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Digital photography has helped lots of people become avid photographers, people who may not have developed their interest in photography if they had to work with film. The ease of shooting quality pictures at minimal cost allows many to pursue their curiosity and take more pictures, which leads to improved skills and greater curiosity about ...
Bright colors and nature prints are a perfect way to add a bit of “summer” into your home’s decor. If you’re looking for an easy weekend decorating project, try this do-it-yourself with our uncut mat board, artificial greenery, and spray paint. Uncut mat board, also called a pre-cut mat blank, is simply a mat board ...
Although they are rarely in the spotlight, picture frames play a critical role in making your photo and art displays a gorgeous part of your home or office décor. A good frame, especially when combined with the right matting, finishes the look of a photo or piece of art. It also helps attract the eye ...
The artwork we collect in our homes becomes a part of our personal stories, reflecting our own tastes and individuality and offering insight to about who we are. Hanging framed artwork in our homes can inspire, calm and remind us about what we find beautiful in life. It’s pretty absurd, then, that so much of ...
Most people are aware that properly framing a document or a piece of art is one of the best ways to keep such pieces clean and protect them from deterioration – that’s the whole point of archival framing practices used by museums and document collections. However, it’s less commonly known that some documents, prints, or ...
Framing a photograph or piece of art is almost as important to the display as the image itself. While the actual picture is what you want to display, without a good frame, the art will not be shown to its best advantage. Picture frames create visual space around a photo, separating it from its surroundings ...
If you’re an avid photographer or simply like to surround yourself with lots of pictures, figuring out how to display pictures can be an interesting challenge. Hanging pictures in simple, boring rows doesn’t do them justice, and it isn’t always visually appealing. But having a huge jumbled wall of framed art doesn’t look great either. ...
Guest post by Catherine Jo Morgan, The Heart Painter In talking with gallery owners and other artists, I’ve found two different approaches to framing paintings. Some suggest “just anything to get it on the wall”—in other words, cheap mats and frames. The expectation is that the buyer will have the painting reframed to suit personal ...
For nearly two decades, CDs have been a medium of choice for archiving computer data, and they were later joined by DVDs. Anyone who has suffered from data loss knows how important it is to back up computer files – especially photograph collections. As a photo storage option, burning photo files onto a CD or ...
A picture frame has many purposes: not only is it designed to protect and enhance your photos or artwork, it should complement the rest of your home décor and, as an added bonus, be easy to hang on the wall. As you are selecting the right picture frame, keep a few tips in mind: consider ...