>The only drawback to doing things that way is if you have > your photo cropped/framed very precisely and close to the edge
Not an issue for me, as I always leave .5" to 1" unprinted border around my printed images. >Of course, the prints can also be double matted, which makes for a rather >elegant > presentation. No argument there but the cost, if you don't do this yourself, really increases Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: matting prints with light edges? > That's one way. The only drawback to doing things that way is if you have > your photo cropped/framed very precisely and close to the edge. Then > using > Image - Canvas Size may be a better alternative with Photoshop. Of > course, > the prints can also be double matted, which makes for a rather elegant > presentation. > > Shel > > > >> [Original Message] >> From: Kenneth Waller > >> Mark, you might try adding a 2 pixel black edge around the image. I've > done >> that on a lot of the images I've framed & it adds a touch of class. >> >> I use PS CS2, go to select all, edit stroke, enter 2 px width, color > black & >> location inside, then deselect. >> >> Try it. Let us know what you think > >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Mark Erickson" < > >> > I'm looking for some advice. I printed a couple of shots from my Bodie >> > gallery and really like them. Many of them have very light (almost > white) >> > areas at their edges. I usually mat prints with archival white mats, > but >> > I'm not sure that's going to work with these prints. >> > >> > I think straight black would dominate the prints, however, so I'm not > sure >> > what to do. >> > >> > Advice? Anyone with gallery experience? Or anyone with an opinion? > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
