Ocean Ripple Bordering.

This is the original photograph that we will be adding the Ocean Ripple border to. 

We use the Rectangular Marquee tool to select the area for the border that is even on all of the sides for presentation purposes.

We choose 'Select' and then 'Inverse' so as the outside edge is selected ready to apply the border of the image to.

This little button on the toolbar is then clicked so as to apply the Quick Mask Mode.

This is how the Quick Mask Mode appears on the top of the photograph. 

To apply the Ocean Ripple border, we have to select 'Filter', 'Distort' and then 'Ocean Ripple'. 

It then gives you the option to set the size and magnitude of the effect so I have set both of them fairly high so as to get a better end result.

This is how the effect will appear on the photograph with the block black parts representing the image itself.

Once we have set the effects, we go back to seeing the effect with the Quick Mask Mode over the top. We click the same button to remove it as we did to apply it.

We then choose the eraser tool to remove the parts of the image that aren't selected and that gives the final effect of the Ocean Ripple.

The last thing to do is to remove the selection of parts of the image. We do this by choosing 'Select' and then 'Deselect'. 

This is the final image outcome.

Although I like the effect that this gives, I would never use it on my photos as it isn't balanced on all of the sides and it doesn't look right on the photograph without all of the sides having the same amount of fade. If there was a way to make the fade even on all sides then I would use this effect to emphasize my photographs instead of just having a plain border.