Comments on: What does a texture do for an image? http://makelightreal.com/when-to-use-a-texture/ Understanding the Darkness to be the Light. Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:45:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Neil http://makelightreal.com/when-to-use-a-texture/comment-page-1/#comment-1214 Neil Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:19:18 +0000 http://makelightreal.com/?p=251#comment-1214 "I dont see the texture as having added any aesthetic value" Then you may not know what aesthetic means, since that's all it is. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesthetics" rel="nofollow">Aesthetics (also spelled æsthetics) is commonly known as the study of sensory or sensori-emotional values, sometimes called judgments of sentiment and taste.[1] More broadly, scholars in the field define aesthetics as "critical reflection on art, culture and nature."[2][3] Aesthetics is a subdiscipline of axiology, a branch of philosophy, and is closely associated with the philosophy of art.[4] Aesthetics studies new ways of seeing and of perceiving the world.[5]</a> “I dont see the texture as having added any aesthetic value”

Then you may not know what aesthetic means, since that’s all it is.

Aesthetics (also spelled æsthetics) is commonly known as the study of sensory or sensori-emotional values, sometimes called judgments of sentiment and taste.[1] More broadly, scholars in the field define aesthetics as “critical reflection on art, culture and nature.”[2][3] Aesthetics is a subdiscipline of axiology, a branch of philosophy, and is closely associated with the philosophy of art.[4] Aesthetics studies new ways of seeing and of perceiving the world.[5]

]]> By: brad barr http://makelightreal.com/when-to-use-a-texture/comment-page-1/#comment-1206 brad barr Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:54:24 +0000 http://makelightreal.com/?p=251#comment-1206 Honestly....I dont think the texture added anything to the images. The second one for example benefits more from the increased density of the surrounding area, not the texture. There seems to be this great tend to add a "cool texture" to an image. Very few times in my opinion does it actually enhance the image. Again, that second set with a bit of a vignette would have resulted in similarly darker background, while preserving the skin tones of her face. The first one, we dont get to see the before version, but again, it is textured, but personally I dont see the texture as having added any aesthetic value to what was already a fine image. Both images are very good to start with. Thats the key. You did a great job capturing them. Sometimes I think we as photographers are "over enhancing" what would otherwise have been an excellent image. I wonder in 10 years if textures will be quite so popular or be like the old image in the wine glass from the 80s. brad Honestly….I dont think the texture added anything to the images. The second one for example benefits more from the increased density of the surrounding area, not the texture. There seems to be this great tend to add a “cool texture” to an image. Very few times in my opinion does it actually enhance the image. Again, that second set with a bit of a vignette would have resulted in similarly darker background, while preserving the skin tones of her face. The first one, we dont get to see the before version, but again, it is textured, but personally I dont see the texture as having added any aesthetic value to what was already a fine image.

Both images are very good to start with. Thats the key. You did a great job capturing them. Sometimes I think we as photographers are “over enhancing” what would otherwise have been an excellent image. I wonder in 10 years if textures will be quite so popular or be like the old image in the wine glass from the 80s.
brad

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