| You have a terrific digital camera that you use to | | | | display your photographs. It removes the need to |
| take awesome pictures. A great quality camera | | | | hang the pictures in a perfectly straight line, and |
| case that holds that camera, plus all the | | | | the effect of the photos traveling up, following |
| accessories you need on your photo shoots. You | | | | the stairs, can make a dramatic statement. It can |
| have the memory cards and the equipment to | | | | be made into a theme wall, such as a wedding |
| transfer the images to your computer once you | | | | wall, hanging wedding pictures dating back as far in |
| get home with your treasured photographs. And | | | | your family as you can find them. Pictures can be |
| you have boxes and boxes of those wonderful | | | | set on anything, a fireplace mantel, piano, |
| photographs that, occasionally, you sit down and | | | | dressers, coffee tables and end tables, the |
| look through and then put back in the closet. | | | | television, basically, anything that has a flat top |
| Wouldn't it be great to be able to enjoy some of | | | | surface can have a picture placed on it. But, you |
| those beautiful shots of that skiing trip you took | | | | want to place them with purpose. Group a few |
| to Colorado every day? Or those great shots of | | | | like pictures together and combine them with a |
| the kids at the beach last summer? And, how | | | | couple quality accessories to make a beautiful |
| about those wonderful tintypes of your ancestors | | | | table arrangement. |
| who came into this country through Ellis Island | | | | When hanging your photos, there are many |
| years ago. Wouldn't it be special to see them | | | | options, the most traditional is the picture hanger |
| proudly displayed, rather than stuck away, | | | | and wire on the back of the picture. But, there |
| forgotten, except for those rare occasions when | | | | are some other, more creative ways to hang |
| you drag them out to show the kids? There are | | | | pictures. Using ribbon, for example. There are |
| so many ways to display photographs today, the | | | | many techniques for hanging photos with ribbon. |
| possibilities are almost endless. | | | | You can take two lengths of ribbon and attach |
| The traditional way to display photographs is to | | | | them to the back of the picture frame at the top |
| frame them, or put them in a frame, and either | | | | corners. Then bring them together, tie them in a |
| hang them on a wall or place them on some | | | | bow, and hang the picture on the wall. A couple |
| surface. The best way to see how a group of | | | | pictures hung like this along with a few |
| pictures is going to look on a wall is to lay them | | | | complimentary pieces, makes a lovely grouping. |
| out on the floor. Move them around, work with | | | | Armed with these creative ideas for displaying |
| them. After you get the placement that is right, | | | | those photographs you're going to be taking, you'll |
| then start putting them up on the wall. | | | | want to be sure to keep your camera and |
| Remember the general rule for hanging any art, | | | | camera bag close by. Because once you have |
| hang it at eye level. And, as with most things, odd | | | | your photographs arranged, you can cycle the |
| numbers are more eye appealing than even. | | | | photos with new photographs in some of the |
| If you have a staircase, it's the perfect area to | | | | frames. |