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01/15/2003 11:04:22 AM · #1 |
I was just working with getting the right frame for a picture and have had a hard time getting it to look right.
Does anyone know of a site where they explain what a frame should be.
What I am after is a guideline for width and what color or colors to use to compliment the photograph.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks in advance.
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01/15/2003 01:10:22 PM · #2 |
autool, sorry, i don't know of any sites, but i generally try and keep it simple. use black and white if they are in the photo. or pick a color from within the picture that you want to highlight (when i go to the frame shop to get paintings framed they often suggest picking a non-dominant color). i wouldn't make the frame too wide, you don't want it to be the focus of the viewer, you want it enhancing the photo instead. oftentimes, a thin (like 1 or 2px either side) border around the photo and then a thicker frame in a different color. of course, this is all just my opinion.
oh, and i just found this article on photosig, the 2nd page may give you some ideas (i just breezed through it).
my website is currently down, but you can check out some framed photos of mine here:
floating snowdrops
apart
summer evening
grasping hands
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01/15/2003 01:12:26 PM · #3 |
oops, it seems the link to the article doesn't work. go to the articles section and look for one entitled "Another take on frames or "digital matting" for photoSIG submissions by Chris Osborne (3,342)"
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01/15/2003 01:17:01 PM · #4 |
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01/15/2003 03:38:32 PM · #5 |
| I read a tip about increasing the canvas size using the percentage option and making the shorter side of the photo one percentage larger than the longer side. For instance, to add a border to a landscape shot you could increase the canvas size by 106% height and 105% width. Not sure why this looks better. |
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01/15/2003 03:55:41 PM · #6 |
Indigo because to create equal dimensions in un-equal length requires different factors.
I resize my canvas using the relative box in PS and then put in pixel dimentions like 10 and 10. This makes it real easy.
Or even better if you want to know what the proportionate percentage is: Once you have entered in the 10 and 10 as in the image above move the sliders to "percent" and it gives you the proportionate percentages to get an even 10 pixel border. .69%X by .46Y. Beats getting out a calculator... PS 7 is da bomb!!!
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