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Two (or more) Is Better Than One

March 22, 2011 By Chris Sneddon

There were six of us, all of us friends since high school, living like pampered royalty for three glorious days in a fabulous home on the coast, no husbands, kids or troubles allowed.  It was a photographer’s dream being there and my camera, along with the requisite glass of wine or cocktail, was always just a reach away. I took so many photos but just one photo alone couldn’t begin to tell the story of our time together, so I chose the 4 photos that summed up the weekend the most and put it together in this collage/dyptych.  Just one look and my girlfriends and I are taken right back to a weekend that I know we will cherish and remember forever.

How about you? Have you ever made a collage or dyptych? Please share with us today your photo stories.  We’d love to see them.

 

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  1. iHanna says

    March 22, 2011 at 10:40 am

    I โ™ฅ diptychs and did a photo project with a blog friend for a whole month, and then I made a blurb-book out of that project too! It was a lot of fun!.

    http://www.ihanna.nu/blog/?p=1085

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  2. Kate Shore says

    March 22, 2011 at 11:01 am

    I love doing these, check mine out

    P.S. glad you had a great weekend.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/34891711@N05/sets/72157625980203168/

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  3. Karin van D. says

    March 22, 2011 at 11:07 am

    I never knew it was called diptychs. Is it different from collages?

    Anyway, I played a bit with these kind of formats before. It's fun. And now you made me want to do more like that ๐Ÿ™‚

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/themrseu/5360807325/

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  4. melissa says

    March 22, 2011 at 12:44 pm

    wow, what gorgeous synchronicity (posted one today). thrilled for you and inspired by your girlfriend's weekend.

    http://melissarivera.wordpress.com/2011/03/22/sailing/

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  5. ccap says

    March 22, 2011 at 12:55 pm

    Too funny. I don't do them often but I actually just did two recently:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/betsyblue/5540626011/

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/betsyblue/5546762698/

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  6. Sandee says

    March 22, 2011 at 1:09 pm

    I wasn't even thinking about displaying these photos together when I took them – I was just trying to convey a mood and I couldn't decide which angle was best. They ended up being the showpiece of my first gallery show.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/34977978@N05/5528297770/

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  7. Brenda says

    March 22, 2011 at 1:20 pm

    I haven't done too many. I did do one for some images that I felt needed each other to be stronger and tell the story:

    http://www.pbase.com/skiingrn1/image/125069685

    and I had fun with this technique to display individual images from a panorama like a dyptych instead of stitching them together:

    http://www.pbase.com/skiingrn1/image/122839916

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  8. autumn sun says

    March 22, 2011 at 1:30 pm

    my daughter and i post photos together as a dyptych on our blog – so many days i fall in love with what the two images together say – or just the crazy synchronicity between them.
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/autumnsun/sets/72157626212888800/with/5456926415/

    and when i have more photos than i can share i put them together in a collage to tell the story, especially vacation photos
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/autumnsun/4870660362/in/set-72157626202495808/

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  9. Rebecca Weaver says

    March 22, 2011 at 1:44 pm

    I put this one together, trying to capture the wonder and joy of my son discovering bubbles.
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/trebecca84/5456320743/

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  10. Kristina says

    March 22, 2011 at 1:47 pm

    Love putting pictures together like that, explains a place much better then only one picture!

    http://le-fabuleux-destin-de.blogspot.com/2010/07/making-trio-of.html

    Some examples of Turkey, Germany and Asia – Enjoy ๐Ÿ™‚

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  11. Dotti says

    March 22, 2011 at 2:26 pm

    Recently I have been doing more and more diptychs, triptychs, and collages. It's such a fun way to highlight themed photos. Here's mine from this past weekend.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/48337138@N04/5550271832/

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  12. Stephanie says

    March 22, 2011 at 2:40 pm

    I love diptychs but I just don't do them often enough. One of my favorites was this one from a cherry pie I made last summer. I wanted to tell the full story of the pie's deliciousness!! http://bigmariolife.blogspot.com/2010/06/bowl-full-of-cherries-re-post.html

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  13. Ali says

    March 22, 2011 at 3:04 pm

    I did one of a tree outside our apartment last spring. It was spring in Calgary, but winter is never far off, hence the brown tree in the middle!

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/alisonabel/4633272511/

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  14. Toni Vessels says

    March 22, 2011 at 3:48 pm

    Here is one that I made:
    http://earthboundjourney.blogspot.com/2011/03/some-of-my-favorite-insects-are.html

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  15. Jess says

    March 22, 2011 at 4:53 pm

    Oh yes…I didn't realize there was a name for these types of photos. I've been practicing a little with these and I have one okay success. It really tells the story of my decorating style. Feel free to take a look and let me know what you think!

    http://jessicavescera.blogspot.com/2011/03/rhythm-around-house.html

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  16. Kathy says

    March 22, 2011 at 5:01 pm

    I love diptychs – love the stories they can tell and just so lovely. I need to sit down and make the diptychs of some of the images I have in my mind!

