textures

One of my favorite ways  to add drama, depth and definition to a photo is to add a texture layer to the original image. A texture layer can be as simple as another photograph that you have taken, clouds, aged peeling painted walls, flowers, granite, anything goes. I like to photograph textures everywhere I go…

I have an ongoing love of photographing bicycles everywhere I go! It’s sort of a personal thematic type project that I add to from my travels or everyday journeys. I like old bikes, the older the better, the more “personality”and character they seem to acquire from years of use and travel. This bicycle was photographed…

Layering textures with a photograph can create an expressive image reminiscent of a painting. This solitary tree photograph was layered with several textures from Flypaper Textures which created the brushstrokes of color look. Texture adds a little definition and detail throughout an image. No clouds, no worries, empty skies work well for textured effects! The…

This started as a singular long exposure before sunrise on beautiful South Beach in Miami, FL. There are quite a few of these lifeguard stands that are manned during the daytime hours to protect beach goers. Before the sun actually rose, the sky was violet with a pink hue and I wanted to work with…

Wide angle lenses work beautifully for many compositions, including this HDR image photographed in the “Parts Dept” of this vintage auto store. A Nikon14-24mm lens takes in all the interesting features in the scene, while HDR enhanced the details, color and exposure, down to the last lightbulb. It’s like opening a present to see the…