Lens: 14-42mm, Focal Length: 27mm, f stop 4.9, 1/2 sec., ISO 160
Over the past few months that I have been using this border there have been a few comments about the border obscuring part of the photo. In actuality this border does not obscure any of the photo. The border is made by copying the photo and placing it over top of the original, then the copy is shrunk (not cropped) slightly so the edges of the original show, and then a Gaussian blur and a shadow effect is applied to the original (background). In other words what you are seeing in the border is exactly the same thing you are seeing on the outer edges of the photo itself only the border is blurred. For example, in the photo above in the upper right side is a chair rail. The chair rail in the border is the same chair rail you are seeing in the inner image. If it was an extension of the chair rail it would not have a jog like you are seeing. Another good example is yesterday's photo of The Craftsman (scroll down to view), though you see three fingers on his left hand, you are really seeing two. The one in the border is just the original of the second finger left over in the border after the photo was shrunk slightly, so you're really seeing the second finger twice, not three fingers. The same is true of his widow's peak, you are seeing the bald part of his head twice, so it makes him look even balder - sorry Joel. If you have any questions please feel free to leave the in the comments or email me.
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I have understood what you're doing for a 'border' all along - and I like it. I think its novel and a unique approach to creating a border for a shot. It's distinctive. BUT. I just thought that the shot yesterday would have been better served with a different border - solid, rather than inclusive of elements of the original photo - which I found distracting. After all, a border is meant to emphasize a picture - not distract from it. No?
Lou, Thanks for visiting again. I know that a lot of people know how that border works, but a comment on this post and a couple I have received before have made me think that not everyone knows that. Also there are other blogs I look at where the border does cut into the actual photo. As I mentioned in a comment I made on yesterday's post, I agree with you - That border was a little distracting on that photo, I think because of the 3d finger and the extra widow's peak. It would have been better if I had either left it off or I could have tried making it much more blurry. I appreciate your input, have a great day.
I totally get it - as I have used this framing technique as well - and I like it too!!
I've always wondered how you created that border. I love the title of this post. Interestingly enough God has been talking to me a lot about what's next for me. There is a lovely post that I read today that includes a poem called "Do the Next Thing." This theme keeps occuring over and over in my life. Thanks for sharing! Here is a link to the post at Dianne's blog that includs that poem if you are interested.
http://www.everythingelsethrownin.net/2010/05/i-have-not-yet-begun-to-procrastinate.html
I wish I could!!!!
oh gosh, it's wonderful, thanks so much for teaching us about this artwork!
Happy weekend !
Léia
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