Today I want to talk about the other side of photography: printing and displaying your photos. A great picture doesn’t do any good if no one ever sees it, or if it isn’t printed and displayed in a professional and attractive manner. Stephen Dent Photos has a few ideas and tips on printing and framing your pictures.
Most people today are working from digital cameras, which provide several options for printing your pictures. The first option is to upload your pictures to a photo printing company, such as the photo department at your local drug store. This can usually be done online or in store via a kiosk, and your pictures will be ready in minutes. You can choose the sizes you want and how many copies of each picture you would like. Prints range from a few cents to a few dollars each depending on the size of the picture and the company printing them.
Another option for printing photos is to do it yourself. Almost all newer computers come with some form of photo editing software, and your digital camera should come with software of its own that you download or install the first time you plug your camera in to your computer. From this software, you can edit, crop and print your pictures. There are printers made specifically for printing pictures, and with the purchase of photo paper and photo ink, you can print pictures that are equal in quality to those prints done in a store. Printing pictures at home can become costly if you make mistakes, so its best to do a test run prior to printing on the photo paper. Pictures can also be printed on regular paper for a quick, casual picture.
Once you have your pictures printed, whether from a digital camera or from film, there are a lot of fun ways to frame and display them. These are just a few ideas, so feel free to take them and run with it, letting your creativity shine through!
You can spice up a regular framed picture by adding a mat around the picture (which means you buy a frame that is the next size bigger than your picture). You can buy white or colored mats, which can really make your picture pop out, even in a boring, cheap or old frame. You can even decorate a mat by adding text, calligraphy, or scrapbooking stickers to it.
If you don’t like the look of mats around a picture, you can decorate the frame itself. You can paint picture frames, either creating a design or covering the entire frame with spray paint. Another easy way to decorate is by gluing plastic flowers, beads, or even pennies to the frame. There is no limit to the number of ways you can bring attention to your pictures!
We hope these ideas help you enjoy your new pictures. Stephen Dent is here for all your photography needs, including in studio pictures, on site shoots, and photography lessons. Please visit our website for contact information and more information on Stephen Dent and his background and services, at www.StephenDentPhotos.com.
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