I helped my mother hang some photos today and was curious about one of them. She had placed a photo (in this case 5"x7") in a frame that was much larger (8"x10"). In my opinion it looks strange and awkward with so much empty space—which I feel is wasted—but she insists that it is actually a style.
Does anyone know of this style? Is there a term for it?
framing
, and most of them are about actual frames as opposed to blocking, so framing does indeed seem to be considered a part of photography. – Synetech May 13 '12 at 4:50