Wrong size!

21. July 2009 by David.

When I took this photo I was awed by the deep colors. I didn’t like the sky but wanted to keep the rocks on the right side.

Sometimes a photo doesn’t work in the standard formats, 4×6, 5×7 or 8×10. In this case the sky was grey and doesn’t add to the seascape so I minimized it by cropping most of it out. But the size is no longer standard. What I created was a border around the photo using the ‘canvas’ function in Photoshop, it’s also available in Photoshop Elements, and can probably be achieved with programs like Picasa. I haven’t tried Picasa but if anyone is interested I’d be willing to give it a go and let you know how it works.

When this photo is printed out as an 8×10  (the black outline) it will have a white frame around the center photograph, and from a distance will appear to be matted. It will also fit in an 8×10 frame.

Or you can spend some time and fill in the dead sky with clouds, maybe I’ll show you that photo later, this took about 5 minutes, the clouds a LOT longer.

If you want some more detailed instructions just drop me a line at     dtooz@sbcglobal.net

Keep having fun

Dave

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