The use of textures is creating a hot new look in photography lately. Photographers and clients alike are really into the "distressed look" that many textures can provide. Images that look distressed, old, or are in shades of black and white or sepia often make us feel nostalgic, which is why we tend to like that look so much.

I decided that I was not to be left out of the action, so I recently started playing around with some free textures that I found on Texture King and I also purchased some incredible fine art textures by Jesh de Rox, an award-winning photographer.

This photo, from our portrait session with Brad the other night (at an awesome abandoned car wash!), came out of my experiments using textures for the first time. I really like how it turned out. I hope to turn out more like this soon!

I also tried out the technique on one of my favorite photos from our session with Jodi a few weeks ago:

Take a look at the original photo to compare before and after texturizing!

Remember that summertime in South Florida is a great time to do portrait sessions because it stays light out until about 8:30pm or so. If you work and can't afford to take an entire afternoon off to do your portrait session or bridal/engagement session, consider booking a session in the next month to take advantage of the fantastic light that we get in the evening!

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