Monday, 24 January 2011

Different ways of Presenting Photo Images Research

This post is to outline the different options available for presenting photo images;

Photo Book

The photo book is a simple way of presenting your photo images. There are many different companies available on the internet Photobox, Albelli and Blurb to name a few.  Once you have signed up all you have to do is upload the images you wish to use and you are ready to create your own photo book. I have designed a photo book in the past for my sister in law of her hen weekend. I then gave it to her on her wedding day as this kind of presenting photo images can make a great gift. Many companies will give you the option to design the photo book for you.  The books are available in paperback or hardback and text can be added.




Calenders and Canvas

The same companies that offer photo books also offer other gift ideas like calenders, mugs and canvas printing.  They do many different sizes of canvas so if you have that special picture that you would like to hang on the wall then canvas is an easy contemporary way to do this.  I really like canvas print especially really big canvas prints and black and white images on canvas.  Another really nice presenting idea is to have multiple canvas side by side all showing one image.

Photo Albums

Photo albums are a nice way to show photographs if you have lots of them to present.  Photo albums have been around for a long time and come in many different styles and colours.  Photo albums are not as popular anymore since digital technology like slideshows and photo books as these are easier options.

Slideshow

A slideshow created on a computer is a really easy and cost free way of presenting photo images.  Slide shows can be created quickly and allows you to view large images if you have a big monitor which is more cost effective than printing.  There is also the environmental benifits of not using any paper or ink. A computer also allows you to store lots of images for viewing easily without taking up physical space.

Frames

Frames are a great way to present your photo images.  This can be expensive but works well if your prints are all the same size and lay side by side as they can all be presented in a single frame.  There are thousands of frames on the market available in a range of different styles and colours.





Photo Mounts

Photo mounts can be used to display photographs.  They an then be used in a frame to create a professional look or used alone and mounted onto coloured card.









Photographic Collage

A photographic collage is created by using photographs or parts of photographs to create a whole new image.  A photographic collage can be created easily by image software.  This image is a photographic collage image of Paris created by Hockney in 1985.





Photomontage

A photo montage is a process of cutting and joining a number of photograghs together to make a final complete image.

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