Field guide
Print a collage without soft photos or clipped edges
A collage that looks finished on screen can fail in print because physical size, trimming and source resolution were never part of the layout.
01
Set the final paper dimensions and target pixels before arranging frames. At 300 pixels per inch, a ten-inch edge needs roughly three thousand pixels before bleed.
02
Keep faces, text and borders inside a safe margin. Home printers and commercial cutters can shift slightly, so critical content should never sit on the trim line.
03
Inspect the lowest-resolution photograph at its placed size. A small source may be acceptable in a small cell even when it cannot support the page's full dimensions.
04
Export one print PDF or high-quality image from the finished layout. Printing a browser screenshot adds an uncontrolled scaling step and often changes colour and sharpness.