Yesterday I went downtown to get some pictures of grubby, gritty surfaces. This is so I can build my own library of "texture" images. I've been working on using layers and texture in Photoshop Elements, and so far I have mostly used some of the great materials that others have posted on Flickr (and of course I credit them in the published photographs, when I do that); but I'd rather find, create, and use my own images, start to finish.
My very first effort at creating texture images involved taking pictures of some old weathered barnwood I have lying around. The barn wood is beautiful... but it really hasn't worked out for me, so far. Nor does anything involving old peeling paint on brick walls. The patterns of wood grain and brick are just too obvious. Better to have something a bit more abstract. Fabric is good, and some stone or stucco surfaces are good. Rust can be good. Pond scum. That kind of thing.
So I went out in the heat and came back with some potential prizes... and I could not resist a couple of photographs of downtown buildings, and the inhabitants thereof.
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