1000 memories in a mosaic

Already in antiquity, the mosaic with its small stones and tiles adorned villas and palaces. Just like then, in the photo mosaic many small photos are put together to form one whole image. This makes the mosaic photo so special: although it still looks like a normal image from a distance, the many small photos become visible on closer inspection.

Gift that feeling of “us” with the picture mosaic

The photograph mosaic is also the perfect gift idea, not least because of its beautiful symbolic statement: "The whole is more than the sum of its individual parts". It's not just about the feeling of community – it's ultimately about those little moments that make up our lives. These make the mosaic visible and thus capitalise on the abilities of photography to capture emotional memories.

If you want to gift your mosaic as a birthday present, for example, you can gather many small pictures of the birthday boy or girl and combine them into a large portrait. But also as a retrospective wedding gift or as a loving Christmas greeting, the photograph mosaic is the perfect choice.

How to Create a photo mosaic: What you need to know

Picture mosaic always consist of one large main photo and many smaller photos. The main image determines the motif and thus also to a large extent the effect of the mosaic. Therefore, you should always choose it first.

Large, clear motifs are best suited in this regard. To get started creating the photograph mosaic, you also need at least 30 small photos.

But it's even better if you use 100 or even 1,000 photos for your mosaic. It is important for the selection of the small pictures that the main motif is clearly recognisable.

Since the small pictures on the finished mosaic are only 1 inch in size, small motifs are rather less suitable. While the main photo should have a minimum resolution of 2 MB, 0.5 MB is sufficient for the small photos.

5 tips for unique photo mosaic

1. Don't be afraid of colour: When creating the mosaic, the small, individual photos are matched to the colours of the main photo. Our photo mosaic generator is doing the rest. This results in a homogeneous impression and your main motif comes out better.

2. It doesn't always have to be a portrait: Most of the mosaics ordered from us are full-frame portraits. This is a nice idea - especially if you want to give away your photo mosaic as a present. Nevertheless, it is also worthwhile to look at object photos, animal motifs or landscapes.

3. Play around with different formats: It often happens that the small photos are in different formats. This can look particularly interesting in the final result. Our mosaic maker detects these discrepancies.

As a result, the images are no longer precisely tile-shaped, but rather are arranged in a special grid.

This enhances the mosaic puzzle effect, which often looks very original. So if you are open to a special effect, you should choose a good mix of landscape and portrait-format images!

4. Use as many photos as possible: Although you can create beautiful mosaics even with 30 shots and a main image, it is definitely worth using more than 100 different photos as a basis.

If you consciously use more images, you will achieve a particularly even and elegant look. On average, our customers use about 150 small photos for their photo mosaic.

5. Use repeated images in a targeted manner: Particularly in cases where you want your mosaic to have a clearly defined theme, you may not always have 100 to 1,000 photos from one particular photo shoot or area to play around with.

Fortunately, this is not a problem at all: if you find yourself with too few individual images, the algorithm will optimally arrange the images you do have. In fact, these image repetitions create a super-exciting memory effect in the end, which really draws the viewer's gaze into the picture mosaic.