White Oak Falls with Texture (click to enlarge)

This is the same image from the previous post except this one includes a “texture” layer in Photoshop.  Note the “swirly” pattern on the foreground rock, the rocks along the left side, and the sky in the upper right corner.  This pattern comes from an image of a dead tree with lots of grain.  In Photoshop you can blend layers containing the waterfall and the knotty tree to add the appearance of texture.

Using the Opacity and Blending Mode settings, you can vary the amount that the knotty tree pattern shows through on the waterfall layer.

Next time you go shooting, take some images of interesting textures for use in post processing.  If you are shooting old barns, take close up images of the wood slats.  If you are shooting old buildings, close ups of the bricks make a nice texture.  In this case the use of a wood texture complements the landscape image.

Another tip is to use side lighting on your texture images.  This increases the sense of texture.  A reflector is a good tool for adding side lighting.  Cowboy Studios makes some nice, inexpensive reflectors that fit nicely in my camera backback.