Quick Question About Adding Border and Inserting Photo (Basic)

[matthewr927]

Hi all,

I am sure these questions will be easy for someone to answer, I just couldn't find a clear answer through a basic online search.

1. I wanted to add a simple white border to my photo. The first method I tried was by making a canvas that was a white square that was 4272 x 4272 px. and then dragging and dropping my photo into this canvas. The original photo size is 3872 x 2592 px. However, when I did that, the photo resized automatically to fit the canvas. I have seen other videos where the photo is dropped into a larger canvas and it automatically stays the same size and then there is a border formed by the original white canvas. Is there any way to achieve this so that this method works.

2. I am curious if the size of the canvas in pixels affects the image quality in any way. In other words, does the quality of the canvas effect the quality of the image that is within it?

3. How do I make a template so that I don't have to recreate these borders every time?

Matt

[c.pfaffenbichler]

1) Photoshop > Preferences > General > Scale Image During Place can affect whether a placed image (naturally best placed as a Smart Object) is scaled down.

But if the two images have different resolutions the Smart Object’s scale will depend on those.

2) Could you be confusing size (or dimensions) and quality?

3) Maybe an Action will suffice for your needs; that Action could open an existing image and allow you to place an image there or inversely edit an open image so that it fits the intended dimensions (and design).

Maybe a document preset is enough for what you mean; regarding those and templates please check out

Create documents in Photoshop using templates and presets

[gener7]

You can use the Canvas Size Relative option to create a border around any image you want:

Here I set the canvas extension color to Black. This method should not harm your image.