    This is one of my favorites – part of a challenge I did back in the fall. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrssoup/5185029934/in/set-72157625240450437/

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  17. Jessica says

    March 22, 2011 at 5:18 pm

    I love making collages, though I don't do it nearly enough. My (small) collection: http://www.flickr.com/photos/goaliej54/sets/72157625268587375/

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  18. debbie says

    March 22, 2011 at 6:10 pm

    i love diptychs but don't do them enough. here's one i did from last 4th of july http://www.flickr.com/photos/tinyabstraction/4765862872/

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  19. michel says

    March 22, 2011 at 7:04 pm

    I love diptychs. i use them a lot in my photography. more recently I have started a project called him/me where I photograph my fiance and I at almost the same moment in time.
    here is our most recent;
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/michelfeist/5546776766/
    and another;
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/michelfeist/5206949872/in/set-72157625875600044/

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  20. Dotti Putnam says

    March 22, 2011 at 9:50 pm

    A collage of favorite photos from a two day getaway to the Sonoma Coast and Napa Valley…

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/djvzp/5551411568/

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  21. kristin says

    March 22, 2011 at 11:55 pm

    I love to do collages, so great for blogging. My favorite is to create them online with Picnik.com. It's so easy. But for specialty items templates and photoshop are the greatest.

    One from a recent weekend here in the midst of a Utah winter.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/kkleinrn/5534775535/

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  22. Betty Thompson says

    March 23, 2011 at 12:32 am

    Day trip to Old Orchard Beach Maine

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/shutterbugmuse/4778218140/in/set-72157601031823381/

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  23. Through the Lens of Kimberly Gauthier says

    March 23, 2011 at 1:45 am

    I did my first one last week. I was quite proud of it! It was for a photography challenge:

    http://www.kimberlygauthier.com/challenges/photography-challenge-scavenger-hunt-sunday/4091/

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  24. Robin says

    March 23, 2011 at 3:21 am

    Being one of the "treasured six" I can tell you that your dyptych says it all. Sure there were many other events to treasure but this triggers the thought process. I love your artistic talent and creativity, and I am so proud to call you my friend. I love Sutter Sisters too, as I am always learning something new on this site. Ten minutes ago I had no idea what a dyptych was?

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  25. Texan Mama says

    March 23, 2011 at 5:35 am

    Here's one that's a time-lapse
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/texanmama/5480315638/

    And here's one that I took last week of a photo shoot of some Candy, that my "assistant" hijacked!
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/texanmama/5527865427/

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  26. Chantal says

    March 23, 2011 at 7:41 am

    During my vacations I always make collages to mail home:

    http://chantaliaans.shutterchance.com/photoblog/Ozzie_fun_/

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  27. deb lougee says

    March 23, 2011 at 12:16 pm

    I was caught up in the "Super Moon" weekend, and here is my collage of what I experienced…

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/60437346@N06/5552381955/

    And here is a triptych of our little furry guy…

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/60437346@N06/5552382123/

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  28. Holly { Soupatraveler } says

    March 23, 2011 at 1:09 pm

    these are so much fun! and love that pillow! here's one I made after watching the superbowl with some friends…and a lot of dogs! http://www.flickr.com/photos/soupatraveler/5430300122/in/set-72157625742616838/

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  29. Kiley says

    March 23, 2011 at 2:52 pm

    I made a six-tych just today and had loads of fun doing it. My daughter was the artistic director on this shoot…

    http://www.gogovivi.com/2011/03/wednesdays-with-vivian-cheap-rip-off.html

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  30. Tamar says

    March 23, 2011 at 3:43 pm

    Thanks Chris for this great post! this is one of my days with my little girl last week.
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/57013197@N00/5533428641/
    โ™ฅ

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  31. Katy says

    March 23, 2011 at 4:14 pm

    I have done some diptychs, but here, I put four pictures together because of the sequence.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/katyharmer/5536524080/

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  32. Michelle Sheldon says

    March 23, 2011 at 9:29 pm

    My father is in a rehabilitation hospital, recovering from a hip replacement. This is a collage I did a day of his rehab.

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  33. Michelle Sheldon says

    March 23, 2011 at 9:30 pm

    oops! forgot the link!

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/barefootdreams/5538378236/

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  34. Valerie says

    March 24, 2011 at 10:21 am

    I love how a series tells a story! http://journeyleaf.typepad.com/journeyleaf/2011/03/slurp.html

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  35. Jenny says

    March 24, 2011 at 4:33 pm

    These are my 3 favorites:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/goshohemlock/4935733276/in/set-72157624827100236/

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/goshohemlock/4935732906/in/set-72157624827100236/

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/goshohemlock/4935140905/in/set-7215762482

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