{"id":225,"date":"2016-04-27T17:08:35","date_gmt":"2016-04-27T16:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/?p=225"},"modified":"2016-04-27T17:08:35","modified_gmt":"2016-04-27T16:08:35","slug":"create-a-picture-wall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/create-a-picture-wall\/","title":{"rendered":"How to create a photo picture wall"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_246\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-246\" class=\"wp-image-246 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Room-photo-brick-wall-600x578.jpg?resize=600%2C578\" alt=\"A photo picture wall - Black and white portrait photographs \u00a9 Paul Holland\" width=\"600\" height=\"578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Room-photo-brick-wall.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Room-photo-brick-wall.jpg?resize=300%2C289&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Room-photo-brick-wall.jpg?resize=280%2C270&amp;ssl=1 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-246\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A photo picture wall using some of my portrait and wedding photographs<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Creating a picture wall<\/h2>\n<p>There are lots of different ways of displaying pictures on a wall and some ways definitely\u00a0give a\u00a0better result\u00a0than others. In this post\u00a0I have tried to collate all of my ideas\u00a0for you, to\u00a0help you get the best\u00a0picture wall\u00a0layout to match your photos and your home.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>At the studio, I have a wide variety of wall display products including canvas, framed print, photos on aluminium panel, acrylic photo panels and photos on wooden panels. With each one\u00a0available in a range of different sizes and shapes,\u00a0the choice is\u00a0huge\u00a0and it can often be difficult to\u00a0imagine how dissimilar products or frames of different sizes\u00a0will look when grouped together\u00a0to create\u00a0a picture wall. This post explains how\u00a0you can\u00a0arrange photos together to achieve a\u00a0professional-looking photo gallery wall at home. To that end, it&#8217;s quite a lengthy post\u00a0because I wanted it to be both comprehensive and helpful. If you have any comments or if you can add to the ideas with suggestions of your own, please drop me a line.<\/p>\n<p>Before you get started on making a picture wall with your favourite family photographs,\u00a0there are a few\u00a0important things to\u00a0know about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When choosing your location, try not to place your photos in direct sunlight or above radiators.<\/li>\n<li>Decide on the layout you will use before you start to hang pictures on the wall, see below for more information.<\/li>\n<li>As a rule of thumb, the centre of your picture should be at the viewer&#8217;s eye level. You don&#8217;t want it to be very much\u00a0higher or\u00a0lower than this. If you are creating a montage of different pictures think about placing the\u00a0most important photos at eye level with the other pictures filling in around them.<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>Gather together everything you will need before you start. Tools you may need\u00a0are a hammer, tape measure, spirit level, string, pencil, eraser, notebook, and the hooks\/nails or whatever you will be using to fix your pictures to the wall. You don&#8217;t always need to use tools to get your photos on the wall (see later) but it&#8217;s a good idea to\u00a0get together everything\u00a0you\u00a0might need first.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Choosing the best layout<\/h3>\n<p>Now for the fun part! If you have lots of photos to choose from, it can\u00a0take a while to decide which ones are going to make it onto your picture wall but the finished wall display will be worth the effort. Larger photos or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/proofing\/products.php?gid=241\">posters<\/a> can make a big impact especially when surrounded by smaller images in a balanced display. When you have chosen your photos, you need to decide on a suitable layout for them on your wall. What makes the best layout?\u00a0Your choices will depend\u00a0on the shape, quantity and size of your photo frames, as well as the colours in your photos and the location in your home.<\/p>\n<p>A good tip when planning your layout is to lay all of your picture frames, face up, on the floor and try different arrangements to see which looks best. You can get a better view of what your finished photo wall will look like by standing on a step ladder and looking down at your arrangement of pictures.<\/p>\n<p>An alternative to this is to use large sheets of paper (wall lining paper is ideal) cut to the same size as each of your picture frames. Label each piece of paper so you know which picture it represents and then stick the paper sheets to the wall and rearrange them\u00a0until you find\u00a0a layout that you prefer.<\/p>\n<p>There are a couple of tips here that will help you get started:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Unless your frames are all the same size, having a mix of horizontal, upright and square frames helps to\u00a0create the best balance when you create your photo wall layout.<\/li>\n<li>If your frames are all different sizes, start with\u00a0a large item first so it acts as an anchor for all of the other pictures you will add around it.