The Thin Black Line
This is a quick lesson that I picked up through the Epson Print Academy about 5 years ago. Real simple. If you want to add elegance to your images that you display on the web, in print, or even on a digital projector, add a thin border, either white or black, depends on the background.
As you can see from the two examples, the image with a thin black border stands out more on the page. This is extremely beneficial for images with white along border, such as the sky. If you’re displaying images on screen, lets say for camera club competitions, a white border will help define your images from a black background.
Here is a quick lesson:
1. Create a new Edit Layer.
This process won’t work in the background layer of your images in either Photoshop or Elements. Simply right+click on the background layer in the Layers pallet, and select Duplicate Layer.
2.Go to Edit–>Stroke.
In Photoshop or Elements, from the Edit menu, choose Stroke
3.Click on the Color box.
Select the color for your border. Black if your background is going to be white, or White if your background is going to be black. On the lower right of theColor window, select Only Web Colors. An easy color pallet will appear. Just click on a color, and then click OK.
4.Select the Width of the border.
For small images, a Width of 1 px (1 pixel) should do the trick. For large images 5X7 inches and above, try 3 px. Enter this in the Width box.
5.Select OK from the Stroke window.
Written by Kevin L. Moss, Publisher, DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY DAILY.
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