Pictures or photographs are an important part in anyone’s life. They are witnesses to each special event that we have celebrated in life with friends, family and colleagues.
They also capture special moments in our lives whether graduating from school, marriage, first child born, many more.
While most of our photos are kept and preserved in several photo albums (or maybe on your computer), there are some photos that are too good to be kept hidden for everyone’s view.
These pictures, we proudly show off in picture frames. What are the Standard Picture Frame Sizes that we can choose from? How do we make the right selection?
Pick a Good Photo Frame
When considering what kind of photo frame to get, more than the design and material of the frame, what we should decide first is the size of the frame itself.
Standard Picture Frame usually available in five sizes: four by six; five by seven; eight by ten; eleven by fourteen; and sixteen by twenty.
These sizes are in inches. What we should keep in mind when looking for the right picture frame size is that the measurements are the actual size of the photos and not the frame itself as there is usually a border that comes with the frame.
The borders are not meant to be considered when we are choosing standard picture frame size, rather than the actual space where we will be inserting or placing the photo.
In some countries, there are a few other frame dimensions that are also considered as standard picture frame size. These dimensions include four by ten; five by five; eight by eight; and twenty by twenty-four – still all measured in inches.
Some of these Standard Picture Frame Sizes also come in additional half-inch sizes so we’d best check what photo dimensions we have printed out.
~ xmas is coming! read our Christmas Tree Size Guide first before getting one for your family
Other Considerations
There are two other things we need to consider when choosing Standard Picture Frame Sizes and these are the flexibility of the frames in that we can use them either horizontally or vertically; and panoramic frames for wide-shot photos.
On the other hand, we will not be hard-up on finding these standard picture frames as these are readily available on the internet if we can’t locate them in regular land-based stores.
Using the Internet, we can easily fining several excellent photo frames, and we can also easily order them online. Once we have received our delivery, we can immediately set-out to place our photos in the frame and display them in plain view for everyone to see and enjoy.
~ a bookcase might be a good place to put your photo frame, read our Bookcase Dimensions guide to know more
