Photoshop
How to Straighten Your Photos in Photoshop
This quick video will teach you how to straighten a photo and even out your horizon line in Photoshop using the ruler tool. Angles and tilts can be fun – but sometimes you just need to straighten out your photo. And now you can. >
The Secrets to Matching Image Color on Blog/Website to Photoshop?
How can I make my colors on my blog and website matching what I see in Photoshop? Color Management: Part 1 To answer this I did some research and consulted with an Adobe expert, Jeff Tranberry. The short answer – many web browsers are not color managed. If you view an image on a monitor…
Soft Proofing to Achieve Closely Matched Color Online and in Photoshop
This article was written as a follow up to Color Management: Part 1, by guest blogger Phillip Mackenzie. Color Management: Part 2 Soft Proofing to Achieve Closely Matched Color Online and in Photoshop Assuming that you do most of your photo editing in either Adobe RGB or ProPhoto RGB (LR’s native colorspace), you’ll need…
Quick Tip: How to Make a Rounded Corners Border in Lightroom
Here is a great time saving trick to use in Lightroom if you love the look of rounded corners for your photographs. Go to POST CROP. Then change settings to: Amount = +100 Midpoint = 0 Roundness = -100 Feather = 0 The results are shown here. Play around with the midpoint and roundness to…
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,…
Elements versus Photoshop – which is best? Tell us what you think…
Here are a few questions I get asked in emails on a daily basis: – Should I buy Elements or Full Photoshop? If I am just starting out as a photographer which should I get? If I am building a portrait business which should I get? – Why do most of your Photoshop Actions only…
Watermark Creator for Photoshop CS4 * Even Better than Actions
Do you ever dream of clicking a button and having your watermark applied to all of your photos in a particular spot (scaled correctly no matter what)? What if this “Dream Tool” could do this for you in high or low res and could put the watermark in the center or either corner of your…
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.
Intro to Macro Photography – how to get incredible close-up shots this summer
I am so excited to have guest blogger Susan O’Conner today teaching us some tips for macro photography. Susan O’Connor is a self-taught, award-winning photographer living in Maryland. She exhibits her work at local art galleries, as well as selling her fine art prints on Etsy. Her photography style is an eclectic assortment of genres.…
Fixing a Localized Color Cast using Photoshop
I have a special treat for you today. I usually do all of my own Photoshop tutorials on the blog. But there are usually 5-10 ways or more to accomplish any one task or result in Photoshop. And once I have a particular way(s) that works for me, that is what I teach you. …
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…
Blueprint: Magic Blog It Board & Print It Board Photoshop Actions Shares
This week instead of sharing editing “Blueprints” I am sharing a great way to display images on the web (with the help of a few customers and fans.) The blueprint itself: “click play on the photoshop action and follow the directions as your photos almost magically insert themselves into a storyboard collage template. A minute…
8 Great iPhone Apps for Photographers
There are hundreds of apps that can be useful for photographers. I have only tried a few dozen. But there are 6 that I use on a daily basis that I want to share with you, plus 2 more that my kids love (see how you can tie them into your photography). These apps are available…
Recognize the Person in Today’s Before and After Blueprint?
Yep – I figured today I would subject myself to a little “Blueprint” action. I still remember the days of getting carded and being told I look so young. Well those days are “past tense” I think. I am now 37 and starting to look and feel my age. Here is a photo of me before and after some…
8 Ways to Find “The Light” and Enhance Your Photography
Here are 8 ways to help you find better light. This is not a scientific post – these are just ways I have tried to find better light and in turn improve my photography. I hope they help many of you too. I may do some tutorials for you to expand on these in the future. Please make notes in the…
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…
Fun Cool New Photo Toy *Free * Shape Collages Program
I just discovered this fun program. I had to share it with you immediately. It is an independent program that makes quick and fun collages from your photos – in a number of set shapes or in a custom shape. The best part, it is free. Plus you can save as a psd and edit…
How to Save Time in Photoshop…
One problem with using photoshop is it can be time consuming. There are many ways to speed up your Photoshop Workflow. I just launched a new MCP Workshop called “Speed Editing – Edit Smarter – Get Your Life Back.” Check it out! But if you do not have”time” to take the workshop – below are…
A Look at Curves in Photoshop CS4
While this is NOT a curves tutorial exactly, if you have CS4 or are considering getting it, this is a look at the Curves Adjustment Layer in the new “Adjustment Panel.” I hope you will learn a lot from this diagram I have made for you. If you are wanting to actually learn CURVES, check…
Blueprints * A New Photo Makeover Segment on the MCP Blog
*** We are over 300 on comments from yesterday – I will let a few more of you get in on the fun – as I really want the feedback. I will pick a winner for both the MCP $50 and the Huge Branding Prize from SnapBrand on Sunday. So go comment if you have not…
Snaps from San Diego – photos from our family trip out west…
I am slowly recovering from the flu and now am left with a cough (those of you attending my trainings this week – I apologize in advance for the unwanted coug noises)… Anyway, I promised to share some photos from our trip last week to San Diego. These are snap shots for sure – none…
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