What's your opinion on using borders for images ?

Question

I recently started to add borders to some of my images, do you think that makes that look good, or should I take the borders off ?

Heres the link to my flickr account:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/13606906@N04/

Thank you !

Thanks , I will remove some of the borders, and go lighter on them !

Answer 1

There was a time that, as a Graphic Designer, we always put a 1 pt. border around every photograph.

Things changed, and the "rule" for that changed. The thought was, that a good photograph should stand on its own, and not have to be bordered at all to be seen if it is unique enough. This is still largely the practice on professional photography sites.

Now, I, and many photographer friends are back to borders, but nothing anywhere near as heavy as you have them. When I looked at your page, I can not even tell you what your photos were, because those 12-16 points borders just jumped out at me, even as they interrupted the flow of your photo. Those kinds of heavy borders are used for newspaper advertising, because a heavy border draws attention from the rest of the ads.

Border if you like, but it is best to keep it as minimal as possible—like a 1-5 pt. border.

Answer 2

I do like borders, and use them on some images. You might try a very thin white or bright line just at the image, with a thicker black border around the edge. Sometimes I pick up a color within the image and use it for the border. Unless you are doing a series, you probably don't want a border on everything. Some images need them more than others.

Love the peace lily, beautiful lighting and color there! The Oregon coast needs to have the horizon straightened, but is otherwise lovely. You are learning by leaps and bounds! Keep it up!

Answer 3

There is nothing wrong with borders. In fact some film as Polaroid 55 which I really like to shoot with automatically create a border around the image http://www.flickr.com/groups/polaroid55/pool/
However, I concur with the previous post. Your borders are way too heavy, and as a result your eye is automatically drawn to the border and not the image. I suggest you try a border 1/3 as heavy.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

I like small colored borders that fade in to the picture... mainly because it puts things in borders and that is that

Answer 6

Great pics . . . I like the black border, it makes the subject more dramatic . . . If you are making prints, I prefer borderless . . .

You have an excellent eye, I really like the closeup detail shots.

Answer 7

those are good.
yeah i think it makes them look more professional with borders, by the way how did you do that?

Answer 8

I like it because it looks like a frame and emphasizes the pictures. However, I don't think it should be used all the time.

Nice pictures, though!

Answer 9

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the beach image is stunning, i love the shape, form and textures, it is almost monochromatic - you never fail to amaze me

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