Photoshop Actions
Our Magical Disney World Trip
We were very fortunate to go to Disney World last week. Ellie and Jenna had the best time. Here are some highlights of our trip. Some were taken with the Canon 40d and some just with a point and shoot. Did very quick post processing with these since they are snapshots (just ran through color…
“How I saved this girl’s photo…” A Customer Example
One of my customers sent me this example. She photographed this teen with acne covered skin. And by the time she ran the MCP Photoshop Actions – Eye Doctor, Magic Skin and then Powder Your Nose, she turned her into a photo the girl is proud to show all her family and friends. Thanks for…
“How I saved this girl’s photo…” A Customer Example
One of my customers sent me this example. She photographed this teen with acne covered skin. And by the time she ran the MCP Photoshop Actions – Eye Doctor, Magic Skin and then Powder Your Nose, she turned her into a photo the girl is proud to show all her family and friends. Thanks for…
How to use a “Clipping Mask” to insert photos into a template
This is a very basic tutorial on how to use clipping masks to insert photos into a template or card. To start with, open your template. For this example, I am using a very simple white template. Openings shown in black. The black represents the layer(s) in your templates that you need to clip to. …
Elements 7.0 – I did not forget about you… Photoshop actions?
I am not sure that I could do a review on Photoshop Elements since I do not use it in my every day life. But I want to tell you, I purchased Photoshop Elements 7.0 today. And I have some FANTASTIC NEWS for elements users who upgrade to this version. Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 –…
My “American Girls” plus a before & after with editing directions
Here are my twins plus their twin American Girl dolls. They went to an “American Girl” themed charity tea to raise money for our children’s hospital. I snapped these before they left with my mother in law. They had a fantastic time. They love watching sports and playing with dolls too. What can I say, they have diverse interests.…
Magic Print It Boards are here + Magic Blog It Boards: Set 2
Magic Blog It Boards have changed the way photographers prepare and display photos on the web. Now more choices than ever! MAGIC BLOG IT BOARD ACTIONS SET 2 are here! The MCP “Magic Blog It Board” photoshop actions create collages and display boards with between 2 and 9 openings. The actions insert photos for you and will drastically…
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…
Playing with animation in Photoshop…
MCP Actions Website | MCP Flickr Group | MCP Reviews MCP Actions Quick Purchase I was just playing with the animation tool in Photoshop. This photo was taken by one of my trainees. She is a teen who models for their salon. And she wanted the photo to be more glamorous. Using the MCP Photoshop…
North vs South – which direction light is better?
MCP Actions Website | MCP Flickr Group | MCP Reviews MCP Actions Quick Purchase This is more a question – than an answer… So if you have opinions or just want to give critique on these photos, feel free to leave a comment. North or South Facing Light suppose to be the best? I thought it…
Watch Me Work – {creating many looks for one image}
Today I will teach you how to use SCREEN SHOTS in my Watch Me Work session. You will learn to take one photo and try multiple looks with it utilizing screen shots. Then you can pick your favorite version(s) and save them. Here is one play, using the Quickie Collection Photoshop Actions Set – with…
Quick Tip: How to get rid of STOPS in photoshop actions?
MCP Actions Website | MCP Flickr Group | MCP Reviews MCP Actions Quick Purchase I get a lot of questions from customers about what to do when Photoshop starts acting like it is in control. I am going to be posting some frequent asked questions from MCP Actions customers and blog visitors. If you have…
A few quick summer snaps edited in photoshop…
MCP Actions Website | MCP Flickr Group | MCP Reviews MCP Actions Quick Purchase Nothing overly original here. The other day I went outside with my twins for all of 5 minutes and quickly snapped a few shots before they got “bored.” The color and B&W edits were edited using the quickie collection. The last…
My Photoshop actions are not working correctly now? How can I fix them?
I get a lot of questions from customers about what to do when Photoshop starts acting like it is in control. I am going to be posting some frequent asked questions from MCP Actions customers and blog visitors. If you have a quick question about Photoshop you want answered, please email me and I may use it…
Update on my Father-in-Law + Free Cancer Awareness Action Set
MCP Actions Website | MCP Flickr Group | MCP Reviews MCP Actions Quick Purchase I know many of you have been writing asking how my father-in-law has been doing. He was diagnosed with Mantle Cell Lymphoma, a rare form of cancer, a year ago. He went through extremely heavy chemo and then had a bone…
453 unique voters – and the winner is…
Thank you to everyone who submitted entries in the OnOne Software MCP Actions Summer Fun contest. There were some incredible photos and such creativity. I also want to thank the 453 voters who came and each picked up to their favorite 3. This was such a close contest. I loved them all. I am so lucky…
My twins are spending the night at camp – their 1st overnight
MCP Actions Website | MCP Flickr Group | MCP Reviews MCP Actions Quick Purchase So I had to share with all of you… My girls are doing the “overnight” tonight at their day camp. They LOVE camp, and have been asking for weeks. Well I decided since there is only one more week left after…
Quick Tip | Where did my palettes and tools go? They vanished!
MCP Actions Website | MCP Flickr Group | MCP Reviews MCP Actions Quick Purchase I get a lot of questions from customers about what to do when Photoshop starts acting like it is in control. I am going to be posting some frequent asked questions from MCP Actions customers and blog visitors. If you have…
Get to know me better? Plus chance to win MCP Actions!
MCP Actions Website | MCP Flickr Group | MCP Reviews MCP Actions Quick Purchase How fun! Leah at LCH Photography Design interviewed me for her blog. Go check it out. If you leave a comment on her blog, you will be entered to win a free action set from me – see her site for…
Finding Textures to Photograph and use in your editing process…
Today’s blog post is submitted by Hayley Austin. She will be teaching you how to find textures that you can photograph and then use in your photography. She will also be giving every reader over 100 free textures via her flickr site. So keep reading… Finding Textures to Photograph by Hayley Austin It is…
Introducing MCP Actions NEW Tell a Storyboard Action Sets
This is the Ultimate Collection of Storyboard, Collage, and Template Actions. Three sets of Photoshop Actions designed to save you time, make you money, and help you design beautifulcreations. There are full written and video instructions for this set. Every “Tell a Story-board” is done in black with white optional border overlays and white with…
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