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How To Create Minimalistic Landscapes Using Blur Filters in Photoshop

 For at least 10 - 15 years I love creating abstract minimalistic landscapes such as beach and forest scenes in my post processing of photos using a range of Photoshop's blur filters.  Here's one of my latest images that features this (and other) techniques: The original photo was taken almost 15 years ago with a 7 megapixel Canon Camera, but I wanted to challenge myself and try to make more interesting image out of it.  Start I came across this image while browsing through my photo archive and kind of liked the scene with the woman enjoying standing in or close to the surf. Editing Steps 1. I expanded the image from its 4:3 ratio to a square format making the added part transparent. Then I selected the blue sky and erased it. As I knew I wanted to create an abstract image I searched for a cloudy sky and found a suitable photo in my library, that would make a more interesting sky than a bland blue one.   I positioned this sky a layer under the beach photo and go...
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October Moods - New pack of textures out!!

Hello,
after some time I finally have finished a new pack of fine art textures!


is out!

You'll get 40 textures I created over past few months that range from soft grunge to distressed and are all of a more neutral mellow tone.

They are available for 28,90 € (+ VAT  within the EU) // app USD 33,00


Here's a first look at them:



Get them here: OCTOBER MOODS

Over the last time I have used them on some of my images here is a bunch of them with a before/after view if you move with your mouse over the picture:

1. Fainting
This is an example with some more heavy texturizing - I used Thunder at 93% Multiply and Vintage Scroll at 60% Soft Light to brighten the hole image a bit.




2. Pioneer
 Another example with a more subtle texture processing
I wanted to add some structure to the vast sky. It was achieved with these  textures:
Crumpled - 39% Multiply and Weeds in Ice - 41% Overlay


   


3. Silent Days

This hazy winter scene was captured at the end of last year on a very wet and hazy day. The texture is mainly visible in the background and I used Shell at 30% Multiply and First Frost with the same setting (30% Multiply)


   

These are only three of several images I have already processed with these textures You can find a gallery of these here:  October Moods Images
I think I will post many more images there and also do some tutorials with the new textures as well.

Thanks for now,

Dirk
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