borders

[mchivers]

how do you add borders to photo's. i.e. photo with a thin white or blck border?

[jfrancho]

No, they usually bother me. Strangely, I've found that their use in a web gallery, where the borders are consistent, very pleasing. This will be one of those "can't please everyone" desisions you'll have to make yourself.
EDIT: I can't read, I'm sorry. I am a moron. You asked How to make them. You can do it from scratch in Photoshop, or purchase several programs that will do it for you. Try a search at Google

[mchivers]

don't worry about the moron part.HOW do you do it in photoshop?


i'm either a moron or it's friday night and i don't need more beer.

[mickle]

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=75175

[jfrancho]

Start with a new canvas that is slightly larger in dimension than the image you are going to frame, and the color you wanrt the frame to be. Then open the image you want to frame, and drag it onto the new canvas, making sure it is centered. Now you can flatten the layers and save. Viola! Quick and Dirty picture frame. There are more elaborate techniques that can produce different effects, but for a simple black or white frame that should work. Beer should not have an adverse effect on this technique.

[mchivers]

thanks guys.i've got mike's framer(forgot about that).just wanted a plain border.beer does unfortunately have an affect.a large one at that.

[CyberPet]

Actually, there's even an easier way... if you want just one tiny pixel frame around the whole image, or if you want an effect.

Just go to Canvas Size, check the box under the dimensions (relative), and you can type in 2 pixels (one pixel for each side) in both fields and select black or white (or backround or foreground color). If you want a wider frame, just type in another value.

You could even mix and match... like the image below. Start with a thin, 2 pixel with white background (choose from the popup at the bottom of the Canvas Size dialog), then click OK. Go back to Canvas Size, add another, lets say 20 pixels and chose the bakground to be black and you have a striking border.

Like this:
http://the-halls.se/edited/IMG_2914_framed.jpg

Takes just a few seconds to do.

[chris.bailey]

The biggest problem with changing the canvas size is if you have a target size for printing. I go a slightly different route....

Say you want a 7x5 landscape print at say 300 dpi. I create a new canvas 7x5 at 300 dpi with a transparent background. Select>All and then Edit>Stroke different thicknesses and colours until I get the border I want. Save that as a new file (7x5 Frame Landscape 300dpi). Open the picture you want to frame, crop to 7x5 at 300 dpi and then drag and drop the frame layer onto the picture. Move it in to place and hey presto.

The only downside is the re-sampling but its quick and easy.

[tommykjensen]

Just go to Canvas Size, check the box under the dimensions (relative), and you can type in 2 pixels (one pixel for each side) in both fields and select black or white (or backround or foreground color). If you want a wider frame, just type in another value.

You could even mix and match... like the image below. Start with a thin, 2 pixel with white background (choose from the popup at the bottom of the Canvas Size dialog), then click OK. Go back to Canvas Size, add another, lets say 20 pixels and chose the bakground to be black and you have a striking border.


I do it that way too, I have recorded this into an action so its even faster to apply.