Pictures or photographs are an indispensable part in anyone’s life. They are witnesses to special events that we have celebarated in life with friends, family, and golleagues.
They also capture special moments in our lives whether graduating from school, marriage, first child born, many more.
While most of our pictures are kept and preserved in several photo albums (or maybe on your computer), there are some pictures that are simply too good to keep hidden away from 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?
Buying a Good Photo Frame
When considering what kind of photo frame that we need, more than the design and material of the frame, what we should first focus on is the size of the frame.
Standard Photo Frame Sizes usually available in five variations: 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.
The borders are not to be considered when choosing standard picture frame size, but the actual space where we will be inserting or placing the photo.
In 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.
Online, 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
