frames round images
Posted 16/06/2010 - 07:21
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Because it looks nice. Why do artists mount there work in frames? I like a frame, it's personal taste really. I think it can add a positive effect to an image a lot of the time.
Posted 16/06/2010 - 13:34
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Two main reasons:
1) Creative - see posts above
2) Copyright - putting a frame round the image means you can add a watermark to the image without actually putting it on the photo
1) Creative - see posts above
2) Copyright - putting a frame round the image means you can add a watermark to the image without actually putting it on the photo
Posted 16/06/2010 - 14:06
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I know why when presenting images it is nice to mount them. I just find digital borders somewhat extraneous. You'll have lots of space unevenly sitting about the frame unless you have the exact aspect ratio of the viewing screen, and then you have the bezel colour of the screen to contend with too. Not to mention portrait pictures on a landscape scene. I had to ask as there might be something I'm missing.
Lurking is shirking.!
Posted 16/06/2010 - 14:17
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Aesthetics aside, they can sometimes be useful if an edge of your image is the same colour as the webpage it's being displayed on. For instance a portrait with a white background can look odd on a white webpage if it doesn't have a frame.
Personally I don't use them, although that may change as I am warming to them. It's got to be classy though, I find that nothing ruins a good photo quicker than a shoddy frame (or watermark)
Personally I don't use them, although that may change as I am warming to them. It's got to be classy though, I find that nothing ruins a good photo quicker than a shoddy frame (or watermark)
Tim
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Posted 16/06/2010 - 16:02
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Yes simple white or black border of a few pixels just to make the photo loose from the background colour of the site can be very useful.
Stefan
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