Inspiration: Split Images
There’s something a little big magical about images that are divided into sections or frames. Often they contain imagery that fits together to tell a story. There’s really no limit to how many times you can segment your images. Diptychs and Triptychs are images that have been divided into two or three frames but the style also extends to a whole bunch of other more inventive layouts including images shot with superssamplers.
One of the biggest keys to making these images work lies in good composition. To help with this aspect, we’ve gathered together some basic resources which might be worth a read:
If you’d like to give this a go, here are some tutorials which should point you in the right direction. The technique is fairly straightforward so you should be able to apply these instructions to most software programs:
- Diptych and Triptych and a Tutorial
- Creating a Triptych in Lightroom
- Creating a Triptych in Photoshop
And here’s a little inspiration from some talented bubblers:
There are more inspiring images over at the Diptychs and Triptychs group. Please post your results below so we can marvel at how talented you are. If you don’t have time to create a work of your own, perhaps you can help us by posting some more inspiration or linking to your favourite examples of split images. Good luck!
(pssst Mr Baxter has started a Picture of the Week feature over here)



















Dana DiPasquale
community replied
This is really lovely Dana. Thanks for posting!
pene
here are two of my attempts…


community replied
Really unique pene! Love the effect from the fisheye lens.
Mel Brackstone
I like this one so much I bought it! Large, framed, black mat….looks fantastic!
community replied
Lovely Mel … I believe this one is by Mr Vanzella ..
Tracy Wallace
a favorite i found recently
community replied
Oh yes … Th3rd World Order is a bit of a master at these!
Mel Brackstone
Yes indeed, dammit, I keep forgetting to make it clickable!
Matt Penfold
This one from H M Bascom is lovely, rule of thirds fits perfectly.
Karen Scrimes
I love this concept and have started playing around with the split format recently.
Here is a sample;
and something a little different but in the same vein….
Thanks for all the links to tutorials!! Love it :))
jemimalovesbigted
I have a couple too!
Love the ole diptych/triptych =D
Craig 'has a n...
once again, I struggle at image linking…
Craig 'has a n...
just go here, I give up with image linking
gahh
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shazie
Here is one of mine.
maremarie
My first attempt:
coppertrees
abit more then three but still split
Roberto Duran
Jared D White
Just a couple weeks ago I gave this a go, it sort of happened on it’s own with this image. the two were blah on their own but together they work well.

Elana Bailey
These are addictive once you get started, too. Here’s one of my triptychs. Cheers Elana.
http://www.redbubble.com/people/elana/art/3269740-2-triptych-of-trees-at-sassafras:
jo beerens
“There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.”
- Ansel Adams
Despite that there are lots of links to Photography Composition Articles here
Chris Richards
And the silence, it was deafening

Lorraine Creagh
This is one of my most recent faves by Tracy Wallace
Juilee Pryor
just love multi screen work… here’s something from my tiny little four lens action camera called my favorite trunk….

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. and here’s one called …running dog sandy beach…...
jiba
Here is one of my attempts:

Nuh Sarche
I love sectioned pictures….
great to read an article like this… !
greetings
Roz McQuillan
Love the way they can show the passing of time!
Roz McQuillan
(have I got the hang of it this time???)
Alison Johnston
Something I’m working on, but the image used below won’t be the one used for the end result.
lollipoppins
Its come to my attention the link to my image doesn’t work. Mine is the one on the top row on the far right, if you want to see it, click here ...sorry if this seems so self promoting!!
community replied
Please accept my apologies lollipoppins. I’ve fixed the link to your work :)
sasufi
Some of the tumbnails you posted in this article don’t link to the art page…
community replied
I’m so sorry about that sasufi. The links have now been fixed :)
Isa Rodriguez
so helpful.. and inspiring.. thanks for the links..
my Beauty in the skin
Danit Elgev
This is my share :)
LindaR
thank you for the insight ~ here’s one of latest ~ but will look to go further

Paul Grinzi
Keiran Lusk
Wow, some amazing images posted above. Here’s one of my recent efforts…
Johanne Brunet
What a great inspiring collection above!
Here is my first attempt:

bubblehex08
here is my contribution to the subject:

or this one:

Kenny Gulley Jr.
Matt Mawson
Wreck …

Duncan Waldron
Sometimes a subject just needs more than one image to give a better impression – whether it’s a portrait or a landscape. I’ve made a few, of which this is one of my favourites:
More of them here
emmarts
a couple of weeks ago I designed a bunch of diptych postcards…….

This is one of them
maremarie
I really like Keiran Lusks diptych!
Here another try:
Rosina Lamberti
Julie Thomas
My first attempt at a split image…
Travis Easton
A triptych that took me two years to put together.

Travis Easton
Take two
shanghaiwu
this is BRILLIANT and thankyou for sharing
the Japanese have this presentation to a fine art and been presenting art as such for hundreds of years.
Donna Ridgway
http://images-2.redbubble.net/img/art/size:small/view:main/3185236-2-split-personality.jpg:http://www.redbubble.com/people/montanaartist/art/3185236-2-split-personality
I split this dog’s face in half, to emphasize his differently colored eyes, and called it Split Personality. It won an award in the Paws and Claws group.
I hope the links work, this is the first time I’ve tried linking an image!
donna
Donna Ridgway
Now I’ve created a mess,
here’s the image…
coppertrees
3into 1
Cynthia Adams
Love the idea but while attempting to do this in PS2,.....MOZILLA FIREFOX keeps popping up telling me to subscribe to the more advanced photoshop and it’s driving me bonkers.I don’t want to buy anything just to try something and yet after doing my first marquee it stops everything and there is the darned Mozilla again.
Looks like I will have to uninstall Mozilla for good!
Cynthia Adams
First attempt:
Kasia Fiszer
They are all so amazing ! Can’t wait to learn that technique ! Thanks for showing it !