Things To Consider For Your Photo Wall Display

How do those magazines always seem to come up with those awesome photo display ideas? Why is is when you try the same photo display idea at home it never looks the same?

One reason is that most average people do not really take the time to evaluate their homes and spaces properly! Every wall display you see in a magazine has been carefully planned and designed to coordinate to the style and layout of the room. I know, it seems like it should be easier - but the extra steps you take to design your wall will be worth effort when you see how beautifully it all comes together.

Photo Wall Display provided by Pottery Barn

Photo Wall Display Made Easy

As a photographer one of the most common dilemmas I see my clients face is how to hang portraits on the wall. I was finding that many clients order 5" x 7" portraits and maybe an 8" x 10" because they did not know what to do with any other sizes! I am a big believer that pictures are meant to be on the wall for friends and family to appreciate, not stuffed in a box or an album.

I will be dedicating many articles to this topic, but to start off I am going to share some templates that showcase how larger images can be displayed in your home in a variety of situations. These are meant to be inspirational and offer ideas as to how you can create a space in your own environment.

I use these templates in my portrait work, they were created by one of my favorite photographers Lena Hyde and the team at Design Aglow who are a photographers dream store!



Photo Wall Gallery 1

Our favorite type of collage!

We have not had the thrill of doing any vintage photo collages lately, so when this customer came to us with this project and free creative reign, it was just awesome! We tried something a little different with this collage by incorporating a vintage damask background, which we think just completes the collage perfectly!

It is beautiful to see a couple married for 40 years, and I am thrilled that we were the lucky ones to create this lasting heirloom for the family. The collage will be printed on luster paper and given a linen texture for added elegance and then be mounted and UV coated, this will last for generations!

vintage photo collage

Do It Yourself Photo Collage Article

There is a great website called Ezine Articles where you can go and find information on just about anything under the sun. It is filled with articles and how-to's from a variety of sources. I wrote my first how-to for them on how to create a Photo Collage at home-and I am happy to find out that it is published on the website! This is the first of what I hope to be many articles that will help people learn more about the options for storing and sharing images!

You can view the Photo Collage article online at:

Do It Yourself Collage on Canvas