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03/31/2003 12:17:13 PM · #1 |
Been seeing a lot of ugly borders.. People, you can't just add 30 pixels to each side and call it a frame. 99% of the time, it's gonna look uneven due to the resolution of the screen, etc. After you add 30 or whatever on each side, look at it closely. You may need to trim a pixel or two off each side horizontally or vertically (most likely horizontally). Why spend a lot of time making a great photo only to put a lopsided border around it?
IMO, the two tone border looks great if done well.. Thin 2 pixel or so colored border surrounded by a thicker black frame. But dont go too too THICK on either of them! It looks fugly and makes the photo as a whole look more amateurish. And chill out with the insane colors -- you dont HAVE to use a color from your photo in the frame (e.g. the fuchia and yellow flower macro).
Also, do any sharpening BEFORE adding the border. Otherwise you get "halos" at the edge where the photo and the border meet. |
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03/31/2003 12:31:10 PM · #2 |
| Yes go easy with the borders, something like THIS will be fine. |
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03/31/2003 12:39:20 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by marbo:
Yes go easy with the borders, something like THIS will be fine. |
Yes, exactly.. Something subtle and classy like that is what works best. :) |
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04/16/2003 01:26:01 AM · #4 |
| The border should be on a separate layer so sharpening before or after won't matter. You're not sharpening the layer with the frame afterall, just the layer with the photo. |
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04/16/2003 01:39:16 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by marbo:
Yes go easy with the borders, something like THIS will be fine. |
lol. yeah, i think that your picture actual detracts too much from your border.
I don't think borders should be allowed either.
joebar: i often just add 20 pixels (white) to each side and call it a frame and i dont care if its not perfect. Afterall, if you were printing the photo, i like to print it with white around the edges because i think it looks better and makes it easier to frame later (in a real frame.) So, me adding the white border is not what i consider a "frame" it's just how i like all my pictures. If I was going to go crazy with a frame that was perfectly even I would also be spot editing, etc. i hope some of my uneven borders didn't bother everone. now you've got me worried. |
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04/16/2003 02:48:05 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by JasonPR:
lol. yeah, i think that your picture actual detracts too much from your border. |
LOL
Jason - check your prior pics...I left a msg somewhere for you.
As for borders - what's the BEST way to do this? (no, I won't go overboard).
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04/16/2003 03:12:36 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by TechnoShroom:
The border should be on a separate layer so sharpening before or after won't matter. You're not sharpening the layer with the frame afterall, just the layer with the photo. |
That's not always the case. Most software packages I've worked with ´´flatten`` the layers when saving the image. If you then make adjustments to your shot after saving, these adjustments are made to the entire image, including the border. (I'm not sure if this is also true for Photoshop, never worked with it before :) )
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04/16/2003 03:28:39 AM · #8 |
You should sharpen your image, then create your border by enlarging the canvas or applying a stroke. The current rules prohibit the use of layers other than adjustment layers. You may get a lively debate about whether or not this provision applies to layers, but I (a dedicated borderer!) am assuming it DOES apply until I hear definitively otherwise.
Sometimes you may WANT the "haloing" effect you'd get by sharpening AFTER creating the border. |
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04/16/2003 04:36:02 AM · #9 |
thanks, many times I have had the comment, the border is wrong... but no one suggests an alternative which would be more helpful..
point is.. if you are going to make a negative comment, at least be so kind as to suggest a fix...
This way I will mark a comment as helful! |
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04/16/2003 07:49:22 AM · #10 |
Lots of info on how to make borders can be found in this thread:
//www.dpchallenge.com/forum.php?action=read&FORUM_THREAD_ID=12171
Good Luck!
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04/16/2003 08:23:49 AM · #11 |
| I dislike borders of any kind! |
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04/16/2003 08:53:17 AM · #12 |
Originally posted by JasonPR:
joebar: i often just add 20 pixels (white) to each side and call it a frame and i dont care if its not perfect. Afterall, if you were printing the photo, i like to print it with white around the edges because i think it looks better and makes it easier to frame later (in a real frame.) So, me adding the white border is not what i consider a "frame" it's just how i like all my pictures. If I was going to go crazy with a frame that was perfectly even I would also be spot editing, etc. |
Why spend the time working on a photo and not care if the border is perfect? Judging is not about how it's gonna print, it's about how it appears on the screen. I dont think chopping a pixel off each side afterward is "going crazy" -- it's not that hard. If I saw a photo that I would rate a 10 and it had a shitty ass border, it may become a 7. |
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