Pictures or photographs are an very 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, christmas party, job promotion, and 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?
Getting a Photo Frame
When considering what kind of picture frame to get, more than the design and material of the frame, what we should decide first is the size of the frame itself.
For standard photo frame, usually there are five available size variation: 4×6, 5×7, 8×10, 11×14, and 16×20.
All of these measurements 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.
When choosing standard picture frame size, the borders are not considered, rather than the actual space where we will be inserting or placing the photo.
In some other countries, there are a few other frame dimensions that are also considered as standard picture frame size. These dimensions include 4×10, 5×5, 8×8, 20×24 – 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 get access to several excellent picture frames and 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
