I think your asking how to group pictures on a wall. Use a variety of frames, round, oblong, square. Go with groups in even numbers for a uniform look. You can do two on top, two in middle, tow on bottom or three on top and three on bottom. You get the idea.
Put pictures together that logically go together. Group landscapes; group family photos; group water-colors; group outdoor photos, etc. In terms of hanging, you can go symmetrical or asymmetrical. Line things up with symmetrical, easy to do. Asymmetrical requires balancing shapes: try the arrangement out on the floor first, using the same amount of wall area that the arrangement will go into. Do these arrangements look pleasing and make sense visually.... You can get someone to help you hang the arrangement and eye-ball it as you go; it may be easier to start hanging with the center-most item and work your way out; this helps you to keep proportion, especially when are centering the arrangement to the sofa or another piece of furniture. Some professionals recommend that you make a template for each item you will hang out of paper (newspaper, or packing paper will do); mark the location of the hook or wire where the item is hanging from on your template and tape to the wall with removable masking tape. Then just hammer in the nails using the template as a guide. This seems like a lot of work; it is way easier to get a friend with a good eye for balance to help you hang things eye-balling it. Place the picture against the wall and mark the center top of where the frame will go when hung on the wall with erasable pencil. Take a tape measure and hang the picture from the tape measure (metal retracting tape measure) and you will measure how far the hanger is from the top edge of the picture frame so that you will know where the nail will go. There is an advantage to going asymmetrical; you can add on easily with future pictures. Take your time doing this so that you do not have mistakes that require filling in and repainting the wall before you move or sell the house. Think about making displays of pictures in areas where individual collections naturally fit. Everyone hangs pictures in hallways and along a staircase wall; the top wall at a landing makes an ideal location for small collections. I prefer the frames to be similar in color so that the frames do not compete with the pictures but putting a color photo in with black and white photos can make the color photo stand out, which is great if it is a favorite photo. How you arrange hangings is a personal thing; make your design statement the way you prefer. The in-way of decorating changes but develop you own style and you will enjoy it way more than copying someone else's style!
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I think your asking how to group pictures on a wall. Use a variety of frames, round, oblong, square. Go with groups in even numbers for a uniform look. You can do two on top, two in middle, tow on bottom or three on top and three on bottom. You get the idea.
This is a GREAT site for this! www.homegoods.com/blog/2011/08/21/10-picture-arranging-tips-tricks-and-trys/
Put pictures together that logically go together. Group landscapes; group family photos; group water-colors; group outdoor photos, etc. In terms of hanging, you can go symmetrical or asymmetrical. Line things up with symmetrical, easy to do. Asymmetrical requires balancing shapes: try the arrangement out on the floor first, using the same amount of wall area that the arrangement will go into. Do these arrangements look pleasing and make sense visually.... You can get someone to help you hang the arrangement and eye-ball it as you go; it may be easier to start hanging with the center-most item and work your way out; this helps you to keep proportion, especially when are centering the arrangement to the sofa or another piece of furniture. Some professionals recommend that you make a template for each item you will hang out of paper (newspaper, or packing paper will do); mark the location of the hook or wire where the item is hanging from on your template and tape to the wall with removable masking tape. Then just hammer in the nails using the template as a guide. This seems like a lot of work; it is way easier to get a friend with a good eye for balance to help you hang things eye-balling it. Place the picture against the wall and mark the center top of where the frame will go when hung on the wall with erasable pencil. Take a tape measure and hang the picture from the tape measure (metal retracting tape measure) and you will measure how far the hanger is from the top edge of the picture frame so that you will know where the nail will go. There is an advantage to going asymmetrical; you can add on easily with future pictures. Take your time doing this so that you do not have mistakes that require filling in and repainting the wall before you move or sell the house. Think about making displays of pictures in areas where individual collections naturally fit. Everyone hangs pictures in hallways and along a staircase wall; the top wall at a landing makes an ideal location for small collections. I prefer the frames to be similar in color so that the frames do not compete with the pictures but putting a color photo in with black and white photos can make the color photo stand out, which is great if it is a favorite photo. How you arrange hangings is a personal thing; make your design statement the way you prefer. The in-way of decorating changes but develop you own style and you will enjoy it way more than copying someone else's style!