Picture Frames
Picture frames are the traditional way of displaying your Halloween pictures year round. Some of the Halloween retailers that pop up at this time of year are starting to carry picture frames on a Halloween theme. Or, you can make your own from plain photo frames and some inexpensive crafts supplies like we have done in past years. Read the article about creating your own Halloween Picture Frames in the Halloween Crafts section at the Halloween Online Magazine.

Digital Photo Frames
Digital Photo Frame are the latest way to display your digital photos. They range in size from one's that will fit on your keychain to large desktop and wall mountable versions. You can find affordable, everyday digital frames at mass retailers year round that run between $45.00 and $125.00. We tried out a few different priced frames and found the frame costing around $70.00 to have a clear picture, a slide show feature and a nice black frame. It made a good every day digital frame. It has no USB port, you have to use an SD memory card to load the pictures and it stays in the frame so you may want a spare or two so you can still use your digital camera.

Desktop and wall mountable versions range from a few inches in size up to a whopping fifteen inches. The better digital photo albums have a USB connection for transferring your pictures from your computer to the digital photo album. Some play slideshows of your photos set to change every few seconds and even include playing MP3 music in the background.

One of the better desktop models we tried is Fuji's "Slim 7-inch Widescreen LCD Digital Picture Frame". It has a 480 x 240 resolution and supports standard JPEG images, plus a variety of video file formats. To move your pictures and video from your computer you can use your USB port or a flash/memory card. It even comes with a hand-held remote control and built-in clock and calendar.

Keep in mind if using a digital frame that uses SD memory, you'll need to have a spare SD memory card. These type frames keep the card in while showing the photos. We found a two pack of 1 gigabyte cards for around $15.00 at our local mass superstore. You'll have to use your camera to put the pictures on your computer and then move them to the SD card to be used in the digital frame, assuming your computer has a slot for SD cards.

Any way you display your Halloween photos, keep them out all year long with your family photos. It's a great way to keep the Halloween spirit all year long!