![]() ![]() You need to know the EXACT size that you want the final diptych to be. You DEFINITELY need to check this on (otherwise it will default to whatever your printer page set up size is, usually 8.5 x 11 in which you don’t want). Now the Custom File Dimensions is a bit tricky. Select the JPEG quality you want (I usually go with around 67, keeping in mind the larger the number the larger the file size will be but the better the image will look). I don’t bother with adding Print Sharpening so you can leave that selection off as well. To change it, just click on the 300 and a box will appear that will let you change the ppi to 72). Make sure your Draft Mode Printing is not selected and your File Resolution is 72 ppi (the default with usually be 300 because this module is set up for print not web. Use the pull down menu and select JPEG file. The first option in that section is for Print to. Skip down to the bottom Print Job section next (the last option at the bottom). You can pick whatever you want for the Show Guides, but usually I have the Rulers selected and that’s it. Go ahead and select Off for the Grid Snap as well. ![]() Pull down the Ruler Units and select Points (which, for our current purposes, is the same as pixels). Underneath the Image Setting is the Rulers, Grid & Guides section. Right underneath is the Image Setting section make sure none of the selections are checked. On the right column, at the top, make sure the Layout Style is pulled down (the triangle next to the words Layout Style is pointing down) and select Custom Package. Then go up to right top corner and click on the Print module. Process them like you would any other photos using the Develop module (adjusting exposure, cropping, contrast and whatever else you need to do to make your photo pretty). To create a diptych, the first thing you need is edit the photos you want to use in the diptych. However, once you set it up, I’ll also show you have to save your settings so you can just pull the template up and make the diptych without having to start from scratch all over again every time. The process isn’t difficult but it might seem a bit confusing at first. ![]() Plus it saves you from leaving Lightroom and opening up another program (or using a website like PicMonkey) to create collaged images. But did you know that you could also make diptychs, triptychs and collages in Lightroom? The method is not the most obvious, as it’s more geared toward creating printed pictures but you CAN do it, which gives you more creative ways to display images on the web. Last week I gave a tutorial on adding type and watermarks to photos in Lightroom. ![]()
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