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Dollar Store Lighting for Photographers on a Budget
Using a simple DIY reflector fill board from a dollar store, you can get professional lighting results cheaply and easily.
5 Tips for Photographers to Get In Photos with Their Families
Getting in photos with your loved ones is so important. Here’s ways to help photographers let go and start becoming part of those memories.
12 Awesome Photography Genres for Both the Professional and the Hobbyist
With the click of a shutter, we’re able to capture the world before us. Photography allows us to preserve the history of any moment in time. This is why photography is so beloved by many. And with the advent of smartphone technology, almost anyone can be a photographer. There are many forms of photography—many with…
10 Practical Tips for Posing Seniors for Portraits
Need help with posing seniors? Check out the MCP™ Senior Posing Guides, filled with tips and tricks for photographing high school seniors. Flattering Posing for Senior Photography by guest blogger Sandi Bradshaw Hi ya’ll! Today I’m going to chat at you a little bit about posing. For most photographers, posing seems to be one of those love it…
Looking for your photos – for examples for our newest actions and presets
MCP Actions Website | MCP Flickr Group | MCP Actions Store These products are not yet available, but will be very soon! We need some examples for our website. Our newest Presets will have a very nostalgic flare to them. So we are looking for photos that lend themselves really well to this type of style. Think “Vintage Camera” , “Pop Photography”, “Lomography”.…
Editing Images Taken with a DIY Reflector
Here’s some editing we did to enhance these images we took after using the DIY reflector — to make them pop even more.
Family Session edited with MCP INSPIRE
Quickly make your images pop using the MCP Inspire Photoshop actions. Here’s how.
Step-by-Step Edit of an Image From a Beach Photo Session
Quick and easy Beach Photo Edit with using Photoshop actions.
How to Keep Your Photography Prices Firm
What to do when you are asked for a discount? Here’s how to keep your prices firm and your customer happy.
Editing Autumn Portraits for Beautiful Fall Colors
Get rich tones from your Fall images – using this easy to follow workflow recipe.
How to Edit Maternity Photos with Photoshop Actions
If you struggle to get the warm, sunlight images — try these steps next time you edit maternity photos.
Why Many Photographers Choose to Use Photoshop Actions
Learn the benefits to using Photoshop actions and Lightroom presets versus relying just on hand editing. And figure out which is best for you.
Add a Missing Piece and Bold Colors in Photoshop
Give your images a POP of color and fill in a missing piece of your image in these easy to follow steps.
Fun Photography Activity Using Fruit as a Prop
Have fun using fruit as a prop in this step-by-step photography activity — carve letters into fruit for your next summer themed photo shoot, BBQ or more.
How to Vanish Color Casts using MCP Actions
There are many ways to correct color casts, but one quick way for great results is using the Manual Color Switcher action from MCP’s Inspire set. Watch this video to see how you can get quick and effective results too.
Making a Newborn Prop Photo Pop
This Blueprint was created by Blythe Harlan, an MCP Actions customer. She explains below how she has saved time using our products and she shared an example of how she edits her newborn photos using our products.
Make a DIY Box Airplane Prop for Newborn Photography
Follow these step-by-step instructions to make your own airplane newborn photography prop.
One Inspiring Story of a Photographer Documenting Her Mom’s Cancer Treatment
When crisis strikes, take action with your photos. This photographer documented her mom’s struggles throughout her cancer treatment.
Stop Following the Rules of Photography to Start Capturing Photos You Love
Why Lindsay Williams stopped following the rules of photography, and why you should too, in order to get “perfect” photos that you love.
Black and White or Color – It is Easy to Have Both with Photoshop Actions
Before and After Step-by-Step Edit: Color or B&W – which Photoshop Actions edit do you prefer? The MCP Show and Tell Site is a place for you to share your images edited with MCP products (our Photoshop actions, Lightroom presets, textures and more). We’ve always shared before and after Blueprints on our main blog, but…
How to Edit Sunset Silhouette Images
Before and After Step-by-Step Edit: Creating Stunning Silhouettes with MCP’s help The MCP Show and Tell Site is a place for you to share your images edited with MCP products (our Photoshop actions, Lightroom presets, textures and more). We’ve always shared before and after Blueprints on our main blog, but now, we will sometimes share some…