Awhile back I used a photo texture to add a little extra dimension of interest to a series of photos I had been working on and one of my readers asked for a little insight into how to use textures. So, here we go!
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Feb 16, 2010 | Categories: Inspiration, Personal, Photography, Photoshop, Workflow | Tags: blend modes, dead horse, Don, Effect, Ellie, first image, image, Multiply Blend Mode, Photo, photo texture, Photo Textures, Photoshop Blend Modes, signature style, target, texture, thing | 8 Comments »
Awhile back I received a copy of PhotoFrame 4 as part of the Plug-ins Suite from onOne Software. I hadn’t had time to use it all that much but playing around with textures as I did last week really inspired me to take it for a spin.
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Nov 16, 2009 | Categories: Personal, Photography, Photoshop | Tags: Awhile, blend modes, frame, opacity, paper texture, part, PhotoFrame, plug ins, week | 4 Comments »
As I was initially processing the series from yesterday, I tried to capture the colors and tones I saw that morning while representing my personal style and the somewhat desaturated look I’ve come to really enjoy.
After I got what I was looking for, I decided to play a little bit. To give your images a totally new look and to give your creativity a jolt, you might want to consider applying textures to your photos.
What I did below was take the original set and place an image of stained and worn paper on the top of my layers panel. Then, all I did was play with blend modes. Because the paper texture I used was a yellowish color with dark areas of random stains and spots it gave the underlying image a warmer tone and an aged look very easily and quite effectively. (more…)
Nov 10, 2009 | Categories: Inspiration, Personal, Photography, Photoshop | Tags: blend, blend mode, blend modes, image, layer, look, paper, paper texture, underlying image, yellowish color | 1 Comment »
