Hello

Ive tried one or two softwares to do this, but ideally I would like the software

to be able to join photos and have the option to have one big picture and afew

smaller pictures in one Jpeg. I have attached an example of what I would like

to achieve.

Can anyone recommend some software for windows that can do this?

Thanks

If you just mean: taking some separate pictures, resizing some of them and combining them in one picture (one file) in rectangular areas that do not overlap (!), then even the most simple freeware can do.

E.g. PaintNET which I use regularly.

And PaintNET can do much more, as you can work with layers (important feature) and with some practising you will be able to create overlapping objects.

There is another very complex freeware like Gimp.

Gimp is very complete, but also very complex.

BUT: all graphics programs need some learning (learning curve).

As said: the job with non overlapping objects can be done with many different freeware programs.

PaintNET: http://www.getpaint.net/index.html

Gimp: http://www.gimp.org/downloads/ (look for Windows version)

A quick job with PaintNET:

(quick and buggy )

Less buggy and doing without actual overlapping of the "rings".

What you want is not 'joining'. You are really making a composite, or, if you prefer, a montage (collage).

Photoshop will do it easily using layers. Most graphics/photo editing software (especially those with layers) will be able to do it. There are also some compositing/montage specific programs available.

See this link The 14 best photo collage maker tools

Photoshoppers would call that "chopping the items out of images and pasting them into a new image." There are several ways to do that.

Photoshop V. 7 is old now but has most features including this one. It is much easier to learn than the new versions. If a guy could find a disc of 7 (6 is too wimpy) he'd be golden.

There are tons of tutorials on YouTube for anything you want to do. If you consider that kind of thing fun, go for it. If you don't, get someone to do it for you. The edges are rough in your image and wouldn't be good for commercial work. Someone probably did a quick select with the magic wand or something instead of using a lasso tool. The lasso takes a bit of time.

I used to see Photoshop 7 on ebay for US$25 or so where the new versions are in the hundreds of dollars.

Disclaimer: I use photoshop daily and love it but it isn't for everyone.

Cheers.

And if you want something free / open source try gimp. Does also have a 'bit' of a learning curve.

http://docs.gimp.org/en/gimp-image-combining.html

Download: http://www.gimp.org/downloads/

Actually a better choice to raw Gimp is Gimpshop. Based on Gimp but looks and works very closely to Photoshop. Much easier to use and also free.

Gimpshop

Many thanks for all your replies. I will check these programs out and see which I find easier to use.