Photoshop
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…
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…
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…
How to avoid adding color problems and color shifts in photoshop
MCP Actions Website | MCP Flickr Group | MCP Reviews MCP Actions Quick Purchase The easiest way to mess up color in a photo is when using levels and curves improperly. Levels to an extent, and curves to an even greater extent, affect both luminosity (brightness) and color when you adjust them. Many photographers love the look…
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…
Possible Online Photoshop Workshops | Looking for feedback…
MCP Actions Website | MCP Flickr Group | MCP Reviews MCP Actions Quick Purchase As many of you know, one of my offerings at MCP Actions is one on one photoshop training. I have been doing these customized trainings for over 2 years now. And I often get requests to do “in person” workshops, as…
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…
Photo Makeover – getting rid of terrible stretch marks in photoshop
Today I was reading some posts on a forum, and a photographer had a question. “How can I get rid of these terrible stretch marks on my client’s belly?” In real life I cannot say, but in Photoshop, it is a relatively easy task. Below I have shown you the before belly with dark…
Soft Proofing and Color Management in Photoshop
MCP Actions Website | MCP Flickr Group | MCP Reviews MCP Actions Quick Purchase This post is written exclusively for the MCP Actions Blog by “Color Inc Pro Lab.” They are an amazing printer with excellent customer service. And they have agreed to do monthly tips and/or contests here on the MCP Blog. I get…
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…
How do I make my photos look like…?
MCP Actions Website | MCP Flickr Group | MCP Reviews MCP Actions Quick Purchase Here is an MCP thought of the day. Since I teach photoshop (both one on one and on my blog), I get asked certain questions frequently. I get asked, “how do I do …” or “oh no, … happened. How do…
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…
Video Tutorial: Stretching a Canvas instead of Cloning in Photoshop
Today’s video will help you learn to cover up certain parts of a photo without cloning. This is not a replacement for cloning in Photoshop, but it can help you when you want to maintain your aspect ratio but have an area that you do not like. You will also learn how to add canvas…
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…
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…
Help me win a contest! Plus what is coming up on my blog…
MCP Actions Website | MCP Flickr Group | MCP Reviews MCP Actions Quick Purchase Now it is your turn to help me win a contest… There is a great new photography forum called One Photo Source. It is a terrific new resource for photographers. They are having a membership contest through the end of July.…
How to photograph and edit silhouettes {part 1}
After posting all of my vacation photos from Northern Michigan, I got a lot of people writing and asking two questions. One was “how do you get such great color?” The answer, good exposure and using the appropriate MCP Actions to enhance the Straight out of Camera shots. The second question I get is “how…
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