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Post by hmca on May 15, 2020 1:14:14 GMT
Wondering how members feel about framing images that are viewed online.....do you think they look better framed or unframed? Does it perhaps depend on the image? I was going through some old images last night and decided to take this one into Topaz Impression. I liked the result and for fun added the picture mount. Which one makes a better presentation? 
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Post by Tpgettys on May 15, 2020 1:46:52 GMT
While I begrudge the loss of the size of the subject, I do like framing. We do it for wall-mounts, I presume because we like it better that way. Since images viewed online do not have a frame it makes sense to me to add one to make it look finished.
I suppose the flip-side is that I find it intimidating when it comes to framing an image, real or virtual. It is an art, and can really enhance or distract. I am sure we all have had the experience of seeing a framed image where it was in a frame because it had to be, an afterthought that does nothing for the subject.
Just so you know, I like your choice; simple, elegant, understated, making the finished product seem complete and ready to hang!
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Post by kdcintx on May 15, 2020 3:06:36 GMT
I think it depends on the photo whether a frame enhances it or not. Typically, I like frames, and think they make the image look finished and ready for display. The frame needs to compliment the photo and also make it look good on the wall/background. The white frame on my white computer background doesn't look the best but probably would like fine on another color background. Nice photo BTW.
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Post by hmca on May 15, 2020 3:57:13 GMT
Thanks, Tom. It seemed that putting some kind of a frame around an image on the web was generally frowned upon. However, I am often drawn to images that are presented with a mat (which I should have said rather than frame). Thus, the reason for the question.
I agree about framed images.....which I always think look better when matted.....but choosing the right mat and frame is never an easy decision.
Karen, you make a very good point. When I first added the image with the mat the white blended right into the post. I deleted the image and added another one with a stroke around the edge just to make it stand out from the background. Maybe tomorrow I'll try a black mat just to see how that might look.
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Post by PeteB on May 15, 2020 13:16:22 GMT
Hi Helen When it comes to posting images on a forum or Facebook, I like to use a simple stroke. I think the stroke around an image helps direct the viewer’s eye. I use two strokes, one around the edge of the image (to separate the image from the “frame”) and a second stroke on the outside to create a frame or mat. On a white background I use a black outside stroke and a white inside stroke. Since my posted images are usually the same size, this keeps it simple and quick.  |
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Post by hmca on May 15, 2020 14:45:14 GMT
Thanks, Pete. Now that you mention it, I do recall seeing your images presented this way. I see what you and Karen both mention about viewing it on a white background.
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Post by ritage on May 15, 2020 16:05:56 GMT
I definitely prefer the framed version. Seeing them together like this especially makes the unframed one look incomplete.
I usually try to set off my images from the bland white background, if only by a somewhat darkened border, except when the main object has no background al all.
Rita
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Post by rapata on May 15, 2020 22:05:56 GMT
I definitely prefer the frames, they just look more finished and stand out from the white background.
Helen and Pete B - what size do you use for your images on this site? Mine always seem to be too big so I should scale them down a bit.
Happy Friday everyone
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Post by hmca on May 15, 2020 22:43:21 GMT
I have an action that creates a few different mats so have tried a couple of different ones....    Then I remembered this tut that Tpgettys used in an early CE Challenge. I do think I prefer a wider mat when used. But that is personal preference. deany has some especially nice ones in his gallery. rapata ......Because I share pictures on FB I tend to use their recommended size for my images. They are sized to fit as shown:  |
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Post by blackmutt on May 16, 2020 2:24:09 GMT
Helen, I am torn. But I like the white framing better than the black. Nice photos either way!
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Post by pontiac1940 on May 16, 2020 2:51:39 GMT
Hi Helen
Good subject. No surprise here: I love white frames. Throwback to watercolor art class days in which Mr. Bob insisted on white space (a frame) around a painting and it had to be white.
I wish PSE would write actions as I pretty much stick to a recipe for frames for Facebook posts: start with the long side at 1940 pixels; then add 6 pixel dark stroke (using canvas size); then 100 pixels of white followed with two pixels of dark again. Sometimes vary...depending.
Frames, well ... they frame a photo and make it stand out.
Clive
PS: Been quiet. Busy at the summer place.
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Post by PeteB on May 16, 2020 18:29:19 GMT
Hi Pauline My choices for this forum, I use 800-900 pixels wide on a horizontal (landscape) image. On a vertical (portrait) image, I use 700-800 pixels high.  |
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Post by Tpgettys on May 16, 2020 19:22:03 GMT
In a pro framing shop I recall they recommended the area below the subject be a bit taller than the area above.
They even had a term for it, but I don't recall what it was. Does someone here know?
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Post by pontiac1940 on May 16, 2020 19:52:40 GMT
Tom, apparently that is artistically "correct"... something to do with a large "base" for the pictures. It's more work and I do not do it unless adding text lie this. (Last night shot from our summer place in a twilight.)  |
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Post by Sepiana on May 16, 2020 20:30:43 GMT
In a pro framing shop I recall they recommended the area below the subject be a bit taller than the area above. They even had a term for it, but I don't recall what it was. Does someone here know? Tom, I believe it is called a bottom-weighted mat. (That's the term our local framing shops use.) |
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