Playing With Texture

Bryce Wilson

I read an article on textures today, and like a kid with a new toy, I just had to play with it.

Prior to joining this site, I never really played with much post processing on the photos I took. Much of the work I see displayed by the members here is motivating me to actually learn how to use some of the tools at my disposal.

This is the original that was taken for a thread by jeffreaux2 on "frame fillers".

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/60399337@N06/5620291086/&quot; title="Meraya by Bryce Wilson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5069/5620291086_e18562b6c1_b.jpg&quot; width="800" height="640" alt="Meraya"></a>

This was my attempt to add a texture via the process described in the article I read. I'm not sure if I like it better, but I do like it differently. If that makes any sense.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/60399337@N06/5620402753/&quot; title="Meraya by Bryce Wilson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5303/5620402753_fc60019fda_b.jpg&quot; width="800" height="640" alt="Meraya"></a>

Let er rip folks, it's how I'm going to learn things. Thanks.

lanaer

It feels a bit odd to have her face unchanged, feels like there's too much of a separation between her and the textured... frame.

That said, I do also like it differently : Definitely worth changing things up from time to time...

kevingeary

Bryce Wilson wrote: »

I read an article on textures today, and like a kid with a new toy, I just had to play with it.

Prior to joining this site, I never really played with much post processing on the photos I took. Much of the work I see displayed by the members here is motivating me to actually learn how to use some of the tools at my disposal.

This is the original that was taken for a thread by jeffreaux2 on "frame fillers".



This was my attempt to add a texture via the process described in the article I read. I'm not sure if I like it better, but I do like it differently. If that makes any sense.



Let er rip folks, it's how I'm going to learn things. Thanks.

Yup, it's too much.

Bryce Wilson

This is most likely REALLY too much, but it was fun to make. Gonna see how it looks hanging on a brick wall.

chrisdg

I gotta say "ugh" to both textured versions. Sorry, does not look good in my opinion. The original is SO much better.

MomaZunk

Where I have found I really like texture is when it is subtle, where I almost do not pick up on it at first, especially in shots that have some vegetation in the background.

VayCayMom

I LOVE to play with textures!! I don't know why but your image with the texture looks odd to me, as if the background is lost and the face is equal to the texture, almost like a plastic sheet and her face is just barely broken out of it. It lost the depth the original had. Try a different type and use your layers more, maybe play with the different modes like overlay, multiply, screen etc. Needs depth.