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Aligning 2 photos (as you can on Instagram Layout) for a book cover


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Hi,

I have 2 black and white vintage photographs that I want to use for a 6"x9" book cover. Now imagine that you had these 2 photos in your hand and you slid one photo under the other until you found the desired balance between the 2 for the book cover. You can do this easily on Instagram in Photo Layout in a vertical or horizontal layout of choice when creating a post.  (I wish it were as easily done on Affinity). 

And I just went through a whole mess of complicated videos at the Affinity Vimeo site and couldn't find anything to help me.  If yall can  easily explain how to do what I mentioned in the first paragraph, I'd surely appreciate it.

Cobra

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Hello @cobrablue,

Welcome to this forum.
Maybe this video 
by James Ritson will help

Affinity Photo 2.3.1:         Affinity Photo 1.10.6: 

Affinity Designer 2.3.1:    Affinity Designer 1.10.6:

Affinity Publisher 2.3.1:   Affinity Publisher 1.10.6:    

Windows 11 Pro  (Version 23H2 Build (22631.3007)

 

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Thanks, but I've already seen this video.  What I need to do is to take 2 photos and put them side by side seamlessly. (In the Ritson video, unless I'm mistaken, the images end up being separated by white spacing.)

 I've attached a photo that I posted on Instagram to visually explain what I'm trying to do on Affinity Photo. 

 

Brooksie PaddyWagon.jpg

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Judging by what we can see of the image (...the grey is made up of exactly 6x9 "blocks") AND the fact that the document is at 9,011% magnification, is it possible that you have created a 6x9 inch document at 1 DPI ... OR.... a 6x9 pixel document at 300 DPI (or at any dpi for that matter ;))?
Either way, if you switch to View > Pixel Size it'll bet it's minuscule. Try again with inches and 300 DPI.

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