The forums for the SCPG has a good discussion going on right now on the subject of framing your pictures digitally. We are looking at the subject of whether frames enhance, hurt, or are even needed for pictures. There are perspectives from every angle, and some shots are offered up as examples to help encourage discussion. Here is one shot displayed with multiple background effects, including an original for comparision. Come on over and check out all the shots and offer up your own two cents today! Thanks for stopping in and feel free to leave comments here as well.
This first shot setup uses what is referred to as a gradient background:
This second shot is using a plain white background:
And finally, here is the original for an overall comparison:
Which do you like best? Feel free to leave a comment here, or join in the discussion
Meretrice | 09-Aug-06 at 11:32 pm | Permalink
The framed photos look nice, but how would you use them? I’ve yet to see a color printer that does justice to digital frames — especially in comparison to a physical mat and frame. Just on the computer, outside of a digital portfolio, what use would the frames be? In my opinion, doing digital frames is a good reference point for picking out an actual frame and matting for the photo. But not much else.
April
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jason | 10-Aug-06 at 6:57 am | Permalink
Good point April, and I personally think you hit the mark spot on…digital frames are nice for on screen displays, like a web gallery and to assist with picking out actual mattes and frames. As for printers that can reproduce them, I have seen some really high end printers, but at that point you are talking about printers that even professional photographers would think twice about buying due to severely high cost factors…(lik $9000 worth)
Harvey | 10-Aug-06 at 7:29 pm | Permalink
I started looking for a way to simulate matting a while back. The reason is make it easier to select matting for physical (as opposed to virtual on the web) display.
I found that the easier softer way via someone elses programming gets very expensive for what I want.
A very good reason for a border on a web image is to set it off from the page, especially a white page.
harvey
Manoj | 19-Oct-06 at 4:43 pm | Permalink
I guess it all depends on how your main method of display is. For someone like me who does not print too often, I use digital frames a lot cause most of my work so far is for display on the PC.
That might change once I start printing more often.