Merging photos into a single image can mainly mean two things: create a collage of two or more photos arranged in a personalized way or create a panoramic photo, putting several photographs of a panorama side by side until you create a single even 360-degree image. The collage is certainly a useful image when you want to send a friend or share several photos on Facebook, without having to send them one by one, putting them all side by side in the way you prefer in a single image.
Any photo editing program has the function to combine two or more photos into a single image.
You can therefore, for example, use Paint, the simple (but ancient) program included in Windows or even Photoshop, GIMP or other professional tools.
Here instead we see the most convenient free programs and web applications that specialize in this task of joining photos, in a semi-automatic, fast and easy way .
1) Fotor PhotoStitching is definitely the best web application for joining photos the way you like best .
The app includes several tools that can be selected from the menu on the left:
- the first at the top to join four photos by composing them in a model of your choice, for example one above and three below side by side.
- The third button has irregular designs to make more original and nice collages with oblique and cut lines.
- the bottom quarter instead for joining two or more photos side by side horizontally or vertically .
In all cases you can choose a background color or design and the size of the edges.
For each added photo you can also apply a photo filter like those of Instagram.
The app also has the function to create greeting cards with photos by sticking the photo over a nice background and with the addition of writings, stickers and shapes.
To add new photos just drag them to Fotor or you can press the Open button at the top.
The new image can be saved on the computer or can be shared on Facebook or other sites using the direct button, always from the top menu.
In addition to the website, Fotor is available as an app for iPhone, iPad, Android and Windows .
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2) Photoscape is the PC program for combining photos and print images that I have already talked about.
In fact, one of its best features is that it combines photos together into a single image.
Here too you can choose the model of the composition and arrange the photos above and below according to your preferences.
In addition to printing them, the generated image can be saved and shared with friends.
In another article, however, all the best programs to create photo collages and image compositions are listed
If instead of creating a collage you want to merge the photos into a panoramic image, there are different programs such as Autostitch to create panoramic photos and Microsoft ICE to join images in a panorama.
Merging photos can also mean merging two photos together in one overlapping, as already explained in a previous article.
