My 2 Cents

Jul 19

The Matterhorn Trail on Flickr.

The Matterhorn Trail on Flickr.

Jul 14

Balloons and the Fairy Chimneys on Flickr.

Balloons and the Fairy Chimneys on Flickr.

Jul 13

Sunset at Lake Geneva on Flickr.

Sunset at Lake Geneva on Flickr.

Confused Visitors at the Spice Bazaar, Istanbul on Flickr.

Confused Visitors at the Spice Bazaar, Istanbul on Flickr.

Jul 12

Mount Erciyes | 3916m on Flickr.Via Flickr: Erciyes is the highest mountain in central Anatolia, with its summit reaching 3,916 metres.

Mount Erciyes | 3916m on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
Erciyes is the highest mountain in central Anatolia, with its summit reaching 3,916 metres.

Jul 10

Texture Tutorial for Photoshop—A Simplified Approach on Flickr.Via Flickr: ==================================================================Check out the latest Digital Polarization Tutorial for Photoshop ================================================================== . . . . . . . . . —————————————————————————————————————————— Must Check Out: High Dynamic Range Images — Night Shots — People — Paris — I Love You ——————————————————————————————————————————Texture Tutorial — Adobe Photoshop I like playing with digital blending on PS and one of the simplest applications is texturing an image (of course without the use of filters!) . I have numerically labeled the images for your reference and this is how we proceed :Step1 (Image Selection) — Take the image (1) and process it to get on to image (2).Step2 (Texture Selection) — Select the texture you wish to render. One example is the vintage crushed-postcard in image (3). You can either scan a texture of your choice or google it. || Examples Tex 1, Tex 2 etc Step3 (Texture Preparation) — This is an important step! We shall use the Distort Filter in photoshop and for this we need to make a texture map. This is done as follows,Step3.1 Make a new image file and paste the texture there.Step3.2 Now, desaturate the image (Ctrl+Shift+U in PC) and blur it (I prefer ‘Blur More’ filter or alternatively you can also use Gaussian Blur). Step3.3 Save this file in PSD format by name ‘Texture_map.psd”.Step4 (Texturing) — Keep your texture image (3) as background. Take the processed image (2) to a new layer above it (called ‘layer 1’). Keeping layer 1 selected, go to Filter-> Distort -> Displace. Select displace range to 5 pixels (I use this often). And apply the filter. Step5 (Digital Blending) — Keeping ‘layer 1’ selected, change the image blending mode to multiply or soft light (depends on subjective selection, as you want!) and just play with the opacity of this layer and you are done! ——————————————————————————————————————————Worked Out Examples : ▶ Chemical Romance ▶ Toits de Paris ▶ Postcard from Vannes⌘ Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, IndiaLetter from Paris Some other outputs Example#1, Example#2 One , Two ———————————————————TIPS——————————————————— ∎ The color balance of Texture image should be in sync with that of your foreground image. (Imagine how blue over yellow would look like..it could be creative though). ∎ If you select a texture with great number of ridges you need to use a stronger blur (in STEP3.2). You don’t want to make your projection of image on the texture look like an artifact! ∎ You can’t move your layer 1 once you have applied the displace filter. ∎ Your image size should be less than or equal to your texture image. ∎ I Strongly Recommend you to view this Gallery. There are many kind people who are willing to share their textures. Check this for example! Drop me a mail if you want your texture page to be added here.

Texture Tutorial for Photoshop—A Simplified Approach on Flickr.

Via Flickr:

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Must Check Out: High Dynamic Range Images — Night Shots — People — Paris — I Love You

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Texture Tutorial — Adobe Photoshop

I like playing with digital blending on PS and one of the simplest applications is texturing an image (of course without the use of filters!) .

I have numerically labeled the images for your reference and this is how we proceed :

Step1 (Image Selection) — Take the image (1) and process it to get on to image (2).

Step2 (Texture Selection) — Select the texture you wish to render. One example is the vintage crushed-postcard in image (3). You can either scan a texture of your choice or google it. || Examples Tex 1, Tex 2 etc

Step3 (Texture Preparation) — This is an important step! We shall use the Distort Filter in photoshop and for this we need to make a texture map. This is done as follows,

Step3.1 Make a new image file and paste the texture there.
Step3.2 Now, desaturate the image (Ctrl+Shift+U in PC) and blur it (I prefer ‘Blur More’ filter or alternatively you can also use Gaussian Blur).
Step3.3 Save this file in PSD format by name ‘Texture_map.psd”.

