By Anne Harvester


A bit of information you may need about standard picture frame sizes for your photos, will be discussed here. Sometimes you need to look at what you are putting into the framework, and is there a portion of it you want to stand out. You can purchase a common size structure and than get a border for the inside. This will change the focus of your photo and make the part you wanted to stand out more visible.

Keep in mind that the measurements for the framework are the inside on the back where the opening is. Some images will fit perfectly into this opening and other may be too small. If a print is too small, using a border around it will allow you to use the framework that you want and only show the image.

When you see photos around someone's home, either on tables or hung on walls they are normally holding family images. Some may display an entire year of school photos in one framework. This would be accomplished by changing the inside border to one that has spaces for many photos.

In the United States framework is measured in inches, in other countries they use centimeters for their dimensions. One of the usual areas for a framework in the US is 5 x 7. You need to be careful when choosing the display because while a 5 x 7 casing can be used vertically or horizontally, a 7 x 5 shell can only be used horizontally.

When you want to be able to stand-up your picture-frame you need to look at the backing. If the first dimension is the smaller of the numbers it will be able to be placed in either direction, horizontal or vertical. But, if the first number is larger it can only be stood up horizontally. This goes for hanging photos too. On the smaller first sizes the mounting hardware will be in two places, on the others it will only be in one area.

Understanding the standard picture frame sizes, and what you can do with them, will give you the ability to display you favorite photos exactly as you would like. Some people like to stand their photos on mantles or tables. Other people like to have their favorite pieces of art hanging in prominent places on their walls. It is artwork or prints that get the custom framework, because the usual sizes will not fit. These can easily be found or made for you in a shop.

Out of the standard picture frame sizes, the ones usually used for wall photo displays are the 8 x 10 inch framework. These are normally family photos, or a large pic of an individual.

Be sure to keep the size of the artwork or photos that you want framed written down before you go to purchase the framework. You will always be able to measure the size of the backing of the standard picture frame size that you need. You can also choose the correct backing at this time.




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