Making Digital Photos Look Vintage: Adding a White Border Trim

September 22nd, 2009

See how to make a white border trim on your photos Remember when photos were developed and printed with a white bordered trim around the edges? Whether or not you do, we now have the luxury of going back in time and recreating those cool, old fashion-looking photographs! Learn this digital trick and give those modern Digital Photos a fun, Vintage-makeover!

Remember, Digital Scrapbooking Fans, we strongly recommend that you complete the Digital Scrapbooks and More Getting Started Series for Photoshop or Photoshop Element first, which will make you comfortable working with the software, as well as some of the techniques or tools we may review but don’t explain in detail.

Follow these simple instructions for making your Photos have a White Trim!

Step 1: Bring photo into Photoshop or Photoshop Elements Step 1: Open up your graphic program like Photoshop or Photoshop Elements.

Then, In Photoshop OR Photoshop Elements, add a Digital Photo to a Digital Paper by using the “drag and drop” method.

Follow these Steps!

Step 2 Arrange you photo Step 2: Arrange the Digital Photo on your digital scrapbooking paper.

Size it to be about the size you want.

Step 3: Click on the Color Picker Chip at the Bottom of the Tool Bar

Select White as the Foreground Color pickerColor

Step 4: Click once on the digital photo.

Photoshop Elements Users: Go to: Edit > Stroke (Outline) Selection
Photoshop Users: Go to: Edit > Stroke

Step 4: Selecting photo and picking menu item Step 5: A pop up will appear In the Width Category, type: 55 px (#1) Click on the circle next to the Inside Option (#2) And click on the OK button (#3)

Step 5: Set settings Step 6: You have now added a Vintage-looking White Trim Border Around your photo! Make the final adjustments to position and size.

Step 6: Border is created

BONUS TIP:
Duplicate your Photo to make it look like you have several photos rested on your Digital Scrapbooking Page too!

Bonus tip: duplicate and add drop shadow The final touch: Add a Drop Shadow to each Photo for a more realistic-effect.

Try this simple but fun way to make your photos have a white border around them!

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