Went to the local small town parade a while back, this is a friend of mine that was riding in it.
I had the thought of taking his current look and making it look more vintage. Went to B/W in PS and added a few texture layers. He really liked the shot, bought a nice sized image for his office. I am playing with textures and brush work to experience a different style of art and am open to any input on techniques etc. about the use of textures.
Marshall Everett: New looking old
Marshall,
You name, "Marshall", fits in well with this picture of a rider with a touch of swagger and a sense of authority but an agreeable demeanor, riding into town. It does remind us of the old times and while we
know it's not genuine, the quick brush stroke overlays of the added textures gets us to stage him as if he would have his horse leap out of the screen and become real.
Using obvious technique is against the way craftsmen usually work as they might want to make it seem as if this actually was from the past. However, your presentation says the truth and is innocent of anything but play-acting a role, an that is fun.
We shouldn't dismiss filters and textures as just "assemble by the effect" trivial pursuits, although often that's what it turns out to be. Our prejudice is against use of such manipulations. We want to see the photographer's work! (However, I admit guilt in doing a lot of mathematical derivations on my own artwork.) Still,
Pre-made commercial textured layers or such plugins are tools, (some would say, "tricks", we usually shun.
However, after having put up the obvious objections, if the picture works for its purpose, then one has to give credit, as credit is due. Here is one such example. You have pulled this off rely well and I am enjoying the picture a lot. I am sure it will give tons of pleasure to the man and his family.
Asher
One suggestion is to collect one's own textures, pictures that might have no subject but have interesting patterns or structure and then use these when one wants to weave something more complex that the image as it came out of the camera.
