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How to Use Your Flash Effectively for Portraits (Part 1 of 5) – by MCP Guest Blogger Matthew Kees
Matthew Kees is a very talented photographer and teacher. He is doing a 5 part series on the MCP Actions Blog on Using a Modern Flash for Portraits. I am excited to share his knowledge and expertise with all of my readers. These tutorials will launch once every other week. On the alternate weeks, time…
More quick ways to change your brush in photoshop…
MCP Actions Website | MCP Flickr Group | MCP Reviews MCP Actions Quick Purchase What are some more easy ways to change your brush in Photoshop? What if I told you that you do not even need to go to the brush menu while using a “brush?” You can use your keystrokes and not go up…
Last chance: retiring the “polka dot borders set” for elements and photoshop
This is a .psd of polka dot borders. I created this back when MCP Actions first started and many of my customers were children’s store owners and eBayers. These are perfect for scrapbookers and eBayers, but I have decided to retire this set from my website. It is now off of my site, but can…
ONLINE GROUP WORKSHOP – Using Cards & Templates (just in time for the holidays)
Using Cards & Templates in Photoshop (just in time for the holidays) Have you ever purchased a template, storyboard, birth announcement, holiday card, etc. only to find out you have no idea how to customize it or even how to insert and resize photos to fit? If so, you are not alone. Thanks to some amazing…
Customizing and saving your workspace in photoshop
Here is a pretty quick tip that can save you some frustration and also time. Today I will show you how to customize and save your workspace in Photoshop. 1st get the palettes and toolbars that you like working with open. Then arrange them in your preferred layout. Once you have this done, you will…
Want to learn more about Photoshop? Become a member of NAPP?
If you are a serious hobbiest photographer, professional photographer, or just love editing photos in Photoshop, you really owe it to yourself to join the National Association of Photoshop Professionals. It is an incredible organization. People often ask me how I continue to learn more in Photoshop, the NAPP is where I go for more…
magic blog it boards – customers love sharing these…
MCP Actions Website | MCP Flickr Group | MCP Reviews MCP Actions Quick Purchase I have never had an action set where I get this many customers sharing their results with me. So I want to share some more with you. These are so fun! And coming OCTOBER 1st, I have “Magic Blog It Boards Set…
Let the “sweet” voting begin… Please vote for your favorite 3.
MCP Actions Website | MCP Flickr Group | MCP Reviews MCP Actions Quick Purchase This may have been the hardest contest to pick winners. My twins were half successful. They had two jobs to do – pick one 1st prize winner (for the MCP Actions Set) – which they did. The 2nd part they could…
My other half… “Volunteer of the Year” by Detroit Regional Chamber
MCP Actions Website | MCP Flickr Group | MCP Reviews MCP Actions Quick Purchase Most of my readers are familiar with my daughters, Ellie and Jenna. I write about them all the time. But I usually do not post too many photos and details of my husband. Well today is his “15 minutes of fame” on…
FREE ACTION * MCP #2 PENCILS – PENCIL SKETCH ACTION
MCP Actions Website | MCP Flickr Group | MCP Reviews MCP Actions Quick Purchase And now for a fun freebie – based on the tutorial I did last week on how to do a pencil sketch. This one can do color pencils too. If you want a quick easy and fun way to turn your…
Quick Tip: How to change color of a senior class portrait backdrop in PS?
MCP Actions Website | MCP Flickr Group | MCP Reviews MCP Actions Quick Purchase Quick Tip: I had a photographer write me today and ask how to change a mottled backdrop. She shot some senior pictures and the schools are requiring a brown backdrop. She only has blue. Short of buying a brown one, here…
How to turn a photo into a pencil sketch in photoshop
MCP Actions Website | MCP Flickr Group | MCP Reviews MCP Actions Quick Purchase One of my readers recently wrote in asking how to make her photo into a pencil sketch. So here is a tutorial to teach you how. I am using the photo I just made into a blog header. Check out a…
How to get natural smiles in children’s portraiture (by Erin Bell)
MCP Actions Website | MCP Flickr Group | MCP Reviews MCP Actions Quick Purchase Erin Bell is an incredible Baby’s and Children’s Photographer in Connecticut. I am honored to have her here on the MCP Blog. Today she is my guest photographer and she will be teaching “how to get natural smiles in children’s portraiture.” Please…
Guest Photographers – COMING SOON to MCP Actions BLOG
MCP Actions Website | MCP Flickr Group | MCP Reviews MCP Actions Quick Purchase I love teaching everyone on my blog about photoshop. And I know so many of you really appreciate it. I also get asked frequently to teach photography topics. My specialty truely is photoshop. So my goal is to bring in some…
Just another day at the beach, until…
MCP Actions Website | MCP Flickr Group | MCP Reviews MCP Actions Quick Purchase I had to share this from last weekend when my parents came to town. My dad went in the lake with Ellie. Jenna (one in the yellow bikini) said she did not want to get her feet sandy. Ummm. Yep –…
Quick Photoshop Tip: how to use the transform tool
MCP Actions Website | MCP Flickr Group | MCP Reviews MCP Actions Quick Purchase There are many times when you need to transform the size of your photo, especially when inserting photos into collages, storyboards and templates in Photoshop. The shortcut key for this is CTRL + the “T” key on a PC, and Command…
Share your “Blog It Boards” – look at these amazing display boards
MCP Actions Website | MCP Flickr Group | MCP Reviews MCP Actions Quick Purchase When the “Magic Blog It Boards” sent on sale Wednesday, photographers were able to start changing the way they prepare and display images on the web. Many photographers started blogging with them. Some made splash pages with them. Others tried blog…
Available for purchase today: Magic Blog It Board Photoshop Actions
Magic Blog It Boards will change the way you prepare and display photos on the web. The MCP “Magic Blog It Board” photoshop actions create collages and display boards with between 2 and 16 openings. The actions insert photos for you and will drastically reduce the time you spend preparing collages, templates, and storyboards for…
Introducing MCP Actions incredible new action set: “MAGIC BLOG IT BOARDS”
The wait is almost over! Magic Blog It Board Actions coming tomorrow!!! Tomorrow at NOON eastern time, my new action set will be released. This set will change the way you prepare and display images on the web. I will post many examples tomorrow on my blog. And the actions will be for sale on my…
Teaching kids how to use an SLR – what age can you start?
MCP Actions Website | MCP Flickr Group | MCP Reviews MCP Actions Quick Purchase My twins have been asking me for months now if they can use “my camera.” I got them each their own $100 Nikon Point and Shoots. But now, they want to know more. They are 6 1/2 (will be 7 in…
End of Summer – vacation photos – tall ship and beaches…
MCP Actions Website | MCP Flickr Group | MCP Reviews MCP Actions Quick Purchase We went on vacation from Wednesday through Friday and I wanted to share a few photos with you from our trip. The girls LOVE the beach and we went a few times: They also love shopping and could not resist trying…
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