Amber L. Knaffle: Black, White & Lovely

In search of the perfect piece of artwork for my living space, I came up with this idea. I have traveled to many places and of course always have my camera with me. Black and white photography is so classy and can really make a statement in a room. For this project I chose three of my favorite photographs from the different places I have traveled over the past couple of years. It was a hard choice, but finally I settled on three amazing shots from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Cheboygan, Michigan (my hometown, love this place!) and Miami, Florida.

I uploaded these pictures to Snapfish.com (any type of upload and print program would work), turned them into black and white (after a little cropping) and had them printed at Walgreens. I opted for an 11 x 14 size (be careful not to go too large if you are printing a photo that was taken from a cell phone or a low resolution camera, because it will print fuzzy or distorted) but depending on your space, you might want to go smaller or larger. Snapfish.com is great because it will tell you that they do not recommend printing over a certain size, which is very helpful!

An hour later, I went to pick up my prints, took them home and inserted them into three matching black frames that I already had. Presto, instant upscale art that as a bonus, holds meaning to me as well! You can't get much simpler, or affordable, than that!