To add or not to add...that is the question.

[Kazzart]

Just having a go at adding borders and signature to pictures. Opinions welcome.

[Saintsgirl]

Karen, I only do borders on the images I am going to post on a forum, the web etc. Obviously when printing to frame, I use the borderless image. I also try to add a watermark (when I remember). Think it adds a personal touch, and the frames do work nicely to frame the shot.

I don't mind what you have done above, but the frame seems a little dark for this shot (which is great BTW). Do I see a faint white line on the inner border? i would possiblyh just thicken that a bit, and maybe lighten your watermark. It's a bit hard to read.

I think you will find it is an "each to their own" type of scenario though.... Look through some peoples posts, and you will see some post with borders, some don't.

[Lost]

I feel "frames" only waste image size although a thin black or white stroke can be effective; after all we are looking at the image not the frame. ;)

[Seesee]

Very difficult, or not reliable to give good C&C on such a small image, to be honest I can't even make out what that is at such a small posting size....suggest minimum of 800 pixels on the longest side is apt. I'm not a fan of borders and go along with U Lost 2 post, big thick borders detract attention from the image too much.

From the little I can see of this image, it seems poorly focused...a bit soft and under exposed, almost no shadow detail showing. I think the image could do without the stick that's running diagonally through the image removed, it's another distraction from what is meant to be a simplistic image....sorry to be blunt, but this is the C&C section and this image is pretty uninspiring from what I can see from the small size.

[Kazzart]

Very difficult, or not reliable to give good C&C on such a small image, to be honest I can't even make out what that is at such a small posting size....suggest minimum of 800 pixels on the longest side is apt.

Image I uploaded was 800 x 1200 so I don't know what happens when it reaches here.

[Cookster670]

I actually really like this. I think it works.

[fotoflick]

I feel "frames" only waste image size although a thin black or white stroke can be effective; after all we are looking at the image not the frame. ;)

so you only display your printed photos without frames???

[E05]

Personally i mind dark borders :)
Its all subjective and go with what u like.

[Kazzart]

Thanks everyone. Interesting to hear other people's opinions.

[Lost]

so you only display your printed photos without frames???

WHAT?? Of coarse I frame them. BUT HERE we are talking about posting images with a boarder, and that means the photo image has to be smaller to fit into the 1000 px limit. BTW I don't think photos are judged on the boarder/frame around them.

big difference to the photo image size between having a digital board or not; I know what I would rather look at on a forum.

[Seesee]

I'd agree with the statement U Lost 2 said....." photos are not judged on the border/frame around them "

[fotoflick]

WHAT?? Of coarse I frame them. BUT HERE we are talking about posting images with a boarder, and that means the photo image has to be smaller to fit into the 1000 px limit. BTW I don't think photos are judged on the boarder/frame around them.

big difference to the photo image size between having a digital board or not; I know what I would rather look at on a forum.


I'd agree with the statement U Lost 2 said....." photos are not judged on the border/frame around them "

Perhaps this was an exercise in presentation, in which case the frame/border is part of the composition and is what is being asked to be considered?

[fotoflick]

In it's current format considering the border as part of the composition, I'm not sure it works either to be honest. The internal white border as mentioned could be a few more pixels wider. If I were to imagine this image as a printed, framed image to me it would benefit from quite a large matteboard. The image is simplictic in it's composition and to highlight the relative size of the subject a large matteboard would give it the appropriate scale. However others may and will disagree.:angel:

[Lost]

BTW. I have heard that points can be lost if digital mats are added to online comp photos as the mat can be a distraction, so it may pay to check the rules before submitting images in a comp. And as I said earlier; the mat makes the actual photo image smaller.