Step4 (Texturing) — Keep your texture image (3) as background. Take the processed image (2) to a new layer above it (called ‘layer 1’). Keeping layer 1 selected, go to Filter-> Distort -> Displace. Select displace range to 5 pixels (I use this often). And apply the filter.

Step5 (Digital Blending) — Keeping ‘layer 1’ selected, change the image blending mode to multiply or soft light (depends on subjective selection, as you want!) and just play with the opacity of this layer and you are done!

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Worked Out Examples :
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Chemical Romance
▶ Toits de Paris
▶ Postcard from Vannes
⌘ Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, India
Letter from Paris

Some other outputs Example#1, Example#2 One , Two

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∎ The color balance of Texture image should be in sync with that of your foreground image. (Imagine how blue over yellow would look like..it could be creative though).

∎ If you select a texture with great number of ridges you need to use a stronger blur (in STEP3.2). You don’t want to make your projection of image on the texture look like an artifact!

∎ You can’t move your layer 1 once you have applied the displace filter.

∎ Your image size should be less than or equal to your texture image.

∎ I Strongly Recommend you to view this Gallery.

There are many kind people who are willing to share their textures. Check this for example! Drop me a mail if you want your texture page to be added here.

Jul 09

Churches of Göreme, Turkey on Flickr.Göreme is a district of the Nevşehir Province in Turkey.

Churches of Göreme, Turkey on Flickr.

Göreme is a district of the Nevşehir Province in Turkey.

Jul 08

The Grand Rue, Montreux on Flickr.Via Flickr: View of the Grand Rue, Lake Geneva and the Dents du Midi, Montreux, Switzerland.

The Grand Rue, Montreux on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
View of the Grand Rue, Lake Geneva and the Dents du Midi, Montreux, Switzerland.

Like a *Drop Pin* on Google Maps on Flickr.

Like a *Drop Pin* on Google Maps on Flickr.

Jul 07

Skyline of Bern on Flickr.

Skyline of Bern on Flickr.

Turkey 2012, a set on Flickr.Via Flickr: Istanbul, Central Anatolia and the Coast of Aegean Sea.

Siblings from ÜrgüpThe Uçhisar CitadelEarly Morning Landscape in Central AnatoliaSunset over the Aegean Sea.

Turkey 2012, a set on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
Istanbul, Central Anatolia and the Coast of Aegean Sea.

Jul 06

Bird’s Eye View of Lake Geneva on Flickr.

Bird’s Eye View of Lake Geneva on Flickr.

Woman at the Bosphorus [ BW Version ] on Flickr.

Woman at the Bosphorus [ BW Version ] on Flickr.

Jul 05

The Grand Rue, Montreux on Flickr.

The Grand Rue, Montreux on Flickr.

3 Step Simple Method for Polarization in Photoshop on Flickr.Via Flickr: Here is a self-explanatory tutorial for achieving Polarization effect in Photoshop. This method works equally effective even if you don’t use Photoshop. What I really like about this method is that it is very quick in practice and extremely simple to use when compared to some other tutorials which use (1) channel based processing, (2) lasso on the blue region, (3) selective coloring etc. without compromising the quality. ————————————————Tutorial———————————————— [1] Take the image you want to polarize and duplicate it using Ctrl+J (Windows) or Cmd+J (Mac) [2] On the *duplicate* layer, change the blending mode to *Luminosity* [3] Open the Saturation palette using Ctrl+U (Windows) or Cmd+U (Mac) and see the sky getting and other blue objects getting polarized! Tweak the Saturation and Lightness parameters to get the kind of precision you want. ——————————————————————————————————— The sequence of steps has been marked in the tutorial using Red Circles. The image can be downloaded in full resolution.

3 Step Simple Method for Polarization in Photoshop on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
Here is a self-explanatory tutorial for achieving Polarization effect in Photoshop. This method works equally effective even if you don’t use Photoshop.

What I really like about this method is that it is very quick in practice and extremely simple to use when compared to some other tutorials which use (1) channel based processing, (2) lasso on the blue region, (3) selective coloring etc. without compromising the quality.

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[1] Take the image you want to polarize and duplicate it using Ctrl+J (Windows) or Cmd+J (Mac)

[2] On the *duplicate* layer, change the blending mode to *Luminosity*

[3] Open the Saturation palette using Ctrl+U (Windows) or Cmd+U (Mac) and see the sky getting and other blue objects getting polarized! Tweak the Saturation and Lightness parameters to get the kind of precision you want.

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The sequence of steps has been marked in the tutorial using Red Circles. The image can be downloaded in full resolution.