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.
iHanna says
I โฅ 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
Kate Shore says
I love doing these, check mine out
P.S. glad you had a great weekend.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/34891711@N05/sets/72157625980203168/
Karin van D. says
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 ๐
http://www.flickr.com/photos/themrseu/5360807325/
melissa says
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/
ccap says
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/
Sandee says
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/
Brenda says
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
autumn sun says
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/
Rebecca Weaver says
I put this one together, trying to capture the wonder and joy of my son discovering bubbles.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/trebecca84/5456320743/
Kristina says
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 ๐
Dotti says
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/
Stephanie says
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
Ali says
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/
Toni Vessels says
Here is one that I made:
http://earthboundjourney.blogspot.com/2011/03/some-of-my-favorite-insects-are.html
Jess says
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
Kathy says
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/
Jessica says
I love making collages, though I don't do it nearly enough. My (small) collection: http://www.flickr.com/photos/goaliej54/sets/72157625268587375/
debbie says
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/
michel says
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/
Dotti Putnam says
A collage of favorite photos from a two day getaway to the Sonoma Coast and Napa Valley…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/djvzp/5551411568/
kristin says
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/
Betty Thompson says
Day trip to Old Orchard Beach Maine
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shutterbugmuse/4778218140/in/set-72157601031823381/
Through the Lens of Kimberly Gauthier says
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/
Robin says
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?
Texan Mama says
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/
Chantal says
During my vacations I always make collages to mail home:
http://chantaliaans.shutterchance.com/photoblog/Ozzie_fun_/
deb lougee says
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/
Holly { Soupatraveler } says
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/
Kiley says
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
Tamar says
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/
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Katy says
I have done some diptychs, but here, I put four pictures together because of the sequence.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/katyharmer/5536524080/
Michelle Sheldon says
My father is in a rehabilitation hospital, recovering from a hip replacement. This is a collage I did a day of his rehab.
Michelle Sheldon says
oops! forgot the link!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/barefootdreams/5538378236/
Valerie says
I love how a series tells a story! http://journeyleaf.typepad.com/journeyleaf/2011/03/slurp.html
Jenny says
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