There are no stupid questions, only stupid people...

SavannahManSavannahMan Registered Users Posts: 142 Major grins
edited April 4, 2004 in Finishing School
Basic stupid question...
I see all the beautiful photos that are shadowed on frames, and I don't know how to do this. I have Photoshop 7 and demo of Paint Shop Pro 8, but the paint shop looks a little basic and I have no clue how to do it in Photoshop. Any kind hearted people out here???:cry

Comments

  • lynnmalynnma Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 5,207 Major grins
    edited April 3, 2004
    SavannahMan wrote:
    Basic stupid question...
    I see all the beautiful photos that are shadowed on frames, and I don't know how to do this. I have Photoshop 7 and demo of Paint Shop Pro 8, but the paint shop looks a little basic and I have no clue how to do it in Photoshop. Any kind hearted people out here???:cry
    Sure sweetie, now stop that crying and listen.. it's real easy.

    Open a new white back ground in photoshop bigger than your picture.

    drag and drop your picture onto the back ground... or open your picture and then select and drag it over any way you want, just get it onto the white background.

    Choose "layer" then "style" and choose drop down shadow...

    then crop the whole thing to the size you want. and save.

    If this is confusing say so.. I can be very confusing... just ask my husband.. and if youdon't know photo shop it may not be as simple as it sounds to me.
    Let me know.. I can show you with print screens too.

    goodluck
    lynn
    website
  • SavannahManSavannahMan Registered Users Posts: 142 Major grins
    edited April 3, 2004
    lynnma wrote:
    Sure sweetie, now stop that crying and listen.. it's real easy.

    Open a new white back ground in photoshop bigger than your picture.

    drag and drop your picture onto the back ground... or open your picture and then select and drag it over any way you want, just get it onto the white background.

    Choose "layer" then "style" and choose drop down shadow...

    then crop the whole thing to the size you want. and save.

    If this is confusing say so.. I can be very confusing... just ask my husband.. and if youdon't know photo shop it may not be as simple as it sounds to me.
    Let me know.. I can show you with print screens too.

    goodluck
    lynn
    Thank you! thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you etc...bowdown.gif Think I got it. Took a practice shot of my new Miranda, just to try it out. How's this¿
    3246127-L.jpg
  • lynnmalynnma Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 5,207 Major grins
    edited April 3, 2004
    SavannahMan wrote:
    Thank you! thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you etc...bowdown.gif Think I got it. Took a practice shot of my new Miranda, just to try it out. How's this¿
    3246127-L.jpg
    You got it babe... maybe your white perimiter could be a tad bigger? whaddya think...
    :D
    website
  • SavannahManSavannahMan Registered Users Posts: 142 Major grins
    edited April 4, 2004
    lynnma wrote:
    You got it babe... maybe your white perimiter could be a tad bigger? whaddya think...
    :D
    Hows this¿...

    3253376-M.jpg

    or....

    3253377-M.jpg
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,905 moderator
    edited April 4, 2004
    SavannahMan wrote:
    Basic stupid question...
    I see all the beautiful photos that are shadowed on frames, and I don't know how to do this. I have Photoshop 7 and demo of Paint Shop Pro 8, but the paint shop looks a little basic and I have no clue how to do it in Photoshop. Any kind hearted people out here???:cry
    I'll add slightly to what Lynn says.

    I open a new image that's larger than the original. About an inch or so.
    Using the paint bucket, fill the new frame with white. Copy the original
    and paste it in a new layer. Double click on the new layer in the "Layers"
    window. That gives you the layer style menu. Select drop shadow (to adjust
    the shadow, select drop shadow). I usually like to set the blend mode to
    multiply, opacity between 70 and 90 %, play with the angle to get it just
    right. Distance determines how far the shadow is from the image--just
    enough to float the image. About 20 pixels. Spread controls the spread of
    the shadow--you can leave it at 0. Size is the size of the edge. A size of
    zero will make a very crisp shadow where a size of 49 gives you a very
    diffuse shadow. Then give your image an inner shadow to balance the
    drop shadow and you're all set.

    Ian
    Moderator Journeys/Sports/Big Picture :: Need some help with dgrin?
  • lynnmalynnma Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 5,207 Major grins
    edited April 4, 2004
    ian408 wrote:
    I'll add slightly to what Lynn says.

    I open a new image that's larger than the original. About an inch or so.
    Using the paint bucket, fill the new frame with white. Copy the original
    and paste it in a new layer. Double click on the new layer in the "Layers"
    window. That gives you the layer style menu. Select drop shadow (to adjust
    the shadow, select drop shadow). I usually like to set the blend mode to
    multiply, opacity between 70 and 90 %, play with the angle to get it just
    right. Distance determines how far the shadow is from the image--just
    enough to float the image. About 20 pixels. Spread controls the spread of
    the shadow--you can leave it at 0. Size is the size of the edge. A size of
    zero will make a very crisp shadow where a size of 49 gives you a very
    diffuse shadow. Then give your image an inner shadow to balance the
    drop shadow and you're all set.

    Ian
    Can I see one of yours please Ian? :D
    website
Sign In or Register to comment.