Advertisements, calendars, photos, greeting cards, and other mail we receive every day can be white noise to our eyes. I found an artist, New York’s Sandhi Schimmel, who took all that junk and turned it into treasure. She collaged unneeded mail to create breathtaking mosaic portraits of women. Her brilliant use of color give these flat images great depth and detail. This is exactly what I love about photo mosaics,
Sandhi Schimmel’s junkmail photo mosaics
One of the most important components of a photo mosaic is the source image. A source image is the bigger picture that the smaller photos (called “cells”) will create. Any photo can be used as a source image, but not just any photo will the completed photo mosaic that WOW factor. The real question is how well the photo will survive the mosaic transformation. For this post, I’ll be focusing on portrait photos. Landscapes, logos, and other non-human subjects will be addressed in future posts, so stay tuned!
When using a photo of people as your source image, it’s important to consider facial recognition. In order for facial shapes and details to survive the photo mosaic transformation, you’ll want the faces to encompass a fairly large portion of the image, measuring at least 1/3 of the width and height of the entire photo. This will allow a great amount of detail and clarity to come through in the photo mosaic. Here are a couple examples of photos that should produce good facial recognition:
Cheerios has been a household name for years. So, when they contacted us about creating a fan-driven online photo mosaic, we were more than thrilled! Using a modified version of our interactive mosaic platform*, Cheerios asks parents across Canada to share photos of that special moment when their child enjoys their “First Cheerios.” Parents can upload photos directly from their Facebook album or local PC in a simple Facebook tab.
The “First Cheerios” online photo mosaic
Not only are photos featured in the mosaic, but the user also receives a $1.00 off coupon after their submission is complete. Photos are shared through Facebook by the click of a button. Our dynamic “pop-out” animation showcases individual photos at random, bringing them out of the photo mosaic for a detailed view with their photo caption.
For this particular project we provided the following services to help make this event a huge success:
Digital Interactive Mosaic
Onsite Photographer
Hashtag photo submission
Pop-Out Animation
Prize Locations
We specialize in a vast array of mosaic-based event solutions, both onsite and online, seamlessly integrated with social networks and onsite photo-capture devices for a truly engaging experience. Examples include real-time photo mosaic creation, online & interactive fan-driven activations, guest-built Photo-by-Photo mosaic murals, instant personalized mosaic photo prints, and so much more. Click here to learn about more engaging event solutions.
For this particular project we provided the following services to help make this event a huge success:
Digital Interactive Mosaic
Post Mosaic Design
We specialize in a vast array of mosaic-based event solutions, both onsite and online, seamlessly integrated with social networks and onsite photo-capture devices for a truly engaging experience. Examples include real-time photo mosaic creation, online & interactive fan-driven activations, guest-built Photo-by-Photo mosaic murals, instant personalized mosaic photo prints, and so much more. Click here to learn about more engaging event solutions.
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