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Question: What size framed photo makes the best gift!?
I would like to give a few people a really cool photograph I took this year as a gift for Christmas (in a nice frame) !.!.!. oh, and it's not a photo of me !.!.!. it's one I took of a really cool scene!. What is the best size photo to give as a gift!? 4x6, 5x7, or 8x10 Www@QuestionHome@Com


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It really depends on the photo!. A 4x6, matted so it is bottom weighted looks very nice in an 8x10 frame!.

If the picture is 5x7, then it would look good in an 8x10 or 11x14!.

The 8x10 should be in an 11x14!. Do not go larger than that, unless you know the ppl really want a big photo on their walls!.

Check out framing at your local frame store (or museum) to see examples of a small print floated in a larger frame!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

If the resolution of the picture allows it I think you should try to make it the biggest of the sizes you suggested!.
When you say "framed" I hope it's the kind of frame that lets your friends hang your wonderful picture on the wall, because the kind of frames that you have to put on your desk or on your table take up so much valuable space!. And besides, flat works of art look nicer on the wall!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

4x6's and 5x7's are good as gifts if grouped in a multi-photo frame!. 8x10's are much more suitable for single-photo gifts!.

There are a ton of inexpensive frames available that cone with pre-cut picture frame mats!. Try not to pick a frame that is just barely big enough to accommodate the photo!. A good one will have a picture frame mat to give it a nice border that will greatly compliment the picture!.

I usually like to bring the photo with me when I am choosing frames!. This makes it much easier to find the right combination!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Try a 4x6 with a matte and frame that compliments the image!. This size is perfect for displaying in a bookcase, table top or coffee table and etc!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

well im giving a photo and frame to my teacher and its two 6 by 4 glossy on the same frame so it looks pretty good!. you could do somehting like thatWww@QuestionHome@Com

8x11 is most common is bestWww@QuestionHome@Com

8x10Www@QuestionHome@Com

8x10Www@QuestionHome@Com

It depends what it's of!.
But i would say 5x7 or 8x10Www@QuestionHome@Com