Frame Sizes

Frame Sizes

There is a wide variety of picture frame sizes, many of which are standard frame sizes, but many other sizes that are special or non-standard. Standard frame sizes cater to the most common photo dimensions. Photographs that you may have are most likely standard in size, but can be cropped to fit in many special sized frames.

Picture frame sizes are measured in the US by inches and in centimeters for most of the rest of the world. You always measure a frame by its width by height. For instance, if you have a photo size of 4x6 that means its 4 inches wide by 6 inches high.

Picture frame sizes represent the size of the picture and not the outside dimensions of the frame size itself. To get the exact picture frame measurements to see if your photo will fit, measure the frame's interior opening dimension. You can measure the opening by removing the back of the frame and measuring the glass. You can expect that the frame opening will be slightly smaller than the actual image. For instance, a 4x6 frame will usually have a 3-3/4" by 5-3/4" opening because of the ledge that holds the glass and photo in place.

Frame Sizes