Display Your Work

Once you have taken pictures you are proud of, you will obviously want to show them off to your friends. In The Unforgettable Photograph, George Lange and Scott Mowbray give several ideas on how you can display your photographs in unique, creative ways rather than the usual picture frame or photo album. The projects that Mowbray and Lange provide us with are " projects that document an important event...and [you can] then share that project with the people you love, giving them a glimpse not only of the event but of its celebration" (280). The many suggestions on how to display photos gives the reader a way to show important parts of their lives in creative ways and in a way that they can express their personality as well.

One of the ideas that was given was to cut up a picture. This seems like such a strange idea, especially to people that feel the need for things to be perfect. Although when put to the test, it creates a completely unique and eye catching product.

To complete this project you need a picture frame (any kind) with the glass and mat all taken out of it, a picture cut out how you would like it to be, and tape (309). You can then take the cut up picture, tape it directly to the wall, and lastly hang up the picture frame on the wall corresponding to the placement of the picture. Then you have an awesome looking picture display on the wall, one that you wont find in every other family's house.

Another one of the ideas i found that was just as intriguing as the cut out picture was another wall display. This project consists of hanging pictures up on the wall without a picture frame, but in a more unique way. You can use clothes hangers or any interesting item you happen to find, and clothespins or special clips (313). Whatever you choose to do it is sure to create an eye appealing display of photos.

I chose to use clothes hangers and clothespins to hang up some of the pictures i have taken recently. This project is one that is very simple and can be done in a short amount of time if that is all you have. As Lange says, the clothespins are an awesome tool because they "allow me to change the pictures as often as i want" (313). All you have to do to complete this project is to hangup the hangers on the wall by using a nail or a tack, put the clothespins on the hanger spaced out evenly, and then clip on a photo of your choosing to each clip! After using these display ideas you are sure to have the most unique way of displaying your art compared to all your friends. All of the ideas given by Lange and Mowbray are sure to please the crowd.

How do you display pictures in your family? Do you think you will try this?