Photograph To Mat Size Ratio

The majority seem to choose the middle window mat ratio of 1 64.

Photograph to mat size ratio.

This clearance makes the assembly process much easier when fitting up picture frames. The aspect ratio of the photo print is 2 by 3 suitable for photos taken on majority of digital cameras and phone cameras. Off the shelf pre cut picture frames usually have mat boards with openings that are half an inch smaller than the intended picture size. Some common 1 1 ratios are an 8 x 8 inch photo a 1080 x 1080 pixel image or typically any profile picture template on social media sites think facebook.

There are many types of frames available for that size. The calculator adds the supplied image or art and window mat dimensions and calculates the correct overall or finished moulding cutting sizes in millimitres. If the mat is smaller than the frame you run the risk of the artwork appearing stuffed into the. As a general rule your mat should always be 1 5 times as wide as your frame or wider.

Leaving the size at around 3mm makes the picture frame a little larger than the art or window mat being framed. Perhaps more important than the photograph to frame ratio is the frame to mat ratio. For example a 16x20 inch frame including a mat purchased for use with 11x14 prints or photographs will have an actual window opening somewhere in the neighborhood of 10 1 2 x 13 1 2 inches. A 1 1 ratio means that an image s width and height are equal creating a square.

And the reason why this is so is because the middle window mat ratio is the closest one to the golden ratio of 1 618.