Decided to post this one where I was playing around with black and white photos. My son wanted a page with relatives that we visited while in San Francisco. He loves to visit because he gets spoiled!
I've been playing around with my photos lately. This one I turned sephia to match the color in the paper strips. I think the change to sephia definitely helps when the colors in the picture compete with the colors in your page.
Use the colors in your layout for a super easy page. MMS has a wonderful color match tool that allows you to add mats, shapes and background papers in the same colors as in your photos. Just pull from the colors that are already on your page from your photos. It's a great way to make a super simple page!