texture love

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I ♥ textures.  You may already know that. :) I will never forget the first time I placed a texture on a photo....changed the blend mode... and poof...  MAD LOVE! I find the process completely magical.

How bout you?  Have you been bitten by the texture bug? Have you tried? Honestly.. it's so much fun! 

If the whole process is completely new to you.... check out these tutorials on my site. And here's a little texture gift for you as well.  Just a little something to get your started.  Maybe today's the day!

Share your textured fav with us... We'd love to see....

Comments

[Sue Stokke]

Thank you, Kim, not only for the beautiful new texture, but also for being such an inspiration to so many! Truly, because of you I FINALLY know how to use PSE and am so enjoying learning more and more and more about photography in general. And yes, I am addicted to textures too because of YOU-KNOW-WHO!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25888605@N05/5439225722/in/photostream/

xo

[spread your wings]

i don't post many of the photos I apply textures to but i was totally inspired by the texture you offered us to play with. It's a perfect compliment to my recent photos from Arizona. i created a set just with them. thank you.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/autumnsun/5500181912/in/set-72157626076818857/

[susan]

Kim you have reinvented photography for me. This was my first textured photo - homework from your e-class.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/srlh627/5346829997/

[Elka]

Love love love your textures, Kim. They have changed my life for the better. =) Thank you for being so generous and sharing your freebies with us! Here are a few of yours that I've been playing with lately - http://vignettesphotography.blogspot.com/2011/01/vintage-light-vignettes-photography.html
and
http://vignettesphotography.blogspot.com/2011/01/until-next-year-vignettes-photography.html
and
http://vignettesphotography.blogspot.com/2011/02/orange-springs-color-vignettes.html.

Thanks, Kim!!

[Julie Legg]

I enjoy using textures a lot. Kim has taught me much about using them and her textures are my favorite to use. My Redbubble site has all my texture photos for you all to see. Please stop by--it would be an honor to share with you.

http://www.redbubble.com/people/julielegg?utm_source=RB&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=promo_badge_rb_logo

Or my blog: http://www.jleggphotography.com

[Suzanne Cummings]

Congrats for being on Shutter Sisters blog. Well earned, my friend. Using textures has opened up a whole new door for me photographically and yours are a big part of that. Thank you so much for sharing. Here's one of my recent images where I used one of your textures.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sleecphotos/5437024133/

[Kat@LowTideHighStyle]

There are so many wonderful photos using texture in this thread!

I tend to go a little crazy with your wonderful textures! I love how I'm able to combine textures and actions to create something so different with my photography, so thank you for all of your wonderful textures Kim!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/58299709@N08/5501342860/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/58299709@N08/5500743195/in/photostream/

Kat

[Lorraine Lewis]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorraine_lewis/5501649494/

My new addiction- adding textures to my photographs- I love this creative outlet! Thank you Kim for all that you have taught me.

[Sarah Wallis]

I love textures! Ever since being introduced to them by Kim I can't stop playing. They are magical! Here is one I really like, of an old doll face I am making into a picture. I think the texture suits the doll beautifully.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahjwallis/5501849835/in/set-72157626207275570/

Here is another I love of a jar of beach combed treasures.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahjwallis/5501851363/in/set-72157626207275570/

[Renee]

Some of my results from learning with Kim. Some of the textures are mine, some are Kim's:

http://renee5280.blogspot.com/2011/02/begin-one-two.html

and

http://renee5280.blogspot.com/2011/02/doing-what-id-rather-be-doing.html

and my blog

http://renee5280.blogspot.com

[Bonnie]

I fairly new to textures but have definitely caught the bug! I love the new ones, Kim.

I used them here:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bjakobsen-martin/5502671672/" title="hyacinth by Bonnie M., on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5299/5502671672_b9508456b1.jpg" width="500" height="435" alt="hyacinth" /></a>

Thanks for sharing your wonderful textures!

[Bonnie]

Oops, I messed up the reference above. This is it:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bjakobsen-martin/5502671672/

[shelbi]

thank you Kim :) - this texture is lovely. i have a stream of photos with your textures on them. I am completely in love with textures. here is one that i used with your texture "cream in my coffee'. thank you again for being always so generous!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/keeperofthechocolates/5496256846/

[Suzanne Barber]

I was never a texture fan until i found Kim's site. Here are some of my first and favorite ones:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/68094875/set-of-3-collection-of-coordinating?ref=pr_shop