Click the new layer button on the layers palette and drag this layer to the top of the layers palette. Go to Edit > Stroke (Outline) Selection… and set the stroke to 1 px, color black, location outside. Click OK.
Turn a Photo Into a Polaroid with Photoshop Elements
By Sue Chastain, About.com Guide
Next I want to add a subtle shadow to give the effect that the paper is overlapping the photo. Switch to something other than the move tool to get rid of the bounding box. Hold the Ctrl key down and click the photo layer in the layers palette. This loads a selection around the pixels of the layer.
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- Introduction to Polaroid Effect
- Make a Selection for the Polaroid Border
- Add a Color Fill Layer for the Polaroid Border
- Add a Subtle Shadow to the Polaroid Photo
- Add Gaussian Blur to the Shadow
- Fade the Shadow Layer's Opacity
- Apply the Texturizer Filter
- Add a Bevel and Drop Shadow to the Polaroid Picture
- Add a Background Pattern to the Image
- Rotate the Polaroid, Add Text, and Crop!
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