When you want to matte a photo, there are many considerations that do not surface until you start working with a subject.  In this post, I will demonstrate a single digital matte technique that shows a variety of options available to bring out colors in a photo, and make different areas of focus prominent.  When you select a photo to be matted, pay close attention to the areas of the shot that attract your eye, and how you want the matting treatment to accent them.  If you are looking for a variety of colors to accent, use a matting that utilizes a variety of colors to compliment the picture.  Look at the pictures that follow, and see how the matting treatments change the focus and mood of the photo.  These examples show only a portion of the variations possible with lighting and texture effects.  Further enrichment is possible by using double or triple mattes to create different end results.  One of the beauties of digital matting is that you can choose more than one matting style to reflect the presentation you like best according to what you want to display. 

Color Matte Accents

Matte Watch helps you get attention with all sorts of business card designs.  We offer regular designs, humorous, and quick advertisements via the business card format.  We will put together a proof copy of a business card for you, and you can have them printed or print them yourself.   Attach them to your emails for extra impact. 

Business Cards

Attention getting photo business cards

Ready to print on 8.5 X 11'' sheets

Business Ads and Humor

Business Card Spoofs

Goofy advertisements

Business Card Advertising

The following item is a creation that I use as something to gaze at while I let my mind wander off to wherever it wants to go.  Sometimes you need to break from temporal importance to get a reality tune up.  The image also makes a nice after image on the eyelids when you close your eyes after staring at the center point for around 30 seconds.  I actually had another train of thought in mind for today, but this one butted in line, so I posted it instead.

Color Concentrates

Gaze into the crystal balls; do they have the answer?

With digital photo matting, the ability to present photo sequences allows users to view a variety of photos without the need to mount multiple images in a single matte, such as a montage of family photos.  The multi mount matte solution used in conventional frame mounting is not necessary with digital frames, but the option is still available for aesthetic presentations like the one shown here.  This image uses a multiple mount digital matte treatment to highlight a theme of four different varieties of iris blooms.  In the digital matting world, non rectangular mattes require photo cropping, unless the photo is taken in the shape provided, which is not currently offered by digital cameras I have seen.  In this case, the images focus on the flower blooms, so the surrounding areas can be cropped without losing the important content of the images.  As with conventional matting techniques, the more openings required in the matting area, the smaller each image needs to be to fit the end result.  Rectangular multi mounts can contain the entire photo images, but they are still reduced in size to accommodate the matting area.  When digital photos are digitally matted and printed for use in a conventional picture frame, additional outer border area for the matte is needed to make the print fit properly into the visible area of the frame.  We take care of these considerations for you when you tell us that you intend to use a digitally matted photo in a conventional frame.  Since digital frames can still be expensive, you may want to consider the variety of ways you intend to use the pictures you send to us, and let us know this information with your order.  We will work with you to maximize your matting value.

Multi Mount Digital Mattes

Multi image mattes can make nice conventional mounting results.

Here’s a quick and unrelated thought for the day.  For some people, listening to others talk about their college education is a bit like listening to a person brag about the big fish they bought from a fisherman.  Such a person may be able to tell you all about how the fisherman landed the fish, but in the end, it is the fisherman who caught the fish, and pocketed the money for it.  Think about that before you take out your next big student loan.

You might wonder why this thought was included here.  The reason is because it is my blog, and I wanted to express the thought before it got away.

Today’s composition uses a photo taken of a Kansas State  hot air balloon taking off, and mixes the image with a golden sky to complete the fantasy flight image.  Adding a double matted and complimentary color combination in the outer photo mattes, this picture becomes a nice whimsical addition to a digital picture frame display sequence.  Once I got started working with digital matting designs, my pictures seem naked without them.  What can we do for you today?

Photo Fantasy

Don't let a good photo go naked...Dress it up with a matte from us!

Today’s fantasy post occupied my desktop wallpaper for several days as something to stare at while looking for inspirations.  As visual creatures, we sometimes need an image that is out of the box to encourage us to think outside the box.  This fantasy planet uses a court building in San Antonio and an abstract sky to set the visual mood for the piece.  Stare at this picture for a few hours and see if it inspires you to try something new.

Photo Fantasy

Feel the excitement as new ideas come flooding into your mind.

For this post, I started with a photo of a foot bridge I took along one of my walks, then created a fantasy scene and a matte for the composition.  So far, I have not run out of creations for my photos, and though the focus of this site is digital photo matting, I do not want to provide the same mundane offerings found elsewhere.  The difference between offering generic template mattes and custom work should be obvious to anyone who has visited this site for any amount of time.  My postings will show a wide variety of ways matting techniques can be used to display interesting photo creations, and though the posts might provide you with some inspirations for what you want to do with your photos, we take time to give your pictures the special individual treatment they deserve.  As you browse through the posts, you may find styles, textures, colors, and applications that appeal to you, which can be used as a reference for where we can begin to create the special touches you want.  Getting it right is what we do. 

Photo Fantasy

A fantasy treatment turns an ordinary photo into a work of art.

In this series, I will demonstrate a technique for blending aspects of actual photos with elements of imagination to create something new.  For the first image, I used a grape arbor at a local botanical garden, and mixed it with a color match blend to serve as a background.  The image was then enclosed in a double matte design to highlight the end result.  Come back to see more of these creations in the days ahead.  If you enjoy the site, tell your friends.  If you want to take advantage of our services, we welcome your interest.

Photo Fantasy

Breathe new life into your photos with a fantasy treatment from us.

In this post I am offering a medley of matting choices for one of my favorite photos in San Antonio.  The transitions show a variety of styles including a photo with no matte to color match, fancy, picture in picture, reverse matte, to abstract derivative.  A medley display can take a single photo and create a variety of images for your digital picture frame that helps you get more from your favorite shots, and provide an interesting sequence for your photo admirers.

Photo Matte Medley

Present your photos in a variety of ways using matting from us.