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Winter Edit With Texture Overlays in Luminar Neo Including Two Free Textures

 Last January we had some days with snow and people were rushing out to have some fun with it before all melted away, which is often the case were I live. I took my camera and went out into the falling snow and saw some people from my neighbourhood with their kid sleighing down a small hill nearby.  Here is the finished edit of the scenery: Enjoying A Winter Day RAW - Edit in Luminar Unedited RAW Image -  I started with the Enhance AI tool. I set the Accent AI value to 32 which was enough and brought out lights and contrasts, which I found helpful with this monotone snowy image. -   I changed into the Develop module where I enhanced the Exposure always keeping an eye on the Histogram because with snow you quickly run into burned out highlights.  - I also decreased the Highlight a bit and added more blacks. Especially reducing the lights is helpful, because I found that blend modes such as Overlay and Soft Light work better when editing with texture overla...
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Black and White Photos and texture use

Hello,
today I want to share some examples concerning the use of textures on b&w / monochrome photos. It is my impression, that textures are less used on monochrome and especially black and white photos. Often I find myself reluctant to use a texture after I converted a color shot into b&w.
There are really awesome photographeres who only shoot/show b&w photos and I really admire their work. And almost noone uses a texture with them.
I never shoot in b&w, all my works are conversions into B&W of colour shots that I did either in Lightroom or in Photoshop.

I think I approach texturizing a b&w shot more reluctant, because I became aware that textures can overwhelm a b&w shot more easily than a colour photo. Still I think it is worthwhile playing around with textures and monochrome shots as well. I think I generally tend to use them more subtle.


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This picture called for a more heavier use of texture. I first did the colored version, but thought the mood would be more intense with a conversion into b&w.

desolation


The picture the Chat started as a b&w picture. I liked the two guys sitting on the tracks having a conversation in the evening sun. I didn't like the hard contrasts of the b&w pic, so I began adding a texture. I used the texture Stone Grunge (from the Pick Your Own Pack) as an overlay, which added some haze to the shot. I also liked the idea of a light beam hitting the scenery. Some additional structure was added by a 2nd texture. For more information pls check the hard copy of the layers I added!
the Chat
   


Layers: The Chat



Here are some more pics that were originally shot in colour and afterwards converted into monochrome/ b&w. I hope these give you an impression how I process b&w pics with textures. 
Most of the time I use textures only to enhance negative space. That means adding structure to dark/black or white areas. 
I also convert the chosen textures into b&w using a clipping mask.(As shown in the above exampe)
I also erase parts, that would otherwise influence my whites or darker regions. It is also fun to invert textures to check its effect on your picture. As always there is a lot of playing around involved.

white peacock

Hafentempel Xanten
Contortions
Darkwood Conspiracy
Simplicity

All pictures have been processed with one or more of my textures from the various packs I offer. 
Please feel free to check them out.

Thanks & have a nice weekend!

Dirk


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