Adding a border in LR

[Edward77]

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Afternoon

 

Can you add a border to your photos in LR4?

 

Also if I want to print a photo out to about A3 what size do I need to save my Jpeg as?

 

Regards

[StephenPatterson]

You can add a border in the LR print module under "Stroke Border" and select a solid color and width, but this will not be "saved" with the image. Certain plug-ins, such as Nik Silver Efex Pro have more styles and textures, as well as the ability to add a border to the image file.

 

If you are wanting to print an A3 from a jpeg I would not downsize the image, just convert from DNG.

[Jeff S]

Both Kelby and Evening discuss an alternative method by creating a border in Photoshop and then applying it in LR using an identity plate.

 

Here is an old tutorial from Kelby using LR 1 and CS3, but the principles still apply.

 

And this is a video from Sean McCormack that quickly demonstrates the technique.

 

Jeff