Selecting Print Sizes for Your Portraits
The way you choose to display your photos within your home has the power to transform a space. There are many options available when selecting sizes for your prints so it's important to understand the impact they can have on a space.
The first important consideration to make is the size of the room and wall space available, and what your intent is. Print sizes can alter the perceived size of a room. Large wall art placed in a small room can make the room appear to be smaller than it is as the art piece will dominate the room. Selecting smaller prints either spread throughout or in cluster formation will be less overwhelming in a smaller space.
In a bigger space, large art works can help fill walls, and smaller prints may appear lost if not placed well. Placed in cluster formations throughout the space will prevent them from appearing lost, create detail within a vast space, and also draw the view through a particular route in the room. A single large piece toward the back of a vast area can also draw the eye through the space.
As well as room size, also take into consideration other furniture and art in the area. Minimalist may want to keep that theme going with a large piece, or use the portraits to juxtapose with a cluster of smaller prints. When selecting larger sizes, choose a size approximately two-thirds or 75% of the width of furniture directly underneath it (e.g. bed, couch, table) to create balance.
It is also important to create balance when selecting sizes for a grouping or clustering of smaller images to create overall harmony within the display. Keep varying sizes to a minimum without any of the larger sizes dominating the overall appearance of the cluster. Symmetry of sizes in the placement on the wall can also assist in creating balance.
Another key element, often overlooked when selecting print sizes, is the products used to display your prints. When framed, the molding as well as the matt surrounding the print can add a significant increase to the size of the final piece so it is important to take this into account when making your selections. Gallery-wrapped canvases and acrylic mounts are displayed with the image spanning edge to edge, not adding any increase to the final size. Keep this in mind.
The size of the walls, furniture and the room itself, as well as the display of the images you choose, all need to be taken into consideration when selecting print sizes of your portraits, as they can greatly impact the way your images and the space they are in are viewed.
Fiona Rogerson from Evoke Art Photography is a baby photographer in Perth, dedicated to create art that will speak uniquely to you. Evoke Art Photography is a baby photographer, and will ensure that every wonderful emotion from those fleeting moments in your baby's early days will remain with you each and every time that you see your images up on your wall. View Fiona's baby photography at http://www.evokeartphotography.com.au/
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