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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…
12 Free Photoshop Books plus 3 MCP Favorite Books Revealed
If I told you I had a dozen free Photoshop books to give you, is that something you would be interested in? Yesterday I gave you 18 free previews of photography books. Today is Photoshop book day. Think about the old days when you could sit in a book store and page through books before…
18 Free Photography Books – Your Photography Summer Reading List
If I told you I had over a dozen free photography books to give you, is that something you would be interested in? Well I do – sort of. These are online live previews of books. Think about the old days when you could sit in a book store and page through books before deciding…
Scarlett Lillian Answers MCP Reader Questions
Thank you to Scarlett Lillian for your interview last week and for answer questions from photographers and readers of the MCP Blog. The questions are in italics – the answers below each. 1. Michelle H wrote: Thanks for introducing us! Scarlett, my question for you is on lens flare… how do you make it happen?…
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.
Maternity Photography: How to Photograph Pregnant Women
This post is by guest blogger Pascale Wowak. She is a professional photographer who specializes in natural light portraiture. She has been operating her own successful business for the past four years. She places a special emphasis on capturing TRUE LIFE imagery that accurately reflects the spirit and personalities of the people she is photographing.…
Results from the Survey on Using Bribery in Photography
The results are in from the survey on using bribes to get your subjects to cooperate or participate in a photo shoot. The breakdown showed that 209 photographers voted. 99 of them said they will bribe both customers and their own kids if it helps get better photographs. 90 people said they will bribe their own…
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…
Interview with Wedding and Fashion Photographer Scarlett Lillian
I am so excited today to bring you an interview with an extraordinary photographer. She is bright, fun, colorful and full of life. Welcome Scarlett Lillian to the MCP Blog. I was 1st introduced to Scarlett when she purchased actions from me last year. She and I, unfortunately, had cancer in common too (her father,…
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…
Inspiration for this Prize Winning Photo…
I received many emails about this photo that won grand prize from the Color Inc & MCP Gallery Wrapped Canvas Photo Contest. The photo was taken by Laureen Carruthers. I asked her to explain her inspiration for this photo. She wrote the following: “when I saw Parker lying and relaxing in the shallow water – I…
How to Use Your Flash Effectively in Portraits (Part 5 of 5)
By Matthew L Kees, guest to the MCP Actions Blog Director of MLKstudios.com Online Photography Course [MOPC] Using Flash at a Distance (“up the down squares…”) Flash-to-subject distance isn’t usually an issue indoors, unless you are bouncing the light off a high ceiling or you in a very BIG space, like a cathedral. Outdoors in…
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.
How to Use Your Flash Effectively in Portraits (Part 4 of 5)
*** I owe Matthew an apology – I somehow lost part 4 and 5 that he sent me last year and was cleaning out emails and found the last two parts in his flash series for MCP Blog. I will be posting them now. By Matthew L Kees, guest to the MCP Actions Blog Director…
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…
Senior Photography: How to Find Great Locations
Want to learn how to find great locations for senior photography? Hi MCP Actions readers! I’m Sandi Bradshaw of Treasure the Time Photography. And I am so excited to be back here and to be sharing more ideas with you on working with seniors! Today I have some things to share with you regarding finding…
12 Ways to be an MCP Fan that Rocks!
Jodi Friedman’s Profile Here are 12 ways you can be an MCP Fan that ROCKS!: Read my blog via email subscription or RSS. Comment to my posts with opinions, comments, feedback or to expand on the subject Friend me on Facebook Join my Facebook Fan Club Page (NEW) and post to the wall and participate in discussions Join…
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…
SEO – Don’t Be a Keyword Stuffer
This is part of out Search Engine Optimization Series by Shannon Steffens. I am back talking about SEO. Today I am going to talk about your landing page. This is the page of your website you see when you type in www.yoursite.com. This is THE important page of your website. So not only do you…
Free MCP Photoshop Actions * Hurry and Get Them
APRIL FOOLS! Well the April Fools’ joke is that there are no new free actions. But I have compiled many of my past free “try me” actions here in this post. So if you are new to MCP or just have not already downloaded them, here they are. ENJOY! These actions have simple built in…
MCP Blueprint – ruined photo into something printable (why to shoot Raw)
One of my customers sent in her plays on a photo. She actually had sent this to me to use in the All About Curves Workshop she attended. During the workshop I explained that it was wa too blown out and overexposed – and that her only possible chance for saving it was if she…
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