Add a border to a photo or image

Sometimes a plain photo or image is rather boring and makes no impact at all. Just by adding a border to a photo or image gives it a complete lift and adds a new dimension.

Add a border using Gimp

Here are some examples of borders using a free photo/image editor like Gimp. These require no technical skills, just a few simple mouse clicks hence easy to use by anyone.

For this example I have chosen a photo of a dragonfly, caught firmly on my washing. As you can see it is a plain photo, just catching the moment.  

Dragonfly

Opening the Gimp editor I opened the image I want to use and then selected ‘Filter’ and then selected ‘Decor’. By using the ‘Add a Border’  and making a few adjustments this changed the dimension of the photo.

Dragonfly with border

Re-using this new image of the dragonfly with a border I again  selected ‘Border’ and created a green border around it. A border within a border.

Dragonfly with green border

The more you experiment with the editor the easier it gets. Heres another example of just playing around with the editor.

Dragonfly playtime

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