<\/li>\n<li>Leave at least a couple of inches of space between each frame. Gaps of less than 2 or 3 inches look crammed;\u00a0too much space (more than 4 or 5 inches) between each picture stops the photos from looking like a collection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here are some of the most popular layout choices:<\/p>\n<p><strong>A row of photos<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you are going for a simple\u00a0row of photos in a line, there are three techniques that work well\u00a0especially when your pictures or frames are all different sizes: you can align all the top edges of your picture frames, all the bottom\u00a0frame edges\u00a0or all the centres of your pictures.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_257\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-257\" class=\"wp-image-257 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Picture-wall-display-image-01.jpg?resize=600%2C600\" alt=\"Picture wall display image 01\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Picture-wall-display-image-01.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Picture-wall-display-image-01.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Picture-wall-display-image-01.jpg?resize=180%2C180&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Picture-wall-display-image-01.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Picture-wall-display-image-01.jpg?resize=280%2C280&amp;ssl=1 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-257\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">01. Creating a row of pictures<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Symmetrical shapes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Making a symmetrical shape with your frames or\u00a0photo panels\u00a0can work well\u00a0when creating photo\u00a0gallery walls. Four rectangular frames of the same\u00a0size, with two of them upright and two of them horizontal can be hung so that the overall shape they make is a square. If your frames aren&#8217;t all the same size, you can still achieve a symmetrical shape but you will probably need to spend more time planning the layout. See\u00a0the end of this post for example layouts using lots of different sized frames.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_234\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-234\" class=\"wp-image-234 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Picture-wall-display-2.jpg?w=660\" alt=\"Picture wall display<span class=\"hashtag\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"> #<a href=\"https:\/\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog?s=%232\"\">2\"<\/a><\/span> width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Picture-wall-display-2.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Picture-wall-display-2.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Picture-wall-display-2.jpg?resize=180%2C180&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Picture-wall-display-2.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Picture-wall-display-2.jpg?resize=280%2C280&amp;ssl=1 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">02. Symmetrical shapes<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Different sized frames<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If all your frames are different sizes, it\u00a0takes more planning time but if you get it right, it can lead to\u00a0a really eye-catching picture wall display. The trick is to start with\u00a0one large important piece and add the other frames around it. Use the techniques described earlier to plan the layout before you start fixing your frames to the wall.<\/p>\n<p>Having a common theme\u00a0for the display will\u00a0help to make the frames sit well together even if\u00a0they\u00a0are\u00a0different sizes and styles, so for example, having all of the frames in the same colour (such as white, black or\u00a0the same shade of\u00a0wood) or having all of your photos in black and white can help to bring the display together into one single collection rather than simply looking like\u00a0lots of different frames placed next to each other. See the picture wall layout examples\u00a0at the end of this post for some layout ideas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Picture shelves<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Picture shelves are ideal if you have lots of photos and you like to change them frequently. The shelf needs to be fixed to the wall first but after this has been done, you simply rest your frame on the shelf so\u00a0that the photo frame\u00a0leans against the wall. Picture shelves usually have\u00a0a groove and a front lip to prevent your photo frames from slipping. Changing your picture wall is as easy as picking up one frame from the shelf and replacing it with another. As well as placing pictures side by side, you can overlap them to add a bit of depth to your display. If your images have a mount (giving a\u00a0blank space between the image and the frame) then you can overlap picture frames and still keep\u00a0the whole\u00a0of the\u00a0image visible.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_241\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-241\" class=\"wp-image-241 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Picture-wall-display-4.jpg?resize=600%2C600\" alt=\"Picture wall display 03\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Picture-wall-display-4.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Picture-wall-display-4.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Picture-wall-display-4.jpg?resize=180%2C180&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Picture-wall-display-4.