I wanted to call this Stairway to Heaven but
it isn't a stairway…is it? This was taken this
morning in an alley down town. I liked the
angle and how it seemed to fade out from the
sun glare.
I opened it first in Snapseed and applied an HDR
filter…adjusting the scale until I got the muted color.
Next a filter was applied in VSCOcam to further
enhance the color of the brick. Last thing I did was
apply two textures in DistressedFX to get the heavy
texture on top and add the darkness around the
border.
Here's the original raw from the iPhone:
All in all I'm happy with how it turned out.
The pollen count has held me hostage this last week so
I haven't ventured out to do much shooting but have been
myself busy inside. I wish I had been able to take this
class when I first taught myself to use PS. I can't say
enough good things about it and would recommend it
to anyone wishing to make digital art.
