PS Tut as promised!

Okay, here is a simple way to fade out the edges of a picture. As with most things in Photoshop, there are at least half a dozen ways to do this but this is the easiest. Here goes:

1. Drag your photo onto a new document (12x12, 300 dpi, RGB)

2. Select your Rectangle Marquee Tool. In the options bar at the top, change the feather to around 50. Feel free to play with this to get the exact look you are looking for.

3. Click and drag a rectangle inside the boundaries of your picture. If you select outside the boundaries then the fade will not be smooth.
4. Hit Ctrl+Shift+I. This is the keyboard shortcut to inverse your selection.
5. Hit the delete key and voila! You have a photo with nicely faded edges. Hit Ctrl+D to deselect.


Hope this helps you!