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Tell the Story with Two

June 13, 2009 By Paige Balcer

I love the way two photos presented side by side in a diptych can tell the story of a moment. No explanation is needed to describe the scene when it’s presented this way. Whether they are digitally merged in one file, or framed together, there’s something so fun about displaying photos this way.

So do you have two photos that simply tell us a story? Show us what you’ve got by leaving a link in the comments.

Comments

  1. djbeat says

    June 13, 2009 at 6:44 am

    i love playing with dips… sometimes it is hard to tell a story in one frame & sometimes it is just magical to put two different or complimentary pieces together (3191 or two chicks two clicks…)

    i shared these two with ss one word:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbeat/3511660776/
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbeat/3372022660/

    this is for the newest dip-it thursday challenge:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbeat/3618014699/

  2. Jaana says

    June 13, 2009 at 8:14 am

    i guess no explanation needed, since the pictures should speak for themselves…? ๐Ÿ™‚
    http://photographybyjaana.blogspot.com/2009/06/two-of-kind.html

  3. Leslie says

    June 13, 2009 at 10:10 am

    I love putting two images together to tell a story. Here’s one that I recently put together.
    http://lesliephoto.blogspot.com/2009/06/fashion-editiorial-with-billy-p.html

  4. kosenrufu mama says

    June 13, 2009 at 10:17 am

    some pictures that telle a little story, here…
    http://esterdaphne.blogspot.com/2009/04/cercando-speranza.html

  5. Angie Muldowney says

    June 13, 2009 at 12:07 pm

    I love how putting two images together makes them more than the sum of their parts… somehow. More is more!
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/angies/3121753421/in/set-72157611257825601/

  6. amy says

    June 13, 2009 at 12:24 pm

    here is one…http://www.flickr.com/photos/doobleh-vay/3622097214/

  7. shelli - mama of letters says

    June 13, 2009 at 12:28 pm

    Great photos!

    Mine are not side by side this time, but I did put two together recently.

    http://www.mamaofletters.com/Site/The_Focal_Point/Entries/2009/5/20_Troublemaker_(2_photos).html

  8. kristin says

    June 13, 2009 at 12:53 pm

    i LOVE diptychs! i even have a set dedicated to them aptly named "dippy love". here are a few of my faves.
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/14811117@N02/3223035889/in/set-72157606872046209/ look up look down.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/14811117@N02/3175191070/in/set-72157606872046209/

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/14811117@N02/3244572049/in/set-72157606872046209/

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/14811117@N02/3561683058/in/set-72157606872046209/

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/14811117@N02/3055033638/in/set-72157606872046209/

  9. Amy.dailypleasures says

    June 13, 2009 at 12:58 pm

    Here’s a fun one from a recent photo shoot with my daughter.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/dailypleasures/3622152684/

  10. keli_h says

    June 13, 2009 at 1:10 pm

    i love dips! here are a few of my faves …

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/twelve-paws/3277111879/in/set-72157614175401072/

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/twelve-paws/3411307935/in/set-72157614175401072/

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/twelve-paws/3406308651/in/set-72157614175401072/

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/twelve-paws/3405092511/in/set-72157614175401072/

  11. Bridget R. says

    June 13, 2009 at 3:02 pm

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/beeroach/3557526617/

    There are always flowers at my mother’s house.

  12. Gabrielle Kai Photography says

    June 13, 2009 at 4:26 pm

    Two different points of view (outside and in) that tell a story::

    http://gabriellekaiphotography.com/blog/2009/05/points-of-view/

  13. tu-anh says

    June 13, 2009 at 4:39 pm

    here’s my latest
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/tuanh/3598589722/

  14. Anita says

    June 13, 2009 at 5:13 pm

    I often combine two (or more) pics .. these are my latest ones from last weekend..

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/by_anita/3605109521/

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/by_anita/3605923064/in/photostream/

    this is one of my favorite of my little one: (3 pics)

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/by_anita/3268088534/in/set-72157603936901647/

  15. georgia says

    June 13, 2009 at 5:38 pm

    i don’t have any, but now i’m going to do this! i’ve done diptychs, but never used them this way. great idea! great post!

  16. Maggie says

    June 13, 2009 at 7:30 pm

    To learn how check out this article http://www.splashofstyle.com/archives/2008/09/21/creating-photo-diptychs-triptychs-montages/

  17. Jenny Rebecca says

    June 13, 2009 at 8:05 pm

    Not necessarily a very involved story, but it is a diptych! :o)
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/fanglord2/3543935633/in/set-72157613030267887/

  18. Alicia says

    June 13, 2009 at 8:58 pm

    There are some really great photos shared! Here’s mine, a quick story of my Friday after work. I think you might want to see more than just the two photos though. So maybe mine’s just a peak at a story! Click on the photo for a closer view ๐Ÿ™‚

    http://aliandsethinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/06/exhibit-peak.html

  19. Melissa says

    June 13, 2009 at 9:53 pm

    My one and only diptych…
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/mollymelly/3546407120/

    Thanks for all of the great shares…

  20. Lu says

    June 13, 2009 at 11:50 pm

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/ldb/3160677307/
    The picture says it all.

  21. Puna says

    June 14, 2009 at 12:49 am

    I put one together just for this post.

    http://lifesignatures.wordpress.com/2009/06/13/tell-the-story-with-two/

  22. spread your wings says

    June 14, 2009 at 12:52 am

    we’re all about diptych’s. here’s a recent one that tells more of a direct story than some of the others.
    http://spreadingwings08.blogspot.com/2009/05/baked-ate.html

  23. Meg says

    June 14, 2009 at 1:43 am

    My deployed husband and I sent photos to each other this afternoon via our phones. When I saw them side by side, I realized we both took pictures of our restful moments today.

    http://thepagesofourcrazylife.blogspot.com/2009/06/two-sides-of-family.html

  24. My Two Seasons says

    June 14, 2009 at 3:37 am

    I love diptychs! They’re so fun! Here’s my latest from our outing to the mountains:

    http://mytwoseasons.com/2009/06/13/wildflower-friends/

  25. CDScott says

    June 14, 2009 at 12:03 pm

    Thanks for again for pushing me to do something that has been on my "to figure out how" list for sometime. Here’s my story with 2.

    http://courtneysablogger.blogspot.com/2009/06/boys-of-summer.html

  26. Chris says

    June 14, 2009 at 7:39 pm

    I’m here, but better late than never I like to always say! ๐Ÿ˜‰
    http://everydayheartbeats.com/2009/06/14/sooc-saturday-3/

  27. Haley says

    June 14, 2009 at 10:01 pm

    I’ve never tried this before…here are a few examples:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/2hcreative/3626808138/
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/2hcreative/3626810470/
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/2hcreative/3626814688/

  28. alison says

    June 15, 2009 at 4:39 am

    it’s kismet! i just posted this…

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewjenkinsdesign/3627920490/

    ๐Ÿ™‚

  29. cindy : quaint says

    June 15, 2009 at 8:24 pm

    i love clever diptychs. i’m looking forward to viewing everyone’s links. here’s mine
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/71443419@N00/sets/72157615762917231/

  30. marycalissa says

    June 17, 2009 at 4:56 pm

    This is a diptych I did once of twin toddlers attempting to share. ๐Ÿ™‚

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/marycalissa/2249924138/

  31. marycalissa says

    June 17, 2009 at 5:02 pm

    Oh, I have one more!
    A flower and the story of its BLOOM.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/marycalissa/2249967949/

  32. Thillysings says

    June 18, 2009 at 2:23 am

    Go Big Red! ๐Ÿ™‚

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