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Picture-wall-display-4.jpg?resize=280%2C280&amp;ssl=1 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">03. Picture shelves<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The shelf has to support all of the weight of your pictures so consider what size and weight they will be before you choose a picture shelf and don&#8217;t forget to check\u00a0the maximum load (weight) that it can support. If you like DIY and\u00a0don&#8217;t mind\u00a0making your own picture shelves, I saw an ingenious low-cost shelf solution recently where the picture shelves were made from decking planks. Ingenious because they already have the grooves on the top surface when you buy them, and painted or varnished, they looked very professional!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photos next to stairs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Staircases are a great place to create a photo picture wall but it takes a bit more planning and measuring to make your display look right. For the best effect, try to make sure your pictures\u00a0follow the line of the stairs. If you can&#8217;t visualise where this line would be, you could use thin cord or string and attach it to the wall at each end using drawing pins. Your line\u00a0needs to\u00a0be parallel to your stairs\u00a0or your bannister hand rail if you have one, so you\u00a0may need to measure the height of each end to make sure that the distances are the same. The centre of your photos should still be at about eye level.<\/p>\n<p>Next, think about where your larger pictures will go along the line.\u00a0The larger\u00a0frames should be hung first and then you can fill in the\u00a0gaps with smaller pictures. Using sheets of paper to plan the wall layout (see earlier) works well here. You can keep rearranging the papers until you like the layout. Then it&#8217;s just a matter of replacing each sheet of paper, one at a time, with\u00a0the photo\u00a0frame it represents. Remove the line (if you attached one to the wall) when you have finished.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_249\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-249\" class=\"wp-image-249 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/stair-layout.jpg?resize=600%2C600\" alt=\"04. Picture wall stair layout\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/stair-layout.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/stair-layout.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/stair-layout.jpg?resize=180%2C180&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/stair-layout.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/stair-layout.jpg?resize=280%2C280&amp;ssl=1 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-249\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">04. Pictures following the line of the stairs<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Fixing pictures to walls without tools<\/h3>\n<p>3M produces a set of high tech adhesive strips in it&#8217;s Command\u2122 Picture Hanging Strips and Hangers range. They support\u00a0picture frames and canvases without the need for screw or nail holes in the wall. Claimed to be good\u00a0for painted walls, wood, tiles and metal surfaces, the special adhesive grips\u00a0strongly yet the stretch release technology should\u00a0ensure no surface damage is caused when you want to remove it.<\/p>\n<p>The strips come in different sizes and each has a stated maximum weight that it can support. You will need to use a few for each frame so it&#8217;s\u00a0not a cheap solution in my opinion but it does enable you to hang pictures without any tools and to change the pictures\u00a0quickly. If you fix the strips in the same place on the back of\u00a0each frame you plan to use\u00a0then you can simply remove one frame from the wall and swap it with another, leaving the strips on the wall intact.<\/p>\n<p>I have used these myself and they work well so long as\u00a0any wall\u00a0paint\u00a0isn&#8217;t too new. If you&#8217;ve just redecorated and painted your walls, it&#8217;s probably best to leave the paint to set for a couple of days first as I&#8217;ve found that the adhesive doesn&#8217;t work well if the paint&#8217;s only recently dried.<\/p>\n<p>To be clear &#8211; I have no affiliation with 3M, I have\u00a0mentioned their Command strips\u00a0because\u00a0they work well\u00a0as\u00a0an alternative to hooks\u00a0or nails.\u00a0I have used them\u00a0myself, and I&#8217;m not aware of any current alternative that works as well <em>and<\/em> leaves no damage behind. If you don&#8217;t like the idea of hammering nails into your walls then these are a good alternative, the only downside\u00a0is the cost.<\/p>\n<h3>Lighting your photos<\/h3>\n<p>Once your photos are on the wall, adding lighting can bring them to life. Spotlights are perfect because you can focus the viewers attention on\u00a0the main\u00a0photographs or to a specific area such as a face on a large photo.\u00a0During installation, make sure that you follow the manufacturer&#8217;s instructions so that if\u00a0your light source gets hot\u00a0it isn&#8217;t too close to\u00a0your pictures or anyone that views them.\u00a0Photo prints are best preserved under glass (for example in a glazed frame) as this helps to reduce\u00a0fading that\u00a0may be caused by\u00a0intensive light. I prefer halogen bulbs to LED because they give a warmer light (even compared to warm LED) however LED bulbs are improving all the time and because they consume less power they are cheaper to run.