A frame helps to display the photo or other image to its best advantage. The wrong choice can detract for your purpose of hanging the photo in the first place. While sometimes a standard frame serves the purpose, custom framing is often the only means you may have to achieve the look you want. It can even make a difference in whether you, as a professional photographer can quickly sell that scene taken in Massachusetts.
Aspects in Choosing Photo/Picture Frames
When it comes time to select a frame, you need to consider various components that comprise it. You need to look at each potential customized frame in terms of the following:
* Material: Metal and wood remain the most common types of frames. Other possibilities include fiberglass, particleboard and plastic. Technology can assure that even a plastic frame can provide the proper presentation for a photo.
* Color: Do you want a colored frame? Are you in favor of monochrome or multi-hued frames? You can purchase wood frames in natural colors or have them customized with gold or silver leaf. Metal frames most commonly are gold, silver or black.
* Shape: Are you thinking of the standard shapes or do you have a particular unusual form in mind? Customized framing is available to provide you with the unique, unusual or even simply strange options.
* Size: The size of a frame, including the space for the rabbet is important. If you have a standard size photo of Salem, Massachusetts, or think you can put your photo into a standard sized frame, go ahead and do so. If you want to make certain it fits perfectly, or you have a photo that demands more, consider customization.
* Style: Frames are available in a variety of styles. They may be Baroque or Modern. They may fall into the contemporary style or be looked upon as being Art Nouveau. Others may see the frames as light or heavy. These stylistic qualities say something about you, your purpose and, of course, the photo they frame.
Choosing the right photo frame is not simply about fit, size or style. It is about aesthetics. It is about recognizing what will work best for the photo.
Custom Framing
While it is easy to purchase a frame from a large retail outlet, it may not always work to the advantage of your photo of that scenic spot in Massachusetts. It will depend upon your purpose and the characteristics of the photo as to whether “any old frame” will do. In many instances, you may find that if you want to look professional, your work needs to be framed properly. This may require you embrace the concept of custom framing.
