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This Photoshop tutorial demonstrates how to create a simple contrasting frame effect.
Undo and Navigation Steps
Two ways of undoing steps are from the top menu, Edit then Step Backwards.
Alternatively, click a previous snapshot in the History Palette.
Navigate (zoom in and pan) your image using the Navigator Palette,
or the Zoom Tool. 
Activate The Hand Tool by tapping the Spacebar, keeping the Spacebar pressed, pan your image in the usual way. 
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Open your choice of photograph onto Photoshop’s workspace.
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Then activate the Rectangular Marquee Tool.
Rectangular Marquee Tool Lesson!
Ensure New Selection is active, and set the Feather to 0, then drag a rectangular marquee over your photograph, as illustrated below. Then left-click and drag the marquee to a central position. Tap your keyboard’s arrow keys to nudge the selection.
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Now, depending on whether you wish to effect the frame area, or the central (selected) area, from the top menu, choose Select then choose Inverse. If you have inverted your marquee, it will now form a framed effect, as illustrated below.
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Press Ctrl then J to copy, then paste the selected area as a new layer. The selection marquee will be removed. If you wish to see the marquee, ensure the frame layer is active, then from the top menu, choose Select then choose Load Selection - then click OK.
Copying and pasting the selected area (border), provides independent control.
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Now, apply a contrasting filter of your choice to the outer frame area - to desaturate it, please refer to my Removing Colour tutorial. I applied CS3’s Black and White filter.
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Because the frame resides on its own layer, you can apply filters and effects to it, independently. Experiment with drop shadows and effects, to see what can be created. For my effect, I applied Photoshop’s Patchwork filter to the frame - Filter then Texture then Patchwork.
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When you are happy with the outcome, flatten the layers and save your work.
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