I've checked out several of these programs and find them very complicated.

All I want to be able to do is create pages consisting of multiple 
photos arranged into layouts.  What do I mean?  Simply, I'd like to 
choose 4 photos (mixed portrait and landscape) and arrange them into 2 
rows of 2 photos, or 6 photos and arrange them into 2 x 3, or 8 into 2 
x 4, etc.  There would have to be margins large enough to write on.

Does someone know of something that would fit this need?

Thanks in advance!

In article <4f464ff2$0$2185$c3e8da3$c8b7d2e6@news.astraweb.com>,
 Gary <gary_w1@hotline.com> wrote:

> I've checked out several of these programs and find them very complicated.
> 
> All I want to be able to do is create pages consisting of multiple 
> photos arranged into layouts.  What do I mean?  Simply, I'd like to 
> choose 4 photos (mixed portrait and landscape) and arrange them into 2 
> rows of 2 photos, or 6 photos and arrange them into 2 x 3, or 8 into 2 
> x 4, etc.  There would have to be margins large enough to write on.
> 
> Does someone know of something that would fit this need?
> 
> Thanks in advance!

A Google search will turn up several.  But one of the easiest to 
use--and the most flexible--is Picasa.  Picasa automatically finds the 
pictures on your hard drive (you can tell it where to look if you have 
pictures in places it doesn't expect) and choose the ones to go into the 
collage.  The resulting collage is just an image, and Picasa puts it 
into a specific directory.  You can also save a copy wherever you want 
on your hard drive.

From the Picasa Help:

----------
You have total artistic control over your collage content and layout. 
Experiment with six different collage types in the hands-on collage 
creation screen. To create a picture collage, follow the instructions 
below:
   1. Select the photos you'd like to include in your collage.
   2. Click the  Collage button in the Photo Tray or click the Create 
Photo Collage button in the folder or album header.
   3. On the collage creation page, use the Settings and Clips tabs to 
control the appearance and content of your collage: 

Collage Style

Settings

Add more photos

   4. Use the buttons above and below the collage to help select and 
arrange the photos included in the collage. To remove a photo from the 
collage, select the photo in question and click the Remove button above 
the collage.
   5. When you're satisfied with your work, click Create Collage. 
Alternatively, click the Desktop Background button to create the collage 
and set it automatically as your computer desktop image. Once you've 
created your collage, you can share it with friends by uploading to 
Picasa Web Albums, emailing, or printing it in high-resolution.
----------

You can specify the page size (either choose from the built-in pages or 
define your own) and background, and choose from these methods of 
arranging the pictures in the collage:

----------
You can choose from six different styles of collage using the top 
drop-down menu on the Settings tab:
   1. Picture pile: This collage looks like a pile of scattered 
pictures. You can drag photos around the collage, bring a photo to the 
top or bottom of the pile, and adjust the scale and angle of each photo. 
Click an image in the collage and the wheel will appear on top of your 
selected image. Adjust the scale and angle of the photo by clicking and 
dragging the wheel button.
   2. Mosaic: Picasa automatically fits your photos into the page. 
Unlike the 'Grid' collage, the pictures are not aligned into neat rows 
and columns.
   3. Frame mosaic: You can create a mosaic of your selected images, all 
surrounding one prominent center image. You can change the center image 
by clicking your desired center image, and then clicking the Set as 
Frame Center button.
   4. Grid: All of your selected photos are arranged into regular rows 
and columns.
   5. Contact sheet: Your photos are arranged neatly as thumbnails.
   6. Multiple exposure: Your selected photos are superimposed over one 
another. You'll see the best results for this collage if you use fewer 
images.
----------

Grid appears to be what you are asking for.

I don't think this is very complicated.  The price is right, also:  free.

In article <4f464ff2$0$2185$c3e8da3$c8b7d2e6@news.astraweb.com>, Gary
<gary_w1@hotline.com> wrote:

> I've checked out several of these programs and find them very complicated.
> 
> All I want to be able to do is create pages consisting of multiple 
> photos arranged into layouts.  What do I mean?  Simply, I'd like to 
> choose 4 photos (mixed portrait and landscape) and arrange them into 2 
> rows of 2 photos, or 6 photos and arrange them into 2 x 3, or 8 into 2 
> x 4, etc.  There would have to be margins large enough to write on.
> 
> Does someone know of something that would fit this need?
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 

Picassa for full expression; however, you can even do what you seek
with iPhoto using either the Book or Card project types.

-- 
Spenser

In article <4f464ff2$0$2185$c3e8da3$c8b7d2e6@news.astraweb.com>,
Gary  <gary_w1@hotline.com> wrote:
>I've checked out several of these programs and find them very complicated.
>
>All I want to be able to do is create pages consisting of multiple 
>photos arranged into layouts.  What do I mean?  Simply, I'd like to 
>choose 4 photos (mixed portrait and landscape) and arrange them into 2 
>rows of 2 photos, or 6 photos and arrange them into 2 x 3, or 8 into 2 
>x 4, etc.  There would have to be margins large enough to write on.
>
>Does someone know of something that would fit this need?
>
>Thanks in advance!
>

I've been pleased with Image Buddy

<http://www.kepmad.com/Imagebuddy/Main.html>

In article <4f464ff2$0$2185$c3e8da3$c8b7d2e6@news.astraweb.com>,
 Gary <gary_w1@hotline.com> wrote:

> I've checked out several of these programs and find them very complicated.
> 
> All I want to be able to do is create pages consisting of multiple 
> photos arranged into layouts.  What do I mean?  Simply, I'd like to 
> choose 4 photos (mixed portrait and landscape) and arrange them into 2 
> rows of 2 photos, or 6 photos and arrange them into 2 x 3, or 8 into 2 
> x 4, etc.  There would have to be margins large enough to write on.
> 
> Does someone know of something that would fit this need?
> 
 
One most flexible, if you know basic HTML and CSS, is the free Mac 
text editor TextWrangler, you can arrange pics however you want and 
print them from a browser viewport.

