Framing question (3 pictures)

TristanPTristanP Registered Users Posts: 1,107 Major grins
edited June 11, 2005 in Landscapes
I want to frame several of the panoramas I took in Arizona and found appropriate frames at Michael's. You can basically build your own frame by buying matched sides. Since I was going to have EZPrints do the panos in 6" x 18", I figured buy/make an 8" x 20" mat to give a nice 1" border on all sides and bought a set of 8" and 20" frame sides last night.

I was wondering how you think it would look if I shrunk the image slightly and added a title at the bottom, like this, so the image would still print @ 300 ppi in 6" x 18" and fit in the aforementioned mat:

canyon_pano_white.jpg

canyon_pano_black.jpg

Or go with the full-size original without the title:

canyon_pano_noframe.jpg
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Comments

  • BridgeCityBridgeCity Registered Users Posts: 338 Major grins
    edited June 10, 2005
    The Black border gets my vote. iloveyou.gif Michaels
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,938 moderator
    edited June 10, 2005
    I like the black frame. Have you tried making the image a bit bigger and the
    frame evenly sized around the image?

    Ian
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  • TristanPTristanP Registered Users Posts: 1,107 Major grins
    edited June 10, 2005
    ian408 wrote:
    I like the black frame. Have you tried making the image a bit bigger and the
    frame evenly sized around the image?

    Ian
    Do you think that would look better? I could try that.
    panekfamily.smugmug.com (personal)
    tristansphotography.com (motorsports)

    Canon 20D | 10-22 | 17-85 IS | 50/1.4 | 70-300 IS | 100/2.8 macro
    Sony F717 | Hoya R72
  • BenA2BenA2 Registered Users Posts: 364 Major grins
    edited June 10, 2005
    Go Black
    I'd go black--looks the most professional to me.

    Ben
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,938 moderator
    edited June 10, 2005
    TristanP wrote:
    Do you think that would look better? I could try that.

    Give it a whirl. I think it might give it more balance. Right now, the sides of the
    frame aren't proportional. Makes the picture look odd.
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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited June 10, 2005
    I do like the black. Gorgeous photo!

    I wonder if we have a Michaels here, yet. Never cared before.
    need mattes myself. Was going to order.

    ginger (Black: gorgeous photo)
    After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.
  • Rufio220Rufio220 Registered Users Posts: 190 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2005
    lack looks good. hats a nice shot.
    ~Take it while it's there, cause tomorrow it will be gone~
  • TassieDTassieD Registered Users Posts: 711 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2005
    My vote goes for the black frame, I agree with Ian about the even fram around the entire image. The font used is a little jaggered for me (but that is just my opinion). Great shots by the way and nicely done with the stitching.

    Cheers
    David
    Cheers
    David Clifford
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,938 moderator
    edited June 11, 2005
    Here's what I was thinking about...
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