MCP Actions Projects
MCP Project 52: week 48 re-cap and introducing week 49
Twinkle, twinkle…. little stars that you all are! So impressive to see how many people have their Christmas trees up already! Plenty of wonderful glimmering bokeh-licious images in the pool this week. But it isn’t just the Christmas lights that twinkle as many of you have shown too. I saw some frosty ones too. Seems…
Project 52 Recap of Week 47 & Launch of Week 48
Water water everywhere, well all over our MCP P52 Flickr group at least! Looks like everyone had a lot of fun with this theme, it makes me so happy when I see our themes inspire you to take out your camera and shoot. There was so much variety I struggled this week just to choose…
Instantly Make Facebook Photos Better with Free Photoshop Actions
If your photos look bad on Facebook, we have your fix. MCP’s free Facebook Fix Photoshop actions will help make your photos more presentable.
MCP Project 52 Recap Week 45 + Introduction to Week 46
What a fun week! Book Titles has proved to be another amusing and creative photography topic this week. Thanks to Rebecca Spencer (one of our flickr moderators/project managers) for keeping the creative themes flowing… even after 45 weeks. Her new ideas always excite me and make me want to check back often to see what you…
Free Vintage Postcard Holiday Card Template
MCP Actions and Crave Designs have partnered to bring you a beautiful free Holiday Card Template plus video tutorial that teaches you how to insert photos easily into any card built with clipping masks. To use our free card template, you only need Photoshop or Elements. Download after sharing in the box below. If…
MCP Project 52 :: Recap Week 44 – Launch Week 45
It’s hard to believe that we are in the beginning of November and 44 weeks into this. Doing weekly projects like this make the year go by even fast then what it normally feels like. Muted tones had so many interpretations that it was great seeing what everyone came up with. Everyone has really stepped outside the…
Hazy or Vivid: You’ll Be Shocked How Fast You Can Create Looks in Lightroom
In seconds you can create dozens of looks you will love, when combining the power of Lightroom with our well crafted Lightroom Presets.
40 Years Ago Today
4o years ago today, I was born at 5:11 AM in a New York City hospital. I probably was thinking “why am in this bizarre metal thing? Is someone about to eat me?” This photo from my first hours of life shows my personality perfectly – I look so curious. From the day I was…
week 43 recap and introduction theme week 44
Did someone say week 43? Whoa slow down. Just 8 weeks until Christmas… and only 9 weeks until we have reached the end of the year. We must be reaching the busy part of the year for everyone as there weren’t as many photos to choose from as usual. Only about 3.5 pages at the…
How to Fix a Screwed Up Photo with Lightroom Presets & Raw!
Have you ever screwed up while taking a photo? Bet you have. Learn to fix those “outtakes” and make them useable again.
MCP Project 52 Week 42 recap & launch of Week 43
Did someone say Week 42? Yup we are here already, getting very close to the end of our 2011 Project 52 so hang on in there if taking photos every week is getting hard and pop into our Flickr group to get yourself a little bit of inspiration. This week people have been sharing…
Editing the Perfect Sunset Silhouettes with Lightroom Presets
If you want rich sunset silhouette images, do not miss this video!
Slash Editing Time with Our Lightoom Presets Collection
You already rely on MCP Actions for Photoshop or Photoshop Elements to help you create gorgeous, artistic images with minimal time and effort. Now, we’re offering Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw users the same one-click convenience and eye-catching results.
MCP Project 52 Recap Week 41 and Introduction to Week 42
Week 41! Can you believe it? With only 11 weeks to go I have been so thrilled as I’ve looked through the selection of photos. It seems as though this project has really stretched you all and enhanced your photography skills. The selection is just AMAZING! I am in awe of what you all have…
Lightroom Presets Make Editing Faster
A few close photographer friends of mine got a sneak peek as testers for our upcoming Lightroom Presets. I am featuring some of them in upcoming weeks so you can see how to edit with these new tools. Make sure to check back Monday, October 17th to get your presets! Picture edit 1 is…
Photoshop Actions vs. Lightroom Presets: What’s the Difference?
Many of you are familiar with Photoshop actions. Presets and actions are NOT the same, but both have a place in an efficient photo editing workflow. After reading about them, we invite you to try our free Lightroom presets, Mini Quick Clicks, which is a sampling of our full Quick Clicks Collection. Actions and presets…
MCP Actions :: Recap Week 40 – Launch Week 41
Here we are. Week 40. Guest blogging really makes me realize how fast the year is flying by. I don’t even want to think that the holidays are literally right around the corner. This past week being ‘vintage’, there were so many different views it was great. From cars to toys to kids, it was…
Add Dramatic Color to an Urban Photo Using Session Photoshop Actions
Learn how to quickly enhance your urban photos and add color pop and contrast using MCP’s Photoshop actions in this Friday Blueprint.
3 Winners: One Amazing Collection of Lightroom Presets
Thank you to all who participated in the Blueprints Contest to win our upcoming Lightroom Presets: Quick Clicks Collection. Ellie and Jenna, my 9 year old twins, were the judges. The winners are: Misty Malterud – who entered a photo of the Camp Kamaji Sign (the overnight camp my twins attended – very smart) Rene…