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Old 02-18-2008, 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by RePete View Post
What about the "drop-shadow" effect? In an attempt to give depth to the picture? Do you think they add or distract?
It can look good when presenting pictures but I still prefer shots that have no decorations - that allows suitable borders to be added at the framing stage when the images are printed or presented via a website. The problem with adding a drop shadow to the picture itself is that you don't know what background colour the shot will be presented on - for example, on DPS, a drop shadow to a white background would look all wrong.

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