I want to do an arrangement of framed photos for my living room, something like these:
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But goddamn, framing is expensive. One layout I have is 7 8x12 prints and 3 12x18 prints. Frame pricing seems to be based on area, so no matter how I arrange the size and quantity, it is over $500 for the wall I want to fill. I've looked at almost every internet framing site, and their prices are all pretty much the same.
Also, i don't want to crop any photos which are all 3:2. Off-the-shelf frames are all stupid 8x10, 11x14, 16x20, etc. If you want 3:2 frames, they are all custom, even though this is default photo aspect ratio.