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the wall display photo products that I sell in the studio are designed to create a shadow around the photo\u00a0when they are spot lit and I can&#8217;t emphasise enough what a difference it makes when you light your photo wall.<\/p>\n<h3>Photo Wall Layout Examples<\/h3>\n<p>To finish, I thought I would provide some examples of\u00a0picture wall layouts that will hopefully give you more ideas and inspiration.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_284\" style=\"width: 257px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-284\" class=\"wp-image-284 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Picture-wall-display-ideas-05-247x600.jpg?resize=247%2C600\" alt=\"05. Picture wall layout examples\" width=\"247\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Picture-wall-display-ideas-05.jpg?resize=247%2C600&amp;ssl=1 247w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Picture-wall-display-ideas-05.jpg?resize=124%2C300&amp;ssl=1 124w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Picture-wall-display-ideas-05.jpg?resize=371%2C900&amp;ssl=1 371w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Picture-wall-display-ideas-05.jpg?resize=280%2C679&amp;ssl=1 280w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Picture-wall-display-ideas-05.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-284\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">05. Picture wall layout examples<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you have any tips or ideas you would like to share then\u00a0get in touch and\u00a0let me know!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creating a picture wall There are lots of different ways of displaying pictures on a wall and some ways definitely\u00a0give a\u00a0better result\u00a0than others. In this post\u00a0I have tried to collate all of my ideas\u00a0for you, to\u00a0help you get the best\u00a0picture wall\u00a0layout to match your photos and your home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[34],"tags":[70,68,69,66,67,71],"class_list":["post-225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","hentry","category-top-tips","tag-family-photo-gallery","tag-gallery-wall","tag-photo-gallery","tag-photo-wall","tag-picture-wall","tag-picture-wall-layout","post_format-post-format-image"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7cStv-3D","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":53,"url":"https:\/\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/valentines-day-photo-shoot-offer-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":225,"position":0},"title":"Valentines Day Photo Shoot Offer","date":"3 February 2016","format":"image","excerpt":"I thought I would celebrate Valentines Day with a fantastic offer for those of you who would like to surprise your partner with a photo shoot to remember. 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We can create your personalised jigsaw\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Photo Products&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Personalised photo jigsaw puzzles 01","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Personalised-photo-jigsaw-puzzle-01.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":347,"url":"https:\/\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/lakes-international-comic-art-festival\/","url_meta":{"origin":225,"position":2},"title":"Heroes and Villains &#8211; fantasy art photography (Comic Art)","date":"30 September 2016","format":"image","excerpt":"Heroes and Villains - my\u00a0Comic Art window trail display Every year, Kendal hosts\u00a0the Lakes International Comic Art Festival with workshops, films, talks\u00a0and demonstrations by some of the world's leading comic artists and writers. One of the event's attractions is the town's comic art window trail where shop and office windows\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Events&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"A selection of images for the comic art window trail","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Comic-Mix-600x400.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":141,"url":"https:\/\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/photograph-new-york-holiday-top-tips\/","url_meta":{"origin":225,"position":3},"title":"Photograph New York: Holiday Top Tips","date":"25 February 2016","format":"image","excerpt":"I visited New York in October, and as you would expect, while I was there I took loads of photographs. Like many other people, in my mind I had a list of the sights that I wanted to see,\u00a0and\u00a0now having done it\u00a0I decided I would share my\u00a0top 10\u00a0tips\u00a0on how to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Commercial Photography&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Photograph New York City - Statue of Liberty image","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Photo-New-York-01-400x600.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":441,"url":"https:\/\/www.holland-photography.co.uk\/blog\/heritage-railway-wedding-photography\/","url_meta":{"origin":225,"position":4},"title":"Heritage Railway Wedding","date":"31 July 2017","format":"image","excerpt":"I had the pleasure of doing the wedding photography for\u00a0Grant and Sarah's wedding earlier this month.\u00a0Shortly after their wedding\u00a0I spent\u00a0a day with them photographing them again at various heritage railway sites in Cumbria. 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