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How to add textures to your pictures

Textures add a nice touch to your pictures, here is how I usually add it

• Open your image in photoshop.
• open the texture you would like to add, you can find some here
  
• with the move tool ( press V) drag and drop the texture layer on top of your background image.
• resize the texture layer to fit.
• Change the blending option to overlay ( other blending options also work but I prefer overlay).
• Change the opacity of the texture layer to your liking.
• you can use a low opacity eraser to lessen the effect in certain places.
• Flatten your image.
  

There is no one size fits all when it comes to texturing, you will have to experiment to see what works best.
Keep on shooting

Thinking concepts

Shooting conceptually is the way forward in stock, it will increase the selling power of your work.
For stock photography you need to up your game in such a competitive business.
I try to think of a concept that I would like to shoot then I start trying to find a way to portray it.
This image was shot at home I wanted to add shadows to give the flower more of a captivity feel rather than flat lighting. I feel that adding texture also helps in the same manner.
Finding new ideas is the hardest or at least so it seems, but when you start writing down the concept you are after and try to break it down on a notepad things get easier.