By Helen Carswell


Invented to decorate paintings, ancestral portraits and exquisite embroidery, frames have progressed since then to becoming one of the most used interior design items with the advent of photography. With the resulting volumes of pictures people needed to put on show led to many innovative people making Photo Frame on a large scale.

It is today a huge industry everywhere and houses are filled with examples of the variety of designs available. All manner of materials are being used like metals, wood and aluminum or plastic and turned into frames of every imaginable shape and conceivable dimension for everyday and special event photographs.

Fine china and porcelain frames are also popular and are often decorated with specific designs for events such as an arrival of a new baby. When shopping for a frame one can get bogged down by the sheer volume of choice and a person may find it easier to follow a few basic rules.

Firstly identify where the picture will be set, the space available, interior theme design and lighting around it. Bright sun or artificial light can damage and cause even non-reflective glass to shimmer.

Many times especially with an important photo one would like to have a special frame made. The people at framing shops are knowledgeable and will show display various combinations and ideas to help one make a final choice. Mounting board gives an edging within a frame and can also add a dimension of depth to the picture.

Because of its interest value a photograph will always draw attention and one needs to ensure that any frames will be of a quality and manufacture that will enhance and not detract from its content. Cheaper and badly made products can spoil the look one is trying to achieve and be very expensive in the long run.

Many companies nowadays are using websites to enable potential customers to shop online which has brought a new dimension to the framing industry. The picture to be framed can be scanned into the computer and one is then able to drop in various frames to get a visual idea of what it would look like.

A Photo Frame holds a moment of a person's pictorial history and as such is important to the family as a whole and needs to be protected for posterity.




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