How to Combine Photos, Merge Photos, Stitch Photos, or Blend Photos

Are you looking to combine pictures together into one image? Do you want to merge JPG photos to create a collage?

If yes, you've come to the right place!

In this post, we will give you simple step by step instructions to combine two, three, or multiple pictures in 5 different ways, as shown in the example images below:

1. Stitch pictures horizontally

2. Stitch pictures vertically

3. Combine pictures in a grid of rows and columns

4. Merge photos to make common 2-picture, 3-picture, 4-picture, 5-picture collage arrangements

5. Combine many pictures in one click to make a random arrangement

Anyone with or without design experience can easily follow the steps described in this article.

Before we get started, download and install TurboCollage. It takes less than a minute to download and complete the installation.

Combine Photos Horizontally

1. Open TurboCollage and select Grid pattern.

2. Since we're combining photos horizontally, we need a wide output size. We've used an 18 inches wide and 6 inches high size in this demo. Learn more about output sizes.

3. As we plan to join photos horizontally, set the number of rows to 1 and the number of columns to the number of pictures. For this example, we'll combine four images — you can combine any number of images.

4. Fill photos in cells. To select a picture for a cell, click the picture picker and choose an image. You can also add pictures in one go by clicking the "+" button on the Pictures tab. Learn more about adding pictures to your collage.

5. (Optional) By default, pictures are placed to fill up the whole cell. You can fit the images inside their corresponding cells, as shown in the screenshot below:

6. Export the combined image as a jpg, png, or tiff image file.

You can combine two, three, four, five or any number of pictures horizontally using the steps outlined above.

Combine Photos Vertically

1. Open TurboCollage and select Grid pattern.

2. Since we're combining photos vertically, we need a tall output size. We'll set a 6 inches wide and 12 inches high size in this demo. Learn more about output sizes.

3. As we plan to join photos vertically, set the number of columns to 1 and the number of rows to the number of pictures. For this example, we'll combine three images — you can combine any number of images.

4. Fill photos in cells. To select a picture for a cell, click the picture picker and choose an image. You can also add pictures in one go by clicking the "+" button on the Pictures tab. Learn more about adding pictures to your collage.

5. Export the combined image as a jpg, png, or tiff image file.

Merge Photos to Form a Grid with Rows and Columns

You can quickly combine pictures to form a regular grid of photos, as shown in the sample photo above.

Learn more about making photo grids here.

Stitch Photos to Form a Standard Photo Arrangement

We all have come across standard 3 picture, 4 picture, and 5 picture collages like those shown in the sample photos above.

Learn how to design such photo arrangements easily.

We will show you how to design ANY such layout, not just a handful of preset templates.

Blend Many Photos in One Click!

You have many photos to combine, and you're not looking for simple horizontal, vertical, or grid arrangements. What would you do?

The sample photo above is made by joining 10 photos together using TurboCollage!

Learn how TurboCollage's smart algorithms can build such an arrangement for you with just one click!