I have been experimenting with Adobe Photoshop’s blending modes feature to see what the effect would be to blend some of my photographs with a texture. I found a source for 100 different background textures at a site called photoradar. The textures are quite varied and very nicely done. I looked for a texture that would complement a particular photograph and overlaid it as a layer above the original picture. I then changed the blend mode of the texture layer from Normal to Overlay, Soft Light or Hard Light and then reduced the opacity of the layer. Not every experiment worked but I was happy with some. In the next several posts I will share a few. This image is from the Antelope Valley Poppy Preserve in Lancaster, California blended with a background of peeling plywood.
Here is a link to photoradar.com.
Tags: Blend Modes, Photoshop, Textures