-- 
dorayme

In article <4f464ff2$0$2185$c3e8da3$c8b7d2e6@news.astraweb.com>,
 Gary <gary_w1@hotline.com> wrote:

> I've checked out several of these programs and find them very complicated.
> 
> All I want to be able to do is create pages consisting of multiple 
> photos arranged into layouts.  What do I mean?  Simply, I'd like to 
> choose 4 photos (mixed portrait and landscape) and arrange them into 2 
> rows of 2 photos, or 6 photos and arrange them into 2 x 3, or 8 into 2 
> x 4, etc.  There would have to be margins large enough to write on.
> 
> Does someone know of something that would fit this need?
> 
> Thanks in advance!

I've been using TurboCollage, downloaded from MacUpdate.com.

-- 
PRAY, v.  To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled in behalf
of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy. -- Ambrose Bierce

On Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:57:08 -0500, Matthew Lybanon wrote
(in article 
<lybanon-8EA29F.09570823022012@70-3-168-216.pools.spcsdns.net>):

 
> Picasa

I don't use any Google apps.  They all embed a system level updater 
that you can't remove or turn off without removing all Google apps.

Posterino will do what you want.


-- 
Nelson

On Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:40:50 UTC, Gary <gary_w1@hotline.com> wrote:

> I've checked out several of these programs and find them very complicated.
> 
> All I want to be able to do is create pages consisting of multiple 
> photos arranged into layouts.  What do I mean?  Simply, I'd like to 
> choose 4 photos (mixed portrait and landscape) and arrange them into 2 
> rows of 2 photos, or 6 photos and arrange them into 2 x 3, or 8 into 2 
> x 4, etc.  There would have to be margins large enough to write on.
> 
> Does someone know of something that would fit this need?
> 
> Thanks in advance!
 
You can do that with most any word processor.

-- 
John Varela

John Varela wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:40:50 UTC, Gary<gary_w1@hotline.com>  wrote:
>
>> I've checked out several of these programs and find them very complicated.
>>
>> All I want to be able to do is create pages consisting of multiple
>> photos arranged into layouts.  What do I mean?  Simply, I'd like to
>> choose 4 photos (mixed portrait and landscape) and arrange them into 2
>> rows of 2 photos, or 6 photos and arrange them into 2 x 3, or 8 into 2
>> x 4, etc.  There would have to be margins large enough to write on.
>>
>> Does someone know of something that would fit this need?
>>
>> Thanks in advance!
>
> You can do that with most any word processor.
>
Graphic Converter can do that Cost about $70 Beat the check out of 
Photoshop which about 300-400 dollars.

You put the Photos in a folder then open the folder in brwoser window 
the catalog the files you want to print.  come with a great manual and 
the developer from Germany is very good at constantly updating to 
improve.  I think you can Try out. I've had so long I've forgotten 
whether it allows a Trial period.

In article <ji744h$6iv$1@news.albasani.net>, PhillipJones
<pjones1@kimbanet.com> wrote:

> John Varela wrote:
> > On Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:40:50 UTC, Gary<gary_w1@hotline.com>  wrote:
> >
> >> I've checked out several of these programs and find them very complicated.
> >>
> >> All I want to be able to do is create pages consisting of multiple
> >> photos arranged into layouts.  What do I mean?  Simply, I'd like to
> >> choose 4 photos (mixed portrait and landscape) and arrange them into 2
> >> rows of 2 photos, or 6 photos and arrange them into 2 x 3, or 8 into 2
> >> x 4, etc.  There would have to be margins large enough to write on.
> >>
> >> Does someone know of something that would fit this need?
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance!
> >
> > You can do that with most any word processor.
> >
> Graphic Converter can do that Cost about $70 Beat the check out of 
> Photoshop which about 300-400 dollars.
> 
> You put the Photos in a folder then open the folder in brwoser window 
> the catalog the files you want to print.  come with a great manual and 
> the developer from Germany is very good at constantly updating to 
> improve.  I think you can Try out. I've had so long I've forgotten 
> whether it allows a Trial period.

But the same capability is in Photoshop Elements ($79 or so) and it
gives you a lot more than GraphicConverter...if you're going to compare
with an Adobe product, or you could use GIMP for free.

-- 
Spenser

On 2012-02-23 14:40:50 +0000, Gary said:

> I've checked out several of these programs and find them very complicated.
> 
> All I want to be able to do is create pages consisting of multiple 
> photos arranged into layouts.  What do I mean?  Simply, I'd like to 
> choose 4 photos (mixed portrait and landscape) and arrange them into 2 
> rows of 2 photos, or 6 photos and arrange them into 2 x 3, or 8 into 2 
> x 4, etc.  There would have to be margins large enough to write on.
> 
> Does someone know of something that would fit this need?
> 
> Thanks in advance!

Pages, which is part of the iWork suite from Apple, should do just what 
you want. The suite costs, if I am correct, about $80, but I believe 
that iWork can be purchased separately.

-- 
James Leo Ryan - Austin, Texas