Creating side by side photos

ka_42
ka_42 Posts: 720 Member
edited September 24 in Success Stories
How do you do side by side photos? I tried using paint with no luck! I want to show my before and after progress.

Thanks for your help, pals! :flowerforyou:

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  • JD92
    JD92 Posts: 253 Member
    Open up Paint. The go to the folder on your computer with your photos on it. Double click your 'before' shot so that you're viewing it in larger form.

    Search your keyboard for a button with the word "PRTSC" or another shortened version of the word Printscreen. It takes a snapshot of what is on your screen then.

    Go back to Paint and click paste from the drop-down menu at the top. An image of your entire screen will appear. Click the "Select" tool and pick out the area of your photo. Then, click copy. Go to the drop-down menu and click undo untill you're back to plain white. Then click paste again. An image of your photo will appear on its own. Move it to the far left.

    Repeat the process all over with your second photo, but when undoing (to get rid of the big image of your screen) only go as far back as your first photo, rather than undoing the whole thing.

    If it sounds too fiddly, I could do it for you if you like. :smile:
  • lilRicki
    lilRicki Posts: 4,555 Member
    I like photobucket myself...make a collage (sp)...try the paint first if it doesn't work message me and I'll do step by step instructions for photobucket for you
  • ka_42
    ka_42 Posts: 720 Member
    you girls are wonderful! I have a photobucket account so I think I'm going to try that route! Thanks SO much!
  • danalmasy
    danalmasy Posts: 2
    Here are a few other options for folks who don't have access to Photoshop but need to make comps:

    http://www.picnik.com

    http://www.photoshop.com/tools?wf=editor

    http://pixlr.com

    http://fotoflexer.com
  • IMDABOMBthe0wife0DABEAST
    IMDABOMBthe0wife0DABEAST Posts: 124 Member
    bump
  • Happyoceangirl
    Happyoceangirl Posts: 1,993 Member
    Bump. :) I always wondered how people do that!
  • charityateet
    charityateet Posts: 574 Member
    Ditto, bump.

    Hope to do before and after in the next 6 months or so.
  • otm25
    otm25 Posts: 106 Member
    bump, can't wait until I can share my success story!
  • CarissaNew
    CarissaNew Posts: 223 Member
    bump, can't wait to share mine!
  • themommie
    themommie Posts: 5,033 Member
    BUMP
    cant wait to see more success stories
  • TinaBina975
    TinaBina975 Posts: 21
    Bump Can't wait to do mine :)
  • maeflower1234
    maeflower1234 Posts: 87 Member
    Your photo's turned out good. I'll be doing it someday!
  • Kcham817
    Kcham817 Posts: 106 Member
    Bump
  • ka_42
    ka_42 Posts: 720 Member
    Glad I asked a helpful question! I used photobucket.com and it worked perfectly! All you have to do is upload your photos and then make a "collage". You can chose to put two+ photos side by side. See my profile for the two I created!
  • suthernbelle
    suthernbelle Posts: 566 Member
    bump
  • newmeat30
    newmeat30 Posts: 766 Member
    Actually it is really simple and you probably already have the program. I used Microsoft PowerPoint When you save it, click SAVE AS, then click OTHER FORMATS When the dialog box opens change the "save as type" from POWERPOINT PRESENTATION to JPEG. It will ask you if you want to save every slide as a picture or just the current slide Then just upload it where you want and post it to any site. :)

    You can see side-by-side pics on my blog (I've also posted them on here before).
    newmeat30.blogspot.com
  • theresnoeggs
    theresnoeggs Posts: 188 Member
    1. go to paint, open newest picture, resize to about 300-400 pixels in height then press CTRL+A, then CTRL+C
    2. open second picture-your old one, "resize" to about same as first pixels in height,
    3. then on the left you will see a tiny little square in the dead center, drag that to the right almost to then end of the screen.
    4. CTRL+V to paste the other pic, then drag it to the side of the old pic.
    5. Click that little square in the middle on the right again, drag it to meet the edge of the picture on the right.
    6.OPTIONAL: use the text tool to write your starting weight on the first pic, and current on the other.
    7. File>Save As: Name your file, save it as a JPG in a location you can find it, like on your desktop or in "My pictures"
    8. Upload to photobucket.

    :flowerforyou:


    I could make screen shots if you'd like...



    Personally, I prefer photoshop. :wink:
  • Nemlein
    Nemlein Posts: 168 Member
    bump :)
  • ciege77
    ciege77 Posts: 60
    There's also a free program called GIMP; do a google search for that or "GNU image manipulation program." Kind of a bare-bones Photochop, but without the $xxx price tag, but it gets the job done. You have to open a new image, drag in the photos you want, and crop it down to whatever your desired size, but it's pretty handy if you have the spare time to pick it up and search tutorials and how-tos.
  • SHALONDAG
    SHALONDAG Posts: 50 Member
    Bump for later.
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