Photoshop Video Tutorial - Easy Photo Frames and Borders

Nov 17 2008

Photoshop Video Tutorial - Easy Photo Frames and Borders

Published by Yanik at 3:00 am under Photoshop Videos, TUTORIALS, Video Tutorials

The holiday season is fast approaching and we’re soon going to be running around like headless chickens to get everything done in time. So why not get a head start with your Christmas photo postcard!

And what makes your photo pop? A cool looking border or frame around it!

In this Photoshop video tutorial, I’ll show you how to quickly make borders around your photos. No more guestimating! Your borders will always be the same width all the way around.

And since it’s gift buying time, here are my top Photoshop book suggestions for you. If you prefer photography books, here are Yanik’s Photo School’s suggestions this year.

The Adobe Photoshop CS3 Book for Digital Photographers

Adobe Photoshop CS3: Classroom in a Book

Layers: The Complete Guide to PS’s Most Powerful Feature

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8 Responses to “Photoshop Video Tutorial - Easy Photo Frames and Borders”

# KKLon 17 Nov 2008 at 4:28 am

OMG! Contract selection!!! I have never thought of that!! and ya.. GEES! it’s THAT easy!?!
good one!
# Debbion 17 Nov 2008 at 12:39 pm

Well, after 5 (embarrassing years) of Photoshop I did not know this simple trick! Thx so much for spilling the beans!
Debbi
# Regina Dunnon 18 Nov 2008 at 6:25 am

I love the Contract/Expand Selection functions in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements; I use them all the time. This is a great tutorial, very thorough and informative, useful for pretty much any Photoshopper whether they are a beginner or advanced user.
# Flavioon 23 Nov 2008 at 2:56 pm

Really nice tutorial… thanks
# Ianon 24 Nov 2008 at 9:13 pm

This is a silly question but the filter gallery is greyed out. I am editing a raw file which is in 16bit. How do I get it to be 8bit?
# Yanikon 24 Nov 2008 at 9:38 pm

@ Ian

Go into Image-Mode- 8bit
# Lesleyon 26 Nov 2008 at 3:51 am

Thanks for that - very helpful
# ladonnaon 17 Dec 2008 at 2:21 am

Thank you for placing these great tutorials on-line. Because I am unhappy about the way my pictures look on-line, I was researching information for the correct way to crop and save for best quality. I want the highest largest photo to be displayed for quality; I am not concerned about my photos being stolen because zenfolio provides watermarks to be placed over pictures, etc.

Just like your example in the video, I normally change the dpi to 300, but in the future, I will not do that.

I will continue to search for the correct way to put pictures on the web. So I won’t have to put a note on my website stating “pictures may appear dark but this is not the final product.” I want my clients to immediately be proud of their pictures and want to show them off which in turn will be advertisement for me.

Thanks a bunch!
# Cookon 19 Dec 2008 at 8:07 am

Thank you so much for this easy to follow tutorial!