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Mirror The Background In Photoshop To Remove Unwanted Objects

We’ve all had that moment of scrolling through our images and finding “the one” but then realize there is a ugly, distracting object in the background!  Most of the time we grab our clone tool and quickly clone it out, but that’s not always the case.  I’m going to show you my all time favorite…

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Make Your Images Come Alive in Photoshop

If You Want Your Colors to Pop and Your Images to Come Alive, You’ll Love This MCP Inspire’s Drama Photoshop action makes images nearly pop off your screen.  Rich, deep colors and strong, intense details with a little help from a paint brush.  To see how we accomplished this edit below, scroll down. Using Photoshop…

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Learn How to Add Clouds, Change Colors of an Object and Add Sunlight

Do you like special effects on your images? Would you like to learn: How to Add Clouds? How to Change Colors of an Object (a brick wall in this case)? How to Add Sunlight and Sharpen Elaborate Gowns? If so, you are in luck.  Using Photoshop + the MCP Inspire actions, you can easily achieve…

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FAQ: How To Get These Looks in Photoshop

“How do you get these looks in Photoshop?” After posting this image on Friday, we got many inquiries asking exactly how we achieved each of these three looks using MCP Inspire Photoshop actions.   Rather than list every step out here, we thought it was easier to share our MCP Inspire Overview Video Tutorial with…

Understanding the Basics of Exposure with DSLR Video

This tutorial teaches 3 basic components of shooting DSLR Video: ISO, Shutterspeeds and Aperture.

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Free Holiday Card Template for Photographers: Download Now

Come download these free exclusive Christmas card templates made by Bird Designs for MCP readers. These holiday card templates will work in both Photoshop and Elements.

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How to Customize Lightroom Templates and Storyboards

For the first time ever, MCP is making it easy for you to create storyboards and collages from inside of Lightroom. No more going to Photoshop to get things ready for print or the web. Not many people use the print module in Lightroom, and no one that we know of has ever sold a…

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New Lightroom Templates and Collages With MCP Lightroom Presets

MCP is making it quicker and easier to showcase your photos in print and for the Web using our new Lightroom Templates. Print Collages Layouts: With MCP Present It for Print Lightroom Presets, you’ll just click and drag images into the templates, customize and upload to your lab. Web Template Layouts: With MCP Display It…

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How to Fix Jaundice Newborn Skin Tones in Photoshop

Yellow baby skin is no match for MCP’s Newborn Necessities Photoshop Action set. In a few quick clicks you’ll have perfect skin tones.

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Get Richer Images in Photoshop Using Multiply and Softlight Blend Modes

If you are looking for rich colors in fast, without the use of Photoshop actions, try using blend modes in Photoshop. The after image used two “fake” or empty adjustment layers set to blend modes of soft light and multiply. Watch our included Photoshop video tutorial below to learn how we did it!    

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Change the Color of Your Solid Studio Backdrop in Photoshop

Learn to change the color of your backdrop in seconds with this easy-to-do method in Photoshop.

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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…

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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.

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Using Brushes in Photoshop and Elements to Create Custom Borders

Learn how to use brushes to create your own borders and frames in Photoshop and Elements. This adds the perfect finishing touches to your photo editing.

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Photoshop Help: Get Your Layers & Layer Masks Working Flawlessly

If layers and layer masks scare you, read this article and watch this video and you will be a Photoshop pro in no time.

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Polish and Protect Your Images Using Photoshop Actions

Polish and Protect Your Images Using Photoshop Actions When it comes to online presentation of photos, photographers often ask me “how can I protect my images for the web?” or “How can I make my photographs look great for the web.” There are many different tools and Photoshop actions to help photographers quickly prepare photos…

How to Use the FREE Photoshop Actions: Mini Fusion & TOL/TOD

How to Use the FREE Photoshop Actions: Mini Fusion & TOL/TOD If you love the word FREE and are wondering how to put it to good use, you can download the Free Photoshop actions, Mini Fusion and Touch of Light/Touch of Darkness from the MCP Actions Website. These actions are compatible with Photoshop (CS2 and…

The Secret to Using Photoshop on an iPad and iPhone

Photoshop on your mobile device? If you are interested, read on… Picture This: You want to edit photos on the go using Photoshop.  And you want to travel light.  You have your iPad or iPhone with you.  What do you do? Sure, you could use one of hundreds of light photo editing apps in the…

Installing Photoshop Actions in Elements: Video Tutorials

Installing Photoshop actions in Elements is not an easy task.  It is more complex installing and using them in Elements because historically they only worked in the full versions of Photoshop. In the most recent versions of Elements, 7 and 8, there is a guided actions palette. This method is relatively easy but not all…

Photoshop Video Tutorials: Reloaded

Thank you for your support with the launch of my new site and blog over the past month. One issue I have heard is that the video tutorials occasionally would have a hiccup and not play through.  I have re-loaded and worked the way videos display on the site.  They should be working more reliably…

Photoshop Actions: A Video Tutorial on How to Install & Use

Photoshop actions… Have you ever wondered “what is a Photoshop action?”  Or how Photoshop actions can help you speed up your workflow?  This video tutorial will teach you how to install and use them . If you are new to Photoshop or to installing or using Photoshop actions, you may be lost once you download…

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