I'm preparing files for prints to hang in a gallery. Previously most of my prints there have been printed borderless. This year I'm printing several images with a white border around them. I've been thinking of adding a drop shadow behind the image, but I'm not sure how this would come off...classy or cheap? Anybody have any thoughts on the matter. The images are scenic/nature type images...color. Thanks for any of your thoughts.
No shots of the gallery. The gallery is a seasonal gallery in a vacation area with all kinds of art, from folk-art furniture, fine ceramics and jewelry, sculpture paintings and photography. For me, the heart of the photography at the gallery are a number of beautifully printed large B&W prints from a photographer who worked in the area from the mid-1930's on, documentary and scenic photography. (And justifiably listed at a much higher price than my prints.)
One problem with drop shadows is that they convey a sense of lighting direction which may or may not conflict with the image content. Viewers may never recognise what is wrong but they may realise that something is wrong.
