Best photo on screen, not necessarily best in a frame

[TonyHetherington]

Bit of an oddity this one. My girlfriend bought 3 frames and asked me to fill them with my favourite landscape-esque photos that I'd taken.

So, after many months of narrowing down I ordered the prints and oddly, what I consider to not be the best picture (in a photographic sense), actually looks by far the best in a context of a frame and it's surroundings (if you see what I mean).

Is there a rule to this? Picture darkness must match the frame, sort-of-thing? Or perhaps the tones in the room versus the tones in the picture?

To use my example in particular; I had 3 shots, two were sunrise/sun set landscapes and the thirs was a portrait of light coming through woods with greenery. In a brown room with dark brown wooden frame and cream mount. The light/woods one works the best.

Not exactly sure the reason I've posted this really...it's just that I've not really done prints before, I've only ever done stuff for computer/website etc, so it's a little new to me! God bless photobox, though

[Simpo Two]

You need to match the frame/mount to the photo, not vice versa. A good choice makes the difference between 'good' and 'outstanding'. Might be an idea to visit a local art gallery and get some ideas - they're infinite.

[TonyHetherington]

Ah I see - thanks.

The two landscapes I really like as shots but like you say, I've put them in frames rather than matched them.

We (well, girlfriend) chose frames that matched the room and I chose pictures that I liked the most.

Interesting stuff, thanks

[cirks]

As Simpo says, the mount and frame can make a big difference. If you like the particular shots then use one of the online frame companies and play around with their software to see which colour, size and type of mount and frame suit the image best.

[TonyHetherington]

I didn't know such companies existed - that sounds like a good way to do it, thanks

[cirks]

http://www.eframe.co.uk/
is one - you can upload an image then play with the frames/mounts etc

[Dogsey]

cirks said:

http://www.eframe.co.uk/
is one - you can upload an image then play with the frames/mounts etc

very handy!

[TonyHetherington]

Wicked - thanks again, I'll have a play!

[Dogsey]

TonyHetherington said:

Wicked - thanks again, I'll have a play!

Wicked? WICKED?? Remind me how old you are again Tony??

[TonyHetherington]

30 in October

I'm gradually introducing younger-seeming words into my vocabulary, so that when I hit the ever-closer three-zero, I can appear to be "down with the kids" and pretend I am indeed still 21. Innit.

[Dogsey]

TonyHetherington said:

30 in October

I'm gradually introducing younger-seeming words into my vocabulary, so that when I hit the ever-closer three-zero, I can appear to be "down with the kids" and pretend I am indeed still 21. Innit.

Here's another one for you then.

FAIL!



(Isn't it about time you posted some more photo's around these parts mate?)