Sabtu, 14 Juli 2012

Mastering Texture Photography

By Amy Renfrey


There is very much to find out in taking photos. Not only do we require to control our camera but we must appreciate how lighting manifests as a photo. We need to recognize how light works in photography because we can apply this wisdom to photograph spectacular photographs. Stunning images refers to clarity, depth, colour and tone.

A great way to turn out to be expert in photography is to start photographing various surfaces of different things. Different textures may include wood, steel, leaves and brick. These subjects can really draw attention to depth and an interesting light very rapidly and without difficulty. We can learn a lot from shooting these textures. Once we get the right light to emphasize these textures our images unexpectedly have intensity and come to life. You can prove these textures a variety of ways. I suggest photographing these fascinating textures with well-balanced light spread evenly right through your photograph. If you are unable to get well-balanced light then shadows may work to an advantage.

A very effective photo that has appealing textures are dead leaves drapped over a wooden exterior. You can stay until the sunlight has gone down in the sky to get some shadow areas below the leaves. You will find that your shadow will become part your placement of subjects within the photo. What this means is that shadows can work to your advantage.

A country appearance and feel is a terrific place to start. Photographing old wooden fence posts with nails and old wires can certainly bring wood as a texture to life. You see what we want is photograph the wood and the nails look so they look genuine. In other words make it stand out by improving the depth of the photo. We want the viewer to feel like they can reach out and touch the quality.

In order to create this reality in your photos you need to construct a small list of things to photograph. The fence line and rusty nails are a good starting point. You may also like to take photos of differences in textures such as metal and wood. A steel band wrapped over a wood fence can make for a wonderful picture. A distinction in textures such as this can be shot in an antique tone and monochrome for extra drama and interest. They can also be shot in a selection of other tones that you can invent yourself in Photoshop or Lightroom.

What is a tone? A tone relates to light and colour. Saturdated colour, deep tones mean that your image may have a lot of black and grey tone, shadowy yellow and dark orange to it. Light tones may mean that your photograph has lots of shades of pale shades. In rustic photography, where we want to photograph wonderful different textures, we often find that saturated tones are a factor.

Deep tones can emphasize the shadow. In order for your photographs to look like they have bona fide live texture then we must draw attention to the depth and light range within your shot. You may choose a deep or shady tone to give that nail more oxidation or that metallic band around the wood more shine.

When we use more contrast in our rural photography we get a superior looking texture. This is since the contrast in the light brings up the detail of the surface of the textured subject. The lighting works to bring out the detail in the lighter parts and deepen the shadow in the dark areas.

A means to creating successful textured surfaces is to keep your composition uncomplicated. Genuine textures, such as foliage and wood, work most ideal when there is nothing to clutter the shot. Simply capture the main subject and make sure there are no distracting things in the backdrop or the forefront. Once you've done this you can work to raise the contrast, perfect the light and deepen the tones. There is nothing worse than a messy shot.

Old abandoned vehicles are an example of how you can capture wonderful textures in your photography. When my spouse and I were traveling to a country town we accidently came across an long forgotten abandoned utility. This automobile was from either the 1940s or the Fifties. It looked like it had been left for years and years. As soon as I saw this car I got very excited. The minute I saw it I knew I wanted a antique looking photo.

I knew that the steel, rust and washed out paint would look completely fantastic in monochrome. Once I took a sequence of pictures of the old utility I then opened the photo in Lightroom. I boosted the whites and highlights, boosted the blacks, and experimented with the tone curve. What does this suggest? It simply states that I manipulated the tone of the shot to bring out the attractive factors of the car. I wanted to increase the illuiminent metal against a muted, natural background. Once you modify the lighting all of a sudden your different textures come alive.

Based on how you want your different textures to appear, you can utilise bright or dull light. Filtered luminosity is always best because it offers us additional choices in the long term. Bright light can create highlights and shadows that highlight contrast. This can really work to your benefit.

Filtered light can work very well for textures because it accentuates the detail. it can give your texture a more three dimensional look. If you are photographing an old fence post then the deficiency of sunlight will bring out the detail of the timber. You will get to see the patterns, outline and shapes of your texture a lot more in subdued light. In harsh bright light you may lose these fine points completely.

If you want to create stunning textures and not worry about the tiny finer details, then a country scene with high contrast may work beautifully. A fence line surrounded by dense grass can be a superb textured photograph to begin with. Once you angle the camera so that the fence post line is running into the distance you not only have beautiful textures but you have great composition.

There are a lot more things you can do to emphasize your textures. There is a mobile phone app identified as Instagram. It has just joined forces with Lightroom. This is a marvellous thing! Instagram is an app that produces antique, sepia, black-and-white and the whole other selection of tones for your photos.

Instagram gives you the option of vintage tones. In other words if you employ an antique tone over your photo it looks like it was photographed in 1977. Once Instagram meets Lightroom, you have the choice of generating a unique look and feel over your textured photographs.

Instagram also supplies you the selection of unique borders. You can have a stark deep black border to accentuate the deep hues and tones in a photo of dried golden leaves. Or, you can have a supple white border to match the muted tones of a photo of a car park. Or you might have no border at all.

Remember that creating textures is straightforward. Once you have photographed it then the enjoyment begins. Make sure that you choose contrasting things like dead foliage or metal. Shoot them at the same time. Then try adjusting the contrast and lighting of the image once you open it up in your prefered editing software program.

I urge that you let imagination and curiosity be your guides. Open up your picture in your favourite editing program and try a number of various methods. Add to the differences between light and dark, reduce the yellow, reduce the blue, modify the white balance etc. These are just examples of techniques that I attempted when I was learning how to enhance my different textures in my photos. I got to a place where I understood what I preferred and created many different possibilities for myself.

These different alternatives I created gave my shots a look and feel that I loved. Some were greatly saturated in deep yellows and warm tones. Some were a slight sepia, and some were a very sharp contrast in the monochrome medium. These lights, colours and looks, applied over rural subjects, made my textures come alive. Rusty fences took on a powerful presence. Metallic bands wound tightly over timber fence posts seemed interesting and from the past. Hanging metal bells looked classic and ageless.

Just think about surface and daylight first. Then your editing comes afterward. Think about the light and how it interacts with your setting to emphasise physical surfaces. Think about how lighting behaves and makes things appear different at various times of the day. Photograph unique natural and man-made different textures together. This will let you to explore differences between light and dark contained within your textures. The examination of light will allow you to bring out the depth and the detail within the photograph. Then apply some simple photo editing. This will enable you to vary the tone. Fine tuning the colour and light gives you the opportunity to create some very inventive photographs.

This is an exercise in creative pursuit. This is not about winning first place in a photo competition or being better than anyone else. This is about how this makes you feel. You can impress people later on but first learn to interpret your light on how it plays upon the textures in your environment. Once you've done this you can capture extraordinary textured photos. Have fun and happy shooting!




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