Abstract: This invention is directed to a method of creating a photographic mosaic, wherein a target image is recreated using a computer, comprising the steps of: creating an image library, and selecting one image in the image library to be the target image, selecting one or more images in the image library to be the source images, dividing the target image into a number of areas (squares or rectangles) of equal size, evaluating each area for luminance and assigning a luminance value for each area, evaluating the source images for luminance and assigning a luminance value for each image, re-sizing the source images to the size of the areas, and creating the photographic mosaic by placing a source image in every area of the target image by matching the luminance value of the area with the closest luminance value of a source image within a predetermined margin.