For the most part, my racing photography is pretty straight-forward - shoot it, minor edit, and print it. Just present the cars as they are.
But last week I was reading the Cup Of Joe blog and Ron Storer’s blog and they were pointing out how texture can really add to a photo.
I thought I’d give it a try, just to see if I liked it and to see if it added anything to a racing photo.
Here is the original photo that I started with:
Using Photoshop Elements, I then converted it to a sepia tone, added a texture layer of old paper, set opacity to around 60%, merged down, duplicated the layer, and then set the blend mode to multiply and adjusted the opacity until I liked the result. I flattened the layers and the this is the result:
So what do you think? Does it work? Was it worth adding the texture and style?
Posted on July 24th, 2007 by Paul
Filed under: Dirt Car Racing, Photography
I like the touched up photo, but like the original also. I guess it’s all about what the photo is for. They both tell the same story, but with a different perspective. The first is raw and more like a report. The second doesn’t take away from the story but instead gives a different context for it (more glamor) and would be better for an advertisement or something.
That texture was totally worth it! Great photo and great use of Photoshop to enhance it!!