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12/02/2003 03:04:57 PM · #1 |
I'm just beginning to play with borders around some nature shots and macros. Anyone have any good ideas for sizes, multiple borders or colors to play with?
Kev
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12/02/2003 03:20:10 PM · #2 |
I typically just take a sample of one of the colors in the photo and use it for the border. Typically, just 5-10 pixels. I tend not to use the border as part of the photo, it's just there to seperate it from the background.
Examples:
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12/02/2003 03:27:54 PM · #3 |
I usually dont stray too far away from a simple thin line then a thick border. I like white or black, I use what I think looks best for the pic. If I use a thin black line around the shot I will then use a white border. I like my shots to look like they are matted.
 
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12/02/2003 04:40:37 PM · #4 |
Kevin,
I have recently started placing borders around some of mine and am using PSP8. My borders are placed in 3 steps.
1. Black or other "separating color" in the 5-10 pixel size.
2. a 3 pixel color from within the picture.
3. a 15-25 pixel Black or same as the first border.
This leaves a nice thin line (3 pixels) around the perimeter of the shot, using a color from inside the shot.
Message edited by author 2003-12-02 16:42:39.
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12/02/2003 06:06:03 PM · #5 |
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12/02/2003 06:30:53 PM · #6 |
I like putting borders on my photos. Lately, I have added borders to my photos for printing to make them meet the DPCPrints required aspect ratio. I would much rather add borders than crop out some of my composition. Seemed like a good idea at the time but when I went to have some of my prints framed, I had to get custom cut mats to fit around the composition. You can get standard mat sizes is nearly all of the DPCPrint sizes.
My favorite border is to make the background color a complimentary color to the composition, black, yellow, etc. Then I increase the canvas size a small amount to give just a hairline border around the photo. Next I duplicate the layer. Now I make the background layer white and increase the canvas size a substantial amount, say 1 inch. After that is done, I like to add a soft drop shadow all around the picture. I have done this on a lot of the photos I print for my note cards, it adds a nice self framing effect. Sometimes I will use a color other than white for the second canvas increase. Here are some examples of my borders.
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