Adding textures and overlays in Luminar Neo is a terrific technique that can add a whole new dimension to your images. From subtle and soft, to vivid and striking, you can be as creative as you like. In the video below, I also share some of my new presets, which
Another week, another fun photography challenge! Are you ready to put your photography skills to the test and refill your creative juices? For the 20th week of their 52-week Photo Challenge, the folks of SlickPic want us to look around for eye-catching Patterns and Textures. In this challenge, the task is
It’s springtime, and that means the flowers are starting to bloom! Flower photography can be a fun way to create art for your walls, or simply to enjoy the act of creating beautiful photographs. One thing to consider when photographing flowers is that your background has a higher chance of
The term “texture” is a catch-all term for adding either abstract images, detailed photos, or patterns of different surfaces, like metal, cracked paint, sand, etc. as an overlay on your image. This is a type of “compositing”, combining multiple images into one finished work. Adding textures to your images can
Where does blurring the line between straight photography and digital art happen? Is it in the styling, the shoot or the edit? I often teach creative techniques which can lend a painterly effect to photos. These techniques are done without the need to edit them in Photoshop. Light painting or
The latest update to LuminarAI adds Photoshop-like layers to this already-powerful editing suite. Accessed in the Local Masking section of LuminarAI, now you can upload transparent overlays to create special effects — and save those effects as templates for future use. Using texture overlays in LuminarAI I had a play
This morning, Skylum announced LuminarAI Update 2, which includes SkyAI water reflections, texture overlays in the Local Masking tool and more. The update is free to all current owners of LuminarAI. Improved SkyAI with water reflections and more One of the most anticipated features when LuminarAI was first announced was the
One of the strengths of minimalism in photography is how it’s great for capturing the glorious details of a scene. This way, you can get extra creative in drawing attention to interesting shapes, textures and patterns. A great example is the series below by Hashira Yamamoto, which is a simple
While he specializes in photographing the major cities and landscapes of America, Paris-based Ludwig Favre is also never short of architectural photography that showcases the details of his city. Among these is his “Orchestral Architecture” series, which features all the glorious details of the La Seine Musicale. If you’re a
Motion in photography typically evokes concepts like energy, activity and restlessness. That makes it a powerful visual cue for portraying the frenetic energy of the world’s biggest and busiest cities. However, Munich-based landscape photographer and visual artist Roland Krämer was also recently inspired by motion in a unique and unexpected
Adobe recently added a couple of features to its Adobe Capture app. If you’re not familiar with this Adobe app (I wasn’t) you may want to check it out. The latest updates Create Color Shapes Previously creating high-contrast shapes in Capture was limited to black and white only. Adobe has
When using textures to enhance your photos in Photoshop, blending is how you reveal your image below the texture layer or tell the texture layer how to combine with the layers below it. If you just import your texture image in over top of one of your photos, whichever image
