make a photo collage from the [NUMBER] photos I attached, for [OCCASION]. Layout: [LAYOUT]. Use the sharpest photos and skip near-duplicates or blurry ones, and put [HERO PHOTO] in the biggest spot. Crop faces carefully so nobody is cut off. Add the title "[TITLE]" in a clean font. Even white borders of about 1% between photos. Final size: [OUTPUT SIZE]. Send me the collage and a list of the photos you left out.
What to change
- [NUMBER]: E.g. "18". You can attach more than you need and let the agent pick.
- [OCCASION]: E.g. "my mum's 70th birthday", "our Japan trip", "the team summer party".
- [LAYOUT]: E.g. "a 3 x 3 grid", "one large photo with 8 small ones around it", "a heart shape", "freeform like a scrapbook".
- [HERO PHOTO]: Name the file or describe it, e.g. "the photo of mum blowing out the candles".
- [TITLE]: The exact title, e.g. "Rosa at 70" or "Japan, April 2026". Or leave out the title line.
- [OUTPUT SIZE]: E.g. "A3 print at 300 dpi", "a 50 x 70 cm poster", "Instagram 1080 x 1350", "a 4 x 6 card".
Example result
- Collage: Rosa at 70
- 18 photos from the party · one large photo with 12 around it · A3 portrait at 300 dpi
- File delivered
- • rosa_70_collage_a3.jpg: 3508 x 4961 px, ready for a photo printer or print shop
- • rosa_70_collage_instagram.jpg: same design in 1080 x 1350 for sharing
- Layout
- • Centre, large: Rosa blowing out the candles
- • Top row: the four grandchildren, the cake close-up, Rosa and Carlo dancing
- • Sides: group photo at the table, the toast, the balloon arch
- • Bottom row: Rosa opening presents, the garden at sunset, everyone waving goodbye
- • Title "Rosa at 70" in Playfair Display at the top, white background, even 1% white borders
- Left out (and why)
- • IMG_4410 and IMG_4411: almost the same as IMG_4412
- • IMG_4425: blurred, people moving
- • IMG_4433: Rosa's eyes closed
- • IMG_4440: very dark, taken without flash
- Layout ideas by occasion
- • Birthdays and anniversaries: one hero photo in the centre with smaller ones around it
- • Trips: a grid in date order, maybe with place names under each photo
- • Baby's first year: a 3 x 4 grid, one photo per month
- • Weddings: a clean grid with a lot of white space and a serif title
- Printing tips
- • For A3 or bigger, use original photos, not ones sent through WhatsApp, which shrinks them
- • Matte or lustre paper reduces reflections under glass
- • Leave a few millimetres of white margin at the edges if your printer cannot print borderless
How to do it with todo.is
- Attach all the photos you might want in one to-do in todo.is.
- Copy the prompt and fill in the occasion, layout, hero photo, title and size.
- Send it and download the collage plus the list of photos left out.
- Ask to swap a photo ("use IMG_4433 instead") or change the layout until it feels right.
Tips for a better result
- Attach more photos than you need. Choosing the best is often the slowest part, and the agent does it for you.
- Mix close-ups and wide shots; a collage of only group photos looks busy.
- For a print, say the exact size in cm or inches and 300 dpi so it comes out sharp.
- Want it to move? Ask for a slideshow video from the same photos with music you choose.
photo collage maker: FAQ
- How many photos should a collage have? For a framed print, 9 to 15 photos keep each one visible. For a poster, 20 to 30 works if the photos are sharp.
- What resolution do I need for printing a collage? Aim for 300 dpi at the final size: about 3508 x 4961 px for A3. The agent sets this when you say the print size.
- Can I make a collage for Instagram? Yes. Ask for 1080 x 1350 (4:5) for a feed post or 1080 x 1920 for a story.
- Can I add text or dates to the collage? Yes. Give the exact title, captions or dates and they are added as real text, so spelling stays correct.
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