Create a bit of an optical illusion, filling one photo with many smaller photos, or at least, many copies of a couple of smaller photos.

In this Photoshop Effects tutorial, we’re going to create a bit of an optical illusion, filling one photo with many smaller photos, or at least, many copies of a couple of smaller photos. The number of smaller photos you use for this effect is completely up to you. If you view the photo from a distance, you’ll see the larger main photo, and if you view it up close, you’ll see all the smaller photos inside of it.
I originally saw this effect used in a job recruitment poster for a well-known restaurant chain, but it also works great with family photos, wedding photos, or just as a fun thing to do with photos of all your friends.
Learning Photoshop has never been easier!
Learning Photoshop has never been easier!
Let’s say we have a photo of a mother:
A photo of a mother.
And mom has a couple of kids. Here’s the photos of the kids:
The first child photo.
The second child photo.
We’re going to create our effect by taking the photos of the two kids and using them to fill the photo of their mom. Here’s the effect we’re going for: