Blueprints
Blueprint – close-up of a cute little girl, a natural looking Photoshop edit
Sometimes when I make the blueprints, I tend to go overboard and almost exaggerate the edits so you can see what I did. For this one I wanted to do a super realistic, natural edit. Thank you to Jill Ellison for this adorable picture. This little girl looks so cute with her sweet curls. Here…
Using Photoshop for Stunning Beach Photos
Have you ever wondered how to process your beach photos in Photoshop? When I saw this shot by Jennifer Rose Hewes of Jennifer Rose Photography I was in LOVE. These girls and this shot – just stunning. Honestly this is one of those shots that look so pretty straight out of the camera – it…
Blueprint – Baby Time – Making a Cute Newborn Even Cuter
If you want better newborn images, take our Online Newborn Photography Workshop. This photo was sent in by Nilofar Walters of Fig Tree Photography in Australia. She wrote me an email that read, “First off thank you for a wonderful and informative blog. I have also bought a couple of your actions and I…
MCP Blueprint – an iphone 3gs picture edited in Photoshop
I was on a pontoon boat the day I took this shot. I did not bring my camera with me. When my daughter Jenna decided to jump from the boat and swim in the lake for her 1st time, I wanted to document it. I was bummed that I did not lug my camera… Then…
Sunsets and Silhouettes – a blueprint, tutorial and favorites poll
One of my all time favorite things to photograph are sunsets and silhouettes. There is something almost magical about them. Last year I wrote a 2 part tutorial on photographing and editing silhouettes. Part 1 Here * Part 2 Here. I changed camera my settings quite a bit on the ones I took on vacation…
Blueprint – From Snapshot to Portrait in 6 Steps
This boy is just adorable. He is the “kid of the week” for the Fix It Friday edit at I Heart Faces. I loved my edit of this one so I had to share my steps with all of you. I would love to know what you think of the before and after photo edit…
Blueprint – My Take on Sandi Bradshaw’s Senior Photography
I just had to play. Check out yesterday’s post for detailed step by step of how Sandi Bradshaw edited this photo. Here are my plays. MCP All in the Details: flashlight action – changed opacity to 100% MCP All in the Details: extreme color action – used the extreme color painting on grass and tractor. …
Post Processing Senior Style with Sandi Bradshaw
Sandi Bradshaw is back this week to show you some of her tricks and tips for post processing. Then tomorrow I will use her SOOC shot and show you a few plays of my own in the Friday Blueprint. And next week I will have a tutorial showing how to add fake sky where there…
Blueprint – 2 different approaches to similar photographs (extreme versus natural)
Today’s blueprints will show you 2 similar photos of the same model taken in the same light. I edited them very differently so you could get an idea of how you can get completely different looks under the same conditions. For the 1st Blueprint of this graduating high school senior, I took a natural enhanced…
Blueprint: Trash the Prom Dress Before and After MCP Photoshop Actions
Today’s Blueprint is another sent in by an MCP Actions Fan, Nikki Romero of Everlasting Expressions. She writes: This was an awesome Senior that blessed me with a Trash the Prom Dress Session… So much fun… The day was very overcast, skies were white, day was gray and rainy, water was YUCKY… But my vision came alive through…
Fan Share – New York City (story told through MCP Blog It Board Templates)
Thank you to Aris Wells Photography for sharing your use of the MCP Magic Blog It Board template actions while on your recent trip to New York City. As you can see below – this is a perfect way to tell a story about a trip or experience on your blog.
MCP Blueprint – what a cute little girl made cuter with Photoshop Actions
This week’s photo comes from Fix It Friday at I Heart Faces. I participate as a contributor there every few weeks. This little girl is just adorable – so I was excited to improve upon her photo. Here is my play and step by step of what I did.
Blueprint – Getting Rid of Poor Color with Photoshop Actions
I received this photo from a photographer (who had someone photograph her). Unfortunately she was on vacation and had slight sunburn and the under exposure and photography emphasized this even more. She sent it to me to see how I would handle it with actions, and to see if it even could be fixed. At…
Blueprints from a few Fans of MCP (editing with a tutu & hat on top)
Today’s blueprints are provided by Gina Neary and Tracy Joy, co-founders of Prop Insanity. All the featured props in their pics are part of their Prop Insanity site and most are available for purchase at their online shop featuring an array of great designers! These Blueprints were fully edited by them using MCP Actions. Occasionally I will…
Blueprint – Enhancing a Senior Photograph Using MCP Photoshop Actions
Here is a beautiful senior girl. This shot was well exposed with nice depth of field. You can see how a few minor changes and cropping takes a good photo and makes it great – using a few MCP Photoshop Actions.
MCP Blueprint – How RAW saved this shot and Photoshop Actions made it Better
This week’s photo comes from Fix It Friday at I Heart Faces. I participate as a contributor there periodically. This particular photo needed lots of help as it was severely underexposed but had a sunspot too. I do most of my work in Photoshop as you know, but will use Adobe Camera Raw or…
Blueprint: Magic Blog It Board & Print It Board Photoshop Actions Shares
This week instead of sharing editing “Blueprints” I am sharing a great way to display images on the web (with the help of a few customers and fans.) The blueprint itself: “click play on the photoshop action and follow the directions as your photos almost magically insert themselves into a storyboard collage template. A minute…
Recognize the Person in Today’s Before and After Blueprint?
Yep – I figured today I would subject myself to a little “Blueprint” action. I still remember the days of getting carded and being told I look so young. Well those days are “past tense” I think. I am now 37 and starting to look and feel my age. Here is a photo of me before and after some…
Blueprint – Jumping for Joy {plus send in your own blueprint}
This week’s blueprint makes me excited for Spring, where you can get outdoors and enjoy life. As always I love feedback and opinions on the editing, as every edit will not appeal to all. MCP wants your blueprints too. If you are an MCP Actions user and want to submit your blueprint, please email it…
MCP Blueprint – Giving Dimension and Life to This Photo
This week’s MCP Blueprint photo is one where a little “action” made a lot of difference, but where it does not have an overly processed look, as it did the past few weeks. This shot I took of this high school senior was properly exposed but lacked dimesion and vibrancy. With a few clicks and a…
MCP Blueprint – Oh Baby Baby – Make Me Pop
This before photo was sent in from a customer. What a cute, fun photo. I just had to play and see what I could do with it – to make it more dramatic. Overall I loved the straight out of camera. It just needed some more pop and depth. Plus the colors were a little cool.…
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