How do you make that shadow border?

yak.h'cir · 30 Apr 2006 at 20:34

I'm always seeing photographs that have borders which makes them look a little like they are floating above a white page, a shadow affect. I've tried to reproduce it in photoshop using the layer style options but it doesnt seem to work for me. I think i'm missing a step somewhere. I woul really appreachiate it if someone could tell me how it is done!

Cheers.

yak.h'cir · 1 May 2006 at 13:52

Haha, nor could I, thought it was just me being stupid! Going to have another play now myself and see if i can work it out.

yak.h'cir · 1 May 2006 at 13:59

The cutting and pasting onto a white background the adding the shadow to the layer method works ok, just takes a little longer then i'd like! I suppose there most be some way of automating the process, suppose i should take the time to learn how to do it because its gets a little tedious when i have a load of pictures for work that all need borders + my copyright adding to them. Anyway this is the effect I was talking about:-

yak.h'cir · 1 May 2006 at 16:47

I know how to make a white border! I didn't know how to get the shadow around the photo.

yak.h'cir · 1 May 2006 at 21:39

I'm cutting the area I want the shadow to appear "under" and then pasting as a new layer so that the shadow can be placed. Its the only way I can find that works... Is there a better way?