There are many ways of adding borders to your images, depending on the software you are using, and you can buy addon applications for your photo editing software, which are normally called plugins.
This 2 part tutorial is for photoshop beginners, who just want to add a quick and simple border to their images.
The second part of this tutorial is based on how to add artistic borders using paint brush strokes in photoshop.
One of the best applications I have come across is Plugin Suite from On-One Software. Click on "view this project" below to start your tutorial.

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Vignette (pronounced vin-yet) is a type of framing element in which the image fades out toward the edges. The vignette can be a powerful element of the photo because it has a natural tendency to draw the eye toward the center of the photo.
This is a great effect if you have a busy looking photograph and want to capture & focus on the subject... or a certain aspect of your photo that you wish to emphasize.
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This is a really fun tutorial for completely changing the eye colour of your subject. It doesn't matter how intense or natural you want the eyes to look... this tutorial will take you through the steps to help you achieve the effects you desire.

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