Install one eyehook on either side of the top section of your picture frame. Drill small starter holes for easier insertion if necessary.
Measure from the height of the dropped ceiling frame to the point where you want the top of the frame to fall.
Cut two pieces of high-tension wire to the length of the measurement plus 6 inches.
Climb a ladder with the help of a spotter and gently lift the tile in the dropped ceiling at the point where you want to hang the picture. Have your assistant hand you one wire. Wrap it over the dropped-ceiling frame and fold it over 3 inches. Secure it using a wire-rope clip. Repeat the process with the other wire. Space the wires on the ceiling frame the distance between the eyehooks on the picture frame.
Hold your picture frame up to the hanging wires with the help of your assistant. Thread each wire through the corresponding eyehook. Fold it over and secure with the wire-rope clips, completing the hanging process in your basement.