From the reader mailbag: "One thing which is on your site that I have not seen on any other is the way that you have placed a white border around your images mimicking real photographs. That is a very smart idea and in my humble opinion really adds something. I have thumbed my way through my PhotoShop Elements manual and nothing has given me any clues about this. Would you mind revealing your secret?"

The Answer: It's easier than you think. Resize your image for the web. Expand the canvas size (image -> canvas size) to create a frame with the proportions you want. For a 400x300 pixel image, I add 20 pixels on each side. If you have't done so already, flatten your image, and then copy it to a new layer. Expand your canvas size again, this time size doesn't matter, you just want to be able to see your work in the next step. Then, under the layer menu, add a new layer style... In this case use drop shadow, and tin the resultant dialog, adjust the drop shadow to taste. Now you've got a framed, shadowed image on a really big canvas. From the Image menu, choose Trim. Hit okay to the default, and presto! you have a framed, shadowed, reasonably sized image ready to post to your blog. Your milage may vary in Photoshop Elements, but the steps should be fairly similar.   11:04:31 AM     Add a comment   

So I finally gave into the hype and watched the new Spike Jonez IKEA commercial. I should have know I'd like it, and clicked earlier. It's just that the idea of searching the net for an ad seems a little backward. Right?

Anyway, for those who haven't seen it yet: www.unböring.com. Click on the TV.  10:45:48 AM     Add a comment