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Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

10/26/2008 05:36:33 PM · #329

from

ErinM

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

10/26/2008 10:38:51 PM · #330

Panasonic Lumix G 14mm F2.5 ASPH

10/27/2008 08:56:53 AM · #331

Mephisto

Nikon Coolpix A

10/27/2008 09:29:49 AM · #332

cool, i just rediscovered this thread, excellent work, folks! ;)
a few recent overlay comps of mine:

Jutilda

Canon EOS-7D

Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon

10/29/2008 09:48:50 PM · #333

10/30/2008 10:37:10 AM · #334

Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon

11/02/2008 05:30:05 AM · #335

Jutilda

Canon EOS-7D

11/02/2008 10:48:57 PM · #336

Olympus 50mm f/2.0 Macro ED Zuiko Digital

11/03/2008 08:13:25 AM · #337

Jedusi

11/03/2008 09:21:40 AM · #338

Using one of

melethia's layers . .

pixelpig

Sony Alpha a55

Sony DT 1.8/50mm SAM

11/03/2008 07:41:41 PM · #339

four different ones layered into one

gsal

Olympus E-510

11/05/2008 06:06:33 PM · #340

Using one of Lesley GoodmanÂ´s layers.

Katmystiry

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

11/06/2008 12:38:04 AM · #341

chalice

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM

11/10/2008 05:36:15 AM · #342

Message edited by author 2008-11-10 05:45:26.

RKT

Canon EOS-60D

Sigma 85mm f/1.4 for Canon

11/10/2008 01:43:39 PM · #343

11/10/2008 05:05:31 PM · #344

11/10/2008 07:23:20 PM · #345

Canon EF 24-70mm f/4.0L IS USM Lens

11/11/2008 08:31:44 AM · #346

All and sundry:

I'm tired of trying to reuse the handful of textures I have. and am looking for one or two good online texture repositories (the textures purposefully shared and legal to use without reference). Can anyone here point me in a good direction.
(a search would yield a lot of rubbish that I wouldn't want to cull unless necessary).

Germaine

Canon EOS-7D Mark II

11/11/2008 12:36:04 PM · #347

Originally posted by Bernard_Marx:

Bernard, have you tried making your own? I have used the textures that people have generously shared on this site and others, but I felt that all of our shots were starting to look the same.

I routinely take pictures of rocks, dirt, rust, dirty windows, wood bark, wood grain, stainless steel sinks, old paper, stamps from defunct governments, etc. to use as textures. I often use the marquee tool to copy a portion of the texture shot and then drop it into the shot I'm working on. I use the move tool to drag it to fit. Photoshop will ask you if you want to apply the transformation. Click yes, and you have a new layer, and you can fool around with the blending modes until you get what you want. You can also apply multiple layers and using the merge down command come up with a blending of various textures. A lot of times I will make a new document and save a texture layer I really like to use again. The possibilities are endless, and the work product is all your own -- no worries about copyright and attribution.

I live along the coast, and, IMNSHO, beach sand and sandstone rocks give great grain texture shots.

chesire

Canon EOS-60D

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

11/11/2008 02:05:26 PM · #348

Had to try when I found these floral grunges.

11/11/2008 03:48:57 PM · #349

Originally posted by Germaine:

Bernard, have you tried making your own?

Thanks, Germaine. I suppose I need to just spend a week or two gathering texture shots. It doesn't usually occur to me to do so, so I will have to make some effort. I'll try to remember to post them here and offer them as usable without restriction.