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 01/05/2004 02:03:06 PM · #1



I was thinking of putting this picture (my most successful challenge entry to date) up for sale on dpc prints. Unfortunately there is no room for cropping to a suitable shape on the original, so I have to add a border. I'd love to know people's opinions as to which one suits the picture better, or any alternate colour that might work.

Message edited by author 2004-01-05 14:07:33.
 01/05/2004 02:07:24 PM · #2
I think I prefer the black out of those two, but I would be inclined to use White, with a darker grey keyline, like in my motiviational poster shot.


Ah you fixed the tags :)

Edit: I also think its generic to have the thicker part of the border at the bottom normally.

Message edited by author 2004-01-05 14:10:20.
 01/05/2004 02:10:20 PM · #3
I tried white with a keyline first, but it just didn't look right. I might have another look at that tomorrow.

01/05/2004 02:20:15 PM · #4
Have you tried the other colors in the shot (i.e. silver/gray, green, yellow/orange) ? I think the black is a bit heavy - could be that the thicker boarder on top/bottom adds heaviness and, because it's not symetrical, draws attention to itself.
 01/05/2004 02:22:35 PM · #5
I would try putting a thin black border around your image and leave the rest of it white. You also need to find a print size ratio that works better so your border area is more even around the image.
 01/05/2004 04:18:11 PM · #6
Is this better?
01/05/2004 06:48:30 PM · #7
Originally posted by Gina Rothfels:
Is this better?

I like this look much better than the first two.
 01/05/2004 06:54:03 PM · #8
I really like borders on pictures ... nice simple ones. As a general rule, I find it tacky when the border matches the main subject.
 01/06/2004 06:17:37 PM · #9
I decided to go with the white but changed the shape to get a more even border. Thanks:)
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