How to make a heart-shaped photo collage on iPhone

Step by step

1. Pick the heart template. Open Memopix and choose Anniversary (a heart). Infinity Love and XOXO are alternatives for the same occasion.
2. Select 20 to 60 photos. Choose straight from your camera roll — no need to sort first. Ten usable photos is the minimum; tiles repeat if you have fewer than the shape needs.
3. Let Memopix curate. Each photo is scored on your phone for sharpness, light and faces. Screenshots, blurry shots and near-duplicates are set aside; you can bring any back.
4. Watch it form, then adjust. The heart draws itself and your photos fill it from the centre out. Tap any tile to swap the photo, change the style, spacing or corners, and edit the title.
5. Export and print. Save a PNG, JPEG or PDF in portrait, square or story format, or export the reveal as a video to share.

Which photos make the best heart collage

A heart collage is read at two distances: from across the room it's a heart; up close it's a story. Both depend on the photos.

• One subject per photo. Each photo becomes a small tile. Close-ups where one face fills the frame stay recognisable; wide group shots turn to texture.
• Spread across time. One photo from every month of a year, or a few from every year together, gives the collage a timeline.
• Mix light and dark. A range of tones makes the heart's edge sharper against the background.
• Don't pre-sort. Memopix sets aside screenshots and duplicates for you.

What size can you print it?

Print size depends on the export resolution. At 300 pixels per inch a print looks sharp in your hand; at 150 it still looks sharp on a wall.

Heart collage ideas

• Anniversary: one photo from every year together, titled with the dates.
• Valentine's Day: the photos only the two of you have, framed or as a phone wallpaper.
• Wedding: guests' photos collected through an invite link, given back as a thank-you.
• Long distance: a heart of video-call screenshots — keep them in by restoring them after curation.

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