After<\/strong><\/p>\n Love the Hair<\/a> : Prints Available<\/a><\/p>\n Portrait of an elegant woman on North Avenue Beach in Chicago<\/p>\n <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n In this blog, I\u2019ll focus on the addition of the texture to the wall. This was actually the first time I\u2019ve added a texture to an image. Here is what I did:<\/p>\n First, I had already taken pictures of textured walls. The one I used was from Venice. You can also buy texture images, but what\u2019s the fun in that? When you take the picture, be sure to have the camera facing straight at the textured surface.<\/p>\n Second, I brought the textured image into the Photoshop file as a separate layer, placing it as the top layer. I added a mask to the texture layer to mask out everything except the white wall. Although a selection tool could also be used, in this case I just temporarily reduced the opacity of the texture layer (so that I could also see the image beneath it) and used a black paintbrush on the mask over everything but the wall.<\/p>\n Third, I changed the blending mode to \u201coverlay\u201d. You can also try different blending modes for a variety of effects, but \u201csoft light\u201d and \u201coverlay\u201d are good options.<\/p>\n Fourth (optional), I added a hue \/ saturation adjustment and clipped it to the texture layer. I then de-saturated the texture layer.<\/p>\n Fifth (also optional), I added a brightness \/ contrast adjustment layer and, in this case, reduced brightness and increased contrast a bit. <\/p>\n Sixth, and last, I adjusted the opacity of the texture layer down to around 45%. However, the amount should be based on your judgment of what looks good.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Little things mean a lot in photography. Sometimes a minor modification to a photo can make a real difference. For the image below, I thought it wasn\u2019t quite right. So, I sent it off to a mentor of mine\u2026 Indonesian photographer Rarindra Prakarsa\u2026 who always has great ideas and suggestions. Rarindra suggested adding a texture […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-processing-tips"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t![\"Woman-With-Cool-Hair-No-Texture\"](\"http:\/\/www.kenkoskela.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Woman-With-Cool-Hair-No-Texture.jpg\")
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