Framed photographs are usually treated with a blank matte around the perimeter but the posted shot fancifully titled “Marsh Mellow” was processed with PS filters to resemble a realist painting and therefore the photo was extended right up to the gilt frame as would be routine treatment for a painting. I wasn’t in complete control of the project because it was done on my behalf as a favour for having let someone use a few of my bird photographs free of charge. He wanted to print a half dozen shots onto canvas and then hang them in his rec room. I guess framing my landscape shot was in lieu of payment. I already had the frame for the project so it was just a matter of printing onto canvas.
I generally do not frame photos, filtered or otherwise, because the cost of printing and framing is just nuts. The only other times I did it was as a gift for my son who was/is into medieval history. One such fanciful example entitled “The King’s Men” comprised a flooded scene photographed in a local park and then integrated in post-processing with tiny medieval soldiers obtained from a toy store . A frame was chosen that had a minimalist design to go with the theme.
THE KING'S MEN
