Decorating With Photographs Photography Shack Guide
Decorating With Photographs Displaying The Story Of Your Family
By George Goodall Jnr
Decorating with photographs on the walls of your home,
is one of the better ideas for many homes. Most of these
photos may be images you have taken and hold a pride
of place on your walls. They may be images of your family,
your garden, pets, vacation, beach and landscapes. All
these images tell a story about the family living in
this house. Your home sweet home.
You family images may include newborn photos, to adult
photos on their wedding day. Maybe even one or two images
of you and your girlfriend, before she became your wife.
Images from your honeymoon, romantic getaway and family
vacation photos. You may realise, some of the best images
are the relaxing images, images of action, rather than
stilted portrait images.
But the best ideas need to include the story of the
image, placement of image among other images and care
of photos when decorating with photographs.
Decorating Your Home With Photographs
In most interiors, art photographs are brought in as
the finishing touch. It’s one of the elements that can
instantly warm up a space and make it feel like home.
Photographs can expand a space both visually and emotionally,
give us a window to the world, bring interest and color
to the wall spaces, and generally liven up the place.
Protecting Your Posters And Reproduced Prints
Here are tips and ideas on how to arrange photographs
in a room.
In general, photographs should be hung so that the
center point of the photograph or grouping is at about
eye level for the average person. While this won’t be
possible in every situation, it’s a good guideline to
keep in mind.
Size and Grouping
• Relate photograph to wall
size. Choose smaller pictures for narrow walls and larger
works for big wall spaces.
• Relate photograph to furniture
size. When hanging a framed photograph over a piece
of furniture it should not be longer than the width
of the furniture.
• Don’t hang the photographs
too close to each other or you will end up with a cluttered
look. Don’t hang them too far apart or you’ll lose that
unified look.
• Proper use of line can
set the mood in a room:
- Strong horizontal lines in photograph, or in the way
it is hung, tend to be calming and can give the illusion
of width in a narrow room.
- Strong vertical lines in a photograph or in the arrangement
on the wall, add to the feeling of height in a room.
- Strong diagonal lines either within a photograph itself
or in a line of photographs arranged on the wall add
drama and excitement.
• Use symmetrical or asymmetrical
arrangements of photographs to create either a formal
or a casual feeling. Symmetry adds balance and formality
to an arrangement and is generally pleasing and calming
to the observer.
• A grouping of photographs should be thought of as
one unit.
• One large photograph makes a statement and keeps things
simple.
• A number of photographs framed in one mat and frame
will have more impact.
Themes
• Support your room theme
with photographs, repeating the colors, motifs, and
style of the room’s interior.
• Landscape photographs visually open up a smaller
space. The view of a distant horizon acts as a sort
of window.
Color
• Vibrant colors bring excitement
to a room, neutral colors are more calming.
• Photographs will have greater impact if matted in
a contrasting color to the wall. Choose a dark mat for
a light wall and a light mat for a dark wall.
Framing
• Choose frame colors
and styles that match the style of your home.
• To harmonize a set of photographs, mat and frame them alike.
Lighting
• Illuminate photographs well.
It can be lost unless well lit.
• Depending on a given place, one can use a picture
light, track lighting or recessed lighting.
Hanging
• Hang photographs securely.
Rate picture hooks for the weight of the framed photograph.
Care Of Photographs
• Never hang photograph in
direct sunlight: it can fade.
• Never hang photograph above a working fireplace.
• Never hang photograph on an exterior wall without
adequate insulation: it can dampen.
• Maintain a constant room temperature and humidity.
• Mat boards and adhesives must be acid-free,
otherwise yellowing will occur.
Get More Ideas To Decorate Your Walls With Photographs
Once you take advantage of these tips, you will get
a head start on some of your friends, who may use of
incorrect decorating methods when placing images on
the walls of their home. You can get further ideas by
visiting photography studios and see the sample photographs
on the walls by professional photographers working in
the studio.
Galleries are another source of inspiration, to see
how photographs are displayed to make the most of images
on a wall. Many professional photographers sell their
images through galleries, so if you look around, you
will find days when you can look at the way professional
images are displayed, to give you ideas to display your
images.
The Story Of Your Family In Images
You may have images of your family, from newborn to
adults on their wedding day. Displaying these images
on the walls of your home, tells the story of your family.
You may even include images you have taken of your family
with sports, movie stars and other celebrities. This
could be the wow factor on your wall. You may even invite
the celebrity to your home, to see the pride of place
their photo holds on the wall.
These are some of the ideas you can use when decorating
with photographs.
About the Author:
George Goodall Jnr has written a number of articles
on digital photography and picture framing including
Glass
Picture Frames, Plastic
Picture Frames.
Keep a lookout as more articles from this author on
this website in the near future.
More Digital Frames Facts....
Why should I use picture frames?
There are two reasons to use a picture frame. The first is
that a picture frame protects the picture or artwork inside the frame from the
outside elements. The second is because often the correctly chosen frame will draw
the attention to the picture or art placed inside the frame.
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