Edit: Borders

I had a lot of fun learning different border effects. It really can make a regular picture really turn into a piece of art. Here are three different effects I have learned.

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Little Chickadee: 2/2/11—1:00 PM; Rexburg, ID; f/5.6; 1/800 sec; Canon PowerShot A 1100

-I added contrast and more saturation to help the picture look better. For the edge effect, I used the #11 Flexible Brushed-on Effect. I used an all black mask and painted the picture back into view with white paint. I changed the opacity several times on my brush to give it a more realistic brush stroke look.

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Always Watching: 1/31/11—1:23 PM; Rexburg, ID; f/3.5; 1/125 sec; Canon PowerShot A 1100

-I increased the saturation and made the skin more even using a soft paint brush at 30% opacity. I used the #9 Sprayed Edge Effect for the border on this picture.This effect is obtained by adding a sprayed strokes filter and a border to the photo.

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La Bandera: 1/30/11—6:26 PM; Rexburg, ID; f/6.8; 1/500 sec; Canon PowerShot A 1100

-I increased the saturation and contrast. I used the #12 Double Fade Border for this picture. This border was created by increasing the canvas size to put the black border around the edge. The inner border was created by using the rectangle shape tool. First, I added a white rectangle to the inside of the black border and then, using a mask, got rid of the inner part of it. I added a strong motion blur to the inside so it would fade into the picture and decreased the opacity of the layer.