by Douglas Stillson

Have you ever seen a commercial or advertisement that had a bunch of tiny images compiled to make up one big picture? This big picture is made up of hundreds and thousands of little pictures normally in the size of a small square. This composition is called a photo mosaic. They are not just used for commercials and banners, but they can be made for your personal use as well.

You know all those family pictures that you have dating back 12 years ago? You can take those and have them made into a photo mosaic. Even better, there is tons of software available to the general public so that you can make your own photo mosaics without having to pay someone to make a photo mosaic for you. Photo Mosaics can make great pictures to hang up around your house. They can also make wonderful gifts for your friends and family members. Not too long ago, photo mosaics were so expensive that the normal everyday person could not afford it, but luckily this has been changed due to the improvement in technology.

If you do decide to send your photos to someone to make your photo mosaic online, you should beware as you don’t know who is on the other side of the computer. If you just searched and chose someone, it could be a scam, so be sure to research everything because you don’t want to spend money on something that is not going to look right, or-- worse yet-- end up paying for something you never receive at all. Scammers often just take your credit card number and run, so look closely at the refunds and agreement terms on their websites, and if you don’t like the terms, then steer clear of that company.

Written by Douglas Stillson. Find the latest information on photo mosaics at http://www.designamosaic.com/.