MCP Actions™ Blog: Photography, Photo Editing & Photography Business Advice
The MCP Actions™ Blog is full of advice from experienced photographers written to help you improve your camera skills, post-processing and photography skill-sets. Enjoy editing tutorials, photography tips, business advice, and professional spotlights.
Wanting to Learn Photoshop? Curves, Color Pop, Color Correction – Class Times Inside
I have some openings for this coming up week’s workshops so I wanted to post here and let you know the times. If you are interested, go under the workshops tab on the blog – to check out. Or click on the specific workshop name below. This week’s workshops are: All About Curves – March…
Blueprints * A New Photo Makeover Segment on the MCP Blog
*** We are over 300 on comments from yesterday – I will let a few more of you get in on the fun – as I really want the feedback. I will pick a winner for both the MCP $50 and the Huge Branding Prize from SnapBrand on Sunday. So go comment if you have not…
Jasmine Star Photographer Answers Your Questions
I am honored to present the answers to 10 questions submitted to Jasmine Star. Her answers are honest and fun! And she is such an incredible wedding photographer. I hope you enjoy and learn from her… I will show the reader’s question in italics and then Jasmine’s answer below it: …
Be Hired for Your Work – Not Your Prices…
Alicia Caine is back to teach you how to be hired for your work and not for your prices. Her thoughts are below – see the end of the post if you want to purchase her new “pricing cookbook – easy as pie” at a discount. One of the biggest struggles photographers have when starting…
Fix It Friday – a fun Before and After Share – with Instructions
I am a Judge and Contributor to a great site called I Heart Faces. And every week they have a photo they send to a few people to work on a before and after shot. I participate when I can. This week’s edit was unique for me. I am not usually all about the text. …
Shortcut Keys for Photoshop – A Must See – Save Time!!!
If you want to really save time when using Photoshop, there are a few things you can do. You can arrange your desktop in an efficient manner, you can learn how to make and use presets, use actions, and even batch process. But one way to save time is to use less mouse and more quick…
Jasmine Star – Ask Her Anything You Want!
I am so excited to have Jasmine Star GUEST BLOGGING on MCP Actions Blog. She is an incredible photographer and writer – and reading her blog often brings a smile to my face. She knows how to connect with her audience and is super giving. To see her work and learn more about her, click…
Problem Photo: One Customer’s Fix
I had to share this letter and before and after photo I received from one of my fans. I hope it can help you with one of your problem photos. Hey Mrs. Jodi, Here is an extreme problem photo. My batteries were running low in my sb600 so the power was half staff and the…
SEO: Understanding Using Google Analytics by Guest Blogger Shannon Steffens
This is part 2 of Shannon Steffen’s series on SEO. Part 1 is here. I am excited to be back on Jodi’s blog this week. We are again tackling the nebulous topic of SEO and what we can do to improve our website rankings. Today I am going to talk about Google Analytics. This is…
New Workshop Added – COLOR CRAZY: Enhancing Color In Photoshop
I just added a few new times and dates for CURVES and COLOR FIXING workshops but the BIG NEWS is the Brand New COLOR CRAZY WORKSHOP! Learn how to pop your colors and enhance your photos without just relying on actions. CLICK HERE to learn the details on this fantastic new workshop. I will add more…
Snaps from San Diego – photos from our family trip out west…
I am slowly recovering from the flu and now am left with a cough (those of you attending my trainings this week – I apologize in advance for the unwanted coug noises)… Anyway, I promised to share some photos from our trip last week to San Diego. These are snap shots for sure – none…
Fan Share – Another Customer Playing with “All in the Details”
Photographers are LOVING the results from the new “All in the Details” action set. Since I am away I thought I would show you another “fan share.” My customer wrote: Jodi, I haven’t ever shared a before and after with you….because I guess I have always been a little apprehensive since I am still such an…
5 Silly Photos ~ Thank You All for Sharing ~ Plus Live From San Diego
We are on vacation this week in San Diego. It has been kinda crazy. Those of you who follow me on Facebook and/or Twitter may have already heard. On Friday I went to my twins’ school for their Valentine’s Party. In Ellie’s class, 7 kids were sent home sick with the stomach flu, and others had…
Your Newborn Questions Answered from Alisha
Alisha is headed to WPPI so there will not be a Newborn series post this week but she has answered the questions you left from the part 1 of her newborn series. Thank you to everyone who left comments on my post. I am so happy to hear that it helped some of you refine…
Happy Valentine’s Day – Enjoy Some Candy Hearts from MCP
Ok – so maybe you were looking for something sweet like “candy” – but I had to share my favorite sweet things with you. My twins! Last fall they were playing with these heart stickers and I took a few photos. I have been saving them for this post… I hope everyone has a yummy day…
Shortcut Keys in Lightroom (Edit Faster and Smarter)
Thank you again to Nathan Holritz from Photographer’s Edit. Here is a follow up to his video – a list of shortcut keys that you can use in Lightroom.
Silly Pictures – They Make Me Smile
This week’s contest at I Heart Faces is using the theme “SILLY.” For some reason I knew right away what photo I would want to share. I am a contributor and judge there so I am not eligible to win. But they said I can enter for fun anyway. If you have a silly picture,…
The Importance of Web Presence by Guest Blogger Shannon Steffens
*** IF YOU DID NOT GET TO DO THE POLL FROM THE WEEKEND, PLEASE CLICK HERE. Something happened and it got deleted from the post, but it is back now and I would appreciate your responses. *** The Importance of Web Presence by Shannon Steffens Today I am going to talk about…
SEO? Google? Getting Your Website Found… Series Starting Next Week by Shannon Steffens
Starting this week Shannon Steffens will be doing a 6+ part series on how to help your website get noticed on search engines and how to draw traffic to your site. Here is a little bit about Shannon: I am a photographer and a mother to two young children. I started taking photographs at age…
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