With the use of digital photography steadily on the rise, and the technology to print pictures easily accessible, many people find themselves in a dilemma of too many pictures and not enough space to put them in. Or worse yet, they have different pictures of different sizes all over the wall, creating a cluttered and chaotic environment. A great solution to this problem would be getting some collage frames for your photos.
A collage frame is a frame that, instead of just having one opening or space for a single picture, has several openings to display multiple pictures. These frames provide a tidy display for all your personal photos.
When you are choosing your collage frame, you have many styles and finishes to choose from. You can have a more traditional look with simple wood finish, or a more modern look with a metal finish. You can also choose the number of openings you want, as well as the placement and shapes of the openings. You can also choose to display more than one photo collage frame, you could display two with five openings with one with three openings in between them. There are endless possibilities to display all your personal photos.
The first thing you will decide is what kind of atmosphere you want to create. A more traditional environment would work well with a simple wood finish, think of a country setting with wood in the furniture, a cozy family room. You will have to make sure that you choose frames in the tones that reflect the furnishings in the room. If you are working with a more modern atmosphere a sleek metal or shiny chrome finish would complement nicely. These frames would work well in an office environment as well.
The next step is to choose which photos you want to display. You will want to keep the colour of the photos uniform, do not mix black and white with colour photos in one photo collage frame. If you have some old black and white family photos that you want to incorporate with your newer colour family photos, many cameras and printers will allow you to print in black and white, or even sepia, which can give an old time appearance to photos. You want to maintain a uniform appearance with each group of photos. It is a good idea to keep colour photos on a separate wall from black and white photos. You could also create photo collage frames of different subjects, a family vacation, first day of school, family photo day, whatever moment in time is special to you.
Probably the most popular of all photo collage frames are the baby collage frames. New parents love to take pictures of their babies, and these frames are an excellent way to display them. These frames can also come in the standard wood and metal styles, but a lot of them are acrylic or resin with baby designs, in pink or blue pastel colours. Another popular collage frame style have word inscriptions that the pictures fit into. The one that is seen most is the "family" frame. Other frames include weddings, sports, vacation and birthday themes, and can also make great gifts for any of these events as well.
The definition of the word collage is "An artistic composition of materials and objects pasted over a surface, often with unifying lines and colour." so it seems natural that you will want to get creative with your photo collage frames. Some frames offer openings for pictures of different sizes, whether it is a large photo surrounded by smaller photos, or different sizes all displayed in the one frame. A quick and easy way to fit the photos into the openings properly is to lay them against the space and simply crop them using a tool to fit the space. If you are feeling particularly creative, you can add some extra touches to the frame itself with some craft paint, or let the kids add their own design to a collage frame for their room. The most effective way to be creative with a photo collage frame is with the photos you put in them. With more traditional frames, family photos look best in colour, the more spontaneous the shot, the better. With a modern frame, black and white feels a little more in place, you could try to find dramatic shots to put in the frame.
Collage photo frames are a lot more artistic than traditional frames, they allow you to present all of your favourite photos in one area, easier to access and look at than if they were displayed in several frames. These frames can help define a focal point for one particular area of the wall or the room itself, allowing everyone to enjoy a moment in time or a lifetime of memories.
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