How To Add a White Trim Border on a Photo!

Want to learn how to add a white border on a photo? If so then check out the article below that explains how to do it!

Making Digital Photos Look Vintage: Adding a White Border Trim
by Jennifer Barlow 9/22/2009

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!

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

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 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

Step 4: Click once on the digital photo.

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

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

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

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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