Obviously this could be anything. An 8″ by 8″ print can look spectacular in a 16″ X 20″ frame. Sometimes galleries even have 4″ X 6″ in enormous frames. The style really depends on you and how you want to show it. In general… if your photo is very busy and has a lot of details and things going on, you may want to print it bigger. If it’s more simple you may want to have it smaller surrounded by a white matte to lead the viewers eyes into it. Again, these are generalities. Obviously having your work similar sizes will keep the flow of everything — you won’t want to have one 16 X 20 and then one 4 X 6 most likely.
On average — most photographers agree that 11 X 14 -> 16 X 20 prints are “gallery size”. With an additional frame size. Take into account the gallery in which it will be shown at. My photos will be shown with many other photos. Only photos in fact, no other kind of art. Because of this, and the fact that my photos are quite busy. I will propose them to be about 16 X 20 — and the frame size negotiated later.
Here’s what someone said on photo.net
This is how I present image sizes to my clients. I start with the largest, 40×30, then down from there.
A 16 x 20 I call a wall hanging print A 11 x 14 I call a piano print. Framed it would sit well on a piano.
What, no 8×10 prints? I say, “Yes I’ve got them. They are album prints.” I’ve got a selection in an album.
When they see the gamut of enlargements an 11×14 can look pretty small!
The rest that are smaller. You can have them printed & framed yourself.
Here is one of the proposed photos in the series.
