Borders are legal in basic editing as long as they are recognizable as a border. I don't think it matters which method you use to create the border.
Well, there *are* techniques for making borders that are not legal in basic, including one I use regularly in advanced editing for creating "inline" borders. However, the use of the canvas size command to create a border is definitely legal in basic editing, as long as the border is recognizable as such, and not an extension of the image background color, as you said, of course.
as long as the border is recognizable as such, and not an extension of the canvas color ...
I think you meant to say "not an extension of the photo's background color;" such "padding of negative space" is considered a change in the composition and is not legal.
But adding Canvas in a contrasting/complementary color is fine. Be aware some people don't like borders of any kind, and others find they add to the presentation.
as long as the border is recognizable as such, and not an extension of the canvas color ...
I think you meant to say "not an extension of the photo's background color;" such "padding of negative space" is considered a change in the composition and is not legal.
But adding Canvas in a contrasting/complementary color is fine. Be aware some people don't like borders of any kind, and others find they add to the presentation.
Borders, for borders sake, leave me cold. Borders that add to the image by really setting it off, or making the image pop, I like. But when the border adds nothing, or worse yet competes with the subject, I tend to vote them lower than if there were no border.
as long as the border is recognizable as such, and not an extension of the canvas color ...
I think you meant to say "not an extension of the photo's background color;" such "padding of negative space" is considered a change in the composition and is not legal.
But adding Canvas in a contrasting/complementary color is fine. Be aware some people don't like borders of any kind, and others find they add to the presentation.
as long as the border is recognizable as such, and not an extension of the canvas color ...
I think you meant to say "not an extension of the photo's background color;" such "padding of negative space" is considered a change in the composition and is not legal.
But adding Canvas in a contrasting/complementary color is fine. Be aware some people don't like borders of any kind, and others find they add to the presentation.
ahhhh, could you guys show some examples of "illegal in basic" vs "legal in basic"? Please (I'm a very visual person) I guess I am looking for the more "questionable" or "illegal" ones...to be clearer
ahhhh, could you guys show some examples of "illegal in basic" vs "legal in basic"? Please (I'm a very visual person) I guess I am looking for the more "questionable" or "illegal" ones...to be clearer
as long as the border is recognizable as such, and not an extension of the canvas color ...
I think you meant to say "not an extension of the photo's background color;" such "padding of negative space" is considered a change in the composition and is not legal.
But adding Canvas in a contrasting/complementary color is fine. Be aware some people don't like borders of any kind, and others find they add to the presentation.
Borders, for borders sake, leave me cold. Borders that add to the image by really setting it off, or making the image pop, I like. But when the border adds nothing, or worse yet competes with the subject, I tend to vote them lower than if there were no border.
you know after thinking about this...I really do like the "framing" of a picture to be completed with a border as we can not use frames on here, therefore the border acts as the frame for me...to me it finishes the picture rather than just something that you have just gotten back from the processing lab and pulled it out of the envelope...it has more polish..mind you I don't like the bold and "in your face ones" but rather ones that "compliment" the picture.
