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Post by hmca on May 17, 2020 0:55:25 GMT
I am so glad I started this thread as it has led to an interesting discussion and has me questioning things I've always heard. I really like the tut that Tom shared in the CE challenge and it seems to follow the idea of having a larger border on the bottom. I want to follow that tut again as I would love to see if it would lend itself to an action. I hope to do that in the next day or so. It also got me thinking about images that I have had professionally framed. I just took a quick phone pix of two of them. The framer has used a mat that is the same width on all edges of the picture.   |
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Post by Tpgettys on May 17, 2020 4:45:09 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.) That sure sounds like a reasonable term. Thanks Sepiana !
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Post by hmca on May 17, 2020 17:21:12 GMT
That's a great link, Tom. I shared it with the president of our local art guild who is preparing his personal work for an exhibit scheduled in 2021. He said it is a piece of optical art......a logarithmic spiral created through the use of golden rectangles. I don't pretend to understand that but knowing your art background, I thought you would find his comment interesting. I followed the tutorial you had shared in the earlier CE Challenge, adding a solid color adjustment layer above the mat and saved it as a psd to be used again. Now I just have to create one in landscape mode and I will be good to go.  Have to add that while the mat on the iris looked pleasing on my computer I think it looks too dark posted here. I usually prefer a white mat but it looked too stark against the textured flower.  I suppose in the end it comes down to personal preference and what Karen had said..... "The frame needs to compliment the photo and also make it look good on the wall/background." |
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Post by hmca on May 17, 2020 18:37:48 GMT
I think we have all wondered about how cookies are used on the net and how they track you down. Sometimes, however they do seem to locate information that is of interest. When I went on Instagram a little while ago there was this add. Definitely important to this discussion. I had forgotten about the "white question" that always comes up when I go to the framer. I usually trust his instincts as he is the professional. Some very useful info here on deciding on mat color. |
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Post by Sepiana on May 17, 2020 19:01:26 GMT
Tom, I believe it is called a bottom-weighted mat. (That's the term our local framing shops use.) That sure sounds like a reasonable term. Thanks Sepiana ! Tom, you are most welcome! I was curious about the other names for the different types of mat. I followed your link and found this . . . The 7 Most Popular Mat Board Styles Defined |
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Post by Tpgettys on May 18, 2020 5:11:56 GMT
I think we have all wondered about how cookies are used on the net and how they track you down. Sometimes, however they do seem to locate information that is of interest. When I went on Instagram a little while ago there was this add. Definitely important to this discussion. I had forgotten about the "white question" that always comes up when I go to the framer. I usually trust his instincts as he is the professional. Some very useful info here on deciding on mat color.
That is some extremely useful information hmca, thank you! |
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Post by Berengaria on May 18, 2020 11:15:42 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:  Helen, any chance I could get the Action for the frame you mentioned? I like the second frame best. Thanks. Berie |
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Post by hmca on May 18, 2020 11:49:31 GMT
Sorry, Berengaria. I just checked this action is only available for photoshop. |
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Post by Sepiana on May 18, 2020 23:12:25 GMT
Helen, any chance I could get the Action for the frame you mentioned? I like the second frame best. Thanks. Berie Sorry, Berengaria. I just checked this action is only available for photoshop. , You may want to check the ePaperPress website I have just added to the Actions thread on the Goodies board. Their frame actions (free) are written for Photoshop but they work just fine in Elements. I tested them in PSE 11 through PSE 2020. No problem!  |
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Post by Berengaria on May 19, 2020 11:07:46 GMT
Thanks Sepiana.. I've never used Actions so I'll have some playing to do.
Berie
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Post by Sepiana on May 19, 2020 11:46:40 GMT
Berie, you are most welcome! If you need any help with using actions, just start a thread on the Photoshop Elements Editor board and we can go from there. |
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