Texture Tuesday: Free and Easy

Today’s Texture Tuesday’s quest is to use at least one of Kim Klassen’s textures on any photo…. free and easy!

It should have been free and easy for me, but I just upgraded from PSE 9 to PSE 11, and had 5 days of issues following the installation. I can now edit photos and move back and forth between the Organizer and the Editor, which is a big step from where we started on Friday!  But importing a texture still causes the program to crash.  We’ve been in the forums, asking questions, doing live chats with PhotoShop advisors, watching videos; and on the phone with our son, a photographer who uses PhotoShop, Lightroom and other programs,  who’s been helping us brainstorm too.

I’m thrilled I made it through the process WITH the texture on this photo!
I’m hoping I can remember how I did it!  I certainly cannot use “Place” under File any longer to place a texture.
That causes an instantaneous crash!

I love to purchase fresh flowers in the winter…and photograph them.  It makes me happy to have them in the house, and
it reminds me that spring will come again~ someday!

Fresh tulips bring spring into the house! Info: Nikon D300, lens: 18-250, ISO250, f/4.5, 1/125

Info: Nikon D300, lens: Sigma 18-135, ISO250, f/4.5, 1/125
Processing: PSE 11, Kim Klassen Mary texture, Multiply ~39% opacity
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Day 12~ Brush-Lovin’

Today’s lesson was about using the brush tool as a stamp.  What fun!

I stamped the quote on my barn photo with the brush technique Kim taught us.

A white barn in the fall.

 Info: Nikon D300, Nikkor 18-135mm, ISO250, f/8, 1/250.
Post processing: PSE 9, Kim Klassen textures: Printed & Sienna,
and brush stamp with quote.

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 Judy

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Texture Tuesday~ “Dream-Like”

This week’s Texture Tuesday’s requirements are to make a “dream-like” effect with our photo and one of Kim Klassen’s free textures.

So, with that in mind, and for something new, I tried an outdoor photo.
But, my first two images just didn’t work well with a dreamy look.

For my third attempt,  I tried a winter photograph I took a few weeks ago,
when we awoke to find Jack Frost had literally slathered ice everywhere!

Frost covers flowers from last summer.

 (** Click on the image for a larger size….)

     This time the image seemed to work for a soft, diffused, dreamy look.

     Image info: Nikon D300: Sigma 70mm macro, ISO400, f/7.1, 1/500.
Post processing: PSE 9: pale rose gradient adjustment layer on Lighten @58% opacity,
KK texture: Sybil @98% opacity.

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Judy

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Texture Tuesday…..(I know…it’s Wednesday again!)

Today we are using a photo that POPS with color, and adding at least one of Kim Klassen’s textures.
I love Dahlias, and especially this particular one.   I photographed this charming posy in the gardens of the Grand Hotel
on Mackinac Island, Michigan.

I used Kim’s Havana texture at a 37% opacity.  I also used a paint brush to add some contrast around the edges of
the image and on a few light colored petals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pink-Yellow Dahlia/Nikon D300

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Judy

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