Framing photos online

[Splog]

Hi all

Does framing images for posting online generally improve the look of the photo? as I hardly if ever do it (except for this months tritych competition)

 

[susie]

I think its a personal thing, some people like them and some don't. Personally I prefer them without but a thin black frame does not detract too much from them for me.

 

[Out Of Focus]

I think its a personal thing, some people like them and some don't. Personally I prefer them without but a thin black frame does not detract too much from them for me.

Yup, this is similar to what I’ve settled on. I think we all go through our ‘Framing’ phase and it is a handy place to put any copyright info or ID but in the end I prefer it simple. Customers, family & friends seem to like them though and at the opposite end competition judges hate them.

I usually border my images with a thin black line (4 pix) + a thinner coloured line (2 pix) then a thicker black line (6 pix) …. Or something similar. I find this is not too heavy but doers edge the image nicely and the coloured line comes in handy if viewed on black.

Cheers, Dave B.

 

[Suvv]

Personal choice, to me some photos look better & some worse. Other people may feel strongly one way or the other.
If you are going to use a colour border try and pick a colour from the picture.

 

[seriousrikk]

Depends on the frame in my opinion.

Photoshop comes with some pretty hideous frames that I see used occasionally. Generally I like the simple frame (As above) - especially if the coloured line is just plain white. What I do is a subtle drop shadow frame - really just as something to seperate the image from the page/text a little.

 

[Bazza155]

Always border my photos, just a simple 20pxl black,20pxl white and 160pxl black. depending on image size.