Additional images may be viewed in the “UrbanScapes” portfolio at The onOne Perfect Photo Suite is an effective, easy-to-use solution that will give you more time in the field to take the photographs that you want to stylize in post-processing. The following were all created using the methods mentioned in this article. Textures can be effective in making dreamy landscapes, painterly still lifes, backgrounds for portraits and skies as backdrops to architecture. There are many ways to add textures to photographs to create interesting and unique images to suit your style. Saks Fifth Avenue, Photograph ©Steve Dreyer I use it in a few different ways.įigures 1 and 2 (below) show the before and after images using techniques described in this article. For example, it can be used as a standalone product, as an extension to Photoshop and as a complete solution with Lightroom. However, onOne’s Perfect Photo Suite can help you create a repeatable and easy-to-use workflow that can result in more time to shoot the images in the field and less time in post-processing.Ī great thing about the onOne solution is that it can be used with just about any workflow that you already use. If you are proficient in Photoshop, you can do all of the above there. Paint in, and/or mask out the texture as you see fit.Blend the layers using blending modes (multiply, overlay, soft light, etc.).
It’s very helpful if you can see where textures might be applied while looking through the viewfinder.Īn effective general approach to texturizing images includes the following steps: I am a big proponent of previsualization in the field, and this applies to texturizing photos as well. The technique can be used, but the selection of the textures and approach to applying them is up to the photographer who creates the final result.
While this article is about applying texturizing techniques using onOne’s software, it is important to acknowledge that it’s the photographer’s artistic vision that’s paramount to making an interesting image. I have used all of these methods, but find onOne Software’s Perfect Photo Suite to be especially well suited to the task. These include using Adobe Photoshop alone, plugins that work with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, and standalone programs, among others. There are many ways to digitally apply textures to your images. After all, how many photos of the Empire State or Flatiron Building in New York City have been taken with an iPhone? These of course have their place, especially as an unedited documentary, but if you want to convey your personal vision or emotional reaction to a place, textures just might be one effect that can enhance your images and draw the viewer in.įlatiron Rising, Photograph ©Steve Dreyer Some were surprised that they were photographs, realizing that they could not likely come directly from a camera to a print on the wall without some form of adjustment.Īpplying textures to images can draw the viewer’s eye into a scene that might otherwise look like a snapshot. It was interesting to see people intently staring (wondering?) at the photographs and then asking how they were created. For the fine art photographer it is that passion that drives and oftentimes motivates us to experiment with a variety of techniques – whether they are done with film, digital in-camera or in post-processing.Ĭomments from visitors to my recent gallery exhibits in Cold Spring, New York and in New York City provided some insight into how people often react to textured images made in the digital darkroom. Photography provides an expressive way to share passion and interest in the people, places and everyday scenes and objects experienced on a daily basis.
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