Using a Texture On A Photo In The Picasa Program

I ‘ve had several people ask me how I make a photo with a texture in Picasa.

I developed this on my own and it may be a little bit crazy but it works for me.

I love the beautiful photos that have textures applied and even bought

a Photoshop Elements Program in order to do it.

Well, Photoshop has kicked my butt so I decided I’d figure out a

way around using Photoshop.

It’s so easy to do in Picasa, it’s funny!!!

1. Click on a couple of photos to hold them in your photo bar…

I’ll use these two

A cropped photo of my eye…no reason…

I was playing with a new camera lens while waiting in the car…

I told you I was crazy.

I always enjoy a little bit of time waiting in the car

because I’m usually pretty easily amused with my phone or/and camera!!!

My photo of a rose…cropped…you can crop or not…doesn’t seem to matter.

2. After checking these two photos I click on “Collage”

3.  I then check the first box/ down arrow and you get a list of options

4.  Choose the last option “multiple exposure”…

5.  Now click “Create Collage”

That is all there is to it….if you like it --  keep it, if not try some

different photos till you get what you like!!!

I guess that technically it is a collage but to me it’s a “photo with a texture”…

.but my degree is in business not photography!!!

This is a photo that I used this technique on. I like it a lot..

I’ll show you the two photos I used….

This is our newly elected State Representative being congratulated by his cutie pie wife!!!

This is  a little section of the following photo that I cropped out…

Now quit laughing…

I cropped out the light bokeh in the area to the left and above the birdbath…

it had both bokeh (little yellow and white circles of light) and water drops in it…

I lightened it by adding fill light and highlights…After all of that I made it black and white…

So technically, I guess I made my own texture!!!

I’m sure I’m not the only person to use this technique, I just stumbled upon it by

playing around with my photos…

Hope you enjoy it!!!

Edited...go here for some great textures...
http://bettyjosview.blogspot.com/

Celebrating My Last Yellow Rose

 

 

Mosaics made in Picasa (collage). This was my last summertime rose!!!

I’m looking for the link where I got this texture…I thought I bookmarked it…any help appreciated…

It was a free Flicker download…

 

This mosaic is made from two of my photos…The same rose is in both photos

 

I’m linking to Mary @ Little Red House Mosaic Monday

Beautiful November Day

We have had two of the most beautiful days here…

Here are a few shots taken in my back yard yesterday…

It was the kind of day that

little white doggies get their face dirty and run like the wind

Zoe played till she was “tired as a dog”!!!

I love when the crops are gone from this field…

I can see our church steeple

…

This is the trunk of our Curly Willow tree…

We almost lost it to the ice storm two years ago

The curly branches are really pretty and unique

I’m going to Tootsie’s for Fertilizer Friday

See you there

Veterans and Sequoyah Caverns…

 

Sounds like a strange combination??? 

My hubby is a Navy retiree (25 years with the submarine fleet) and we

recently had the opportunity to visit with someone he served with many years ago.

Roy was also with the sub fleet and is also retired.

This is where the Sequoyah Caverns site comes into my title.

Roy’s  family has owned the Sequoyah Cavern & Homestead land  since 1831.

He grew up on this land and spent his childhood exploring these caverns.

Can you imagine having your own cave to explore???

Michael and Roy Lee---retired submariners…

 

 

These photos are all the surrounding buildings on the site,

sorry I didn’t get photos of the inside of the cave, I’ll have to go back to get cave photos.

The cave was beautiful and it wasn’t a difficult walk through it like some caves I’ve visited.

They host weddings and also do sleepovers for groups.

In December they host a Christmas Nativity Pageant, complete with animals.

BTW…The donkey got booted for this year…

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the actual cave…the red gates are adorned with “bats”!!!

 

Michael and Roy Lee had a wonderful visit while I chased this stupid

peacock around to get a photo!!!

Hey, maybe that’s what they were laughing about!!!

 

 

Here is the resident goat and donkey

(who won’t be appearing in the Christmas Pageant this year).

 

^{Honoring all of our veterans today!!!}

Nandina Berries

 

If my life was any more exciting…

I don’t think all of my dear blog friends could stand it…

Nandina berries…