Nowadays, taking a ready-to-display photo for decorating your home has never been easier. For one thing, current-generation smartphones pack absolutely astonishing cameras, especially when compared with gear that was considered “professional quality” just a generation ago. What’s more, relatively affordable mirrorless cameras now offer today’s prosumer photographers technical capabilities that the venerated masters of photography could have only dreamt of.
Even better, what you can’t buy, you can almost certainly rent. The never-ending demand for professional photography means that you can rent camera equipment in every large population centre in the UK. Whether you need cameras, lights, or even a studio, you’ll find a place near you that rents out whatever you need.
However, this convenience does come with some downsides. When it comes time to display our work, we’re often left with choice paralysis—sometimes with hundreds of gigabytes worth of excellent photos stuck in the digital realm, soon to be forgotten.
If this sounds familiar to you, take it as a sign to explore your camera rolls and find photos to print out and display in your home. The high resolutions offered by even entry-level cameras these days mean that you can print out most photos taken in the past few years with minimal pixelation. Even if you don’t find anything worthwhile, read on to learn some great ways to take a perfect photo to display at home:
1) Know What You Want
Before you start printing your photos, you must already have an idea of what you want to achieve. Your goal doesn’t have to be especially deep or even logical. However, it must be reasonably achievable and not prone to being changed on a whim. With a goal firmly in mind, the rest of the decisions you’ll make for your display should just follow.
2) Choose the Right Tools for the Job
If you don’t have a photo in your rolls that is worth printing, it’s time to start taking new pictures. Depending on your predefined goals, select the appropriate equipment for capturing and editing your photos.
Provided that you know how to operate them, your choice of equipment does make a significant difference in the overall feel of the final result. Thankfully, photography rental services make it simple to get a hands-on feel for all kinds of equipment at a reasonable cost.
3) Aim for Quality—Not Quantity
Overwhelming your space with images is rarely a good look. If you’re not into cluttered-looking spaces, prioritise printing only your best or most emotionally resonant works for your home display. A few high-quality prints will almost always have a greater impact than a disorganised jumble.
4) Go Big with a Large Format Canvas
Large canvas photo prints can make a real statement, particularly if they’re given sufficient negative space. While any image will work for a large canvas print, abstract photos and landscape scenes are especially “vibey” choices that can immediately set a mood in your space.
Just ensure that your image file has a high resolution, as pixelisation on top of the texturing that’s typical on canvas prints can result in blurry images.
5) Split Your Image into a Triptych
Images don’t have to be confined to just one frame. A wide landscape scene, for instance, can be broken up as a triptych, with each one hanging either in perfect alignment or in a less conventional arrangement.
Panoramic shots or series shots are especially good candidates for triptych displays. If you have an especially high-resolution photo, you can even crop it to make a triptych without a discernible loss in quality.
6) Consider a High-Contrast Monochrome Aluminium Print
Black-and-white photography can look particularly striking when printed onto aluminium. Matter aluminium panels provide a striking finish that’s free of strong reflections, making them especially suited for high-contrast monochrome images. Be sure to take or select a photo with strong contrasts and interesting textures to enhance the impact of the format.
7) Frame Your Print for a Classic Look
Though gallery wrapping is often considered a default for modern large-format photos, don’t rule out classic framed prints. Depending on their design, frames can highlight and even alter the meaning of a photo. If you’re putting up an especially large print to serve as a “hero piece” for a wall, take some time to consider the various framing options that you can use to best highlight the appeal of your photo.
Bring Your Memories to Light with a Home Photo Display
Transforming your favourite photos into stunning pieces of art is a deeply personal way to decorate your home. Whether you’re doing it to showcase your technical prowess, memories, or both, being deliberate in your decisions will help you avoid a cluttered space and spare your walls from having unnecessary holes drilled into them.
Check out your photo rolls and see if you have any images just begging to adorn your walls. If there aren’t any, dust off your camera and check out your local rental services to get started on one of the more rewarding phases of your photographic journey.
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