I've been trying to figure out just how professional photographers do "it." That awesome professional look we all want but few can afford to dish out several hundred dollars on pictures. Hold on tight guys, I may have cracked the code on this mystery. Of course, it's all about your camera. You want to understand your functions and know exactly what your camera can do and how to set the camera functions. But, lately, I've discovered a lot of it has to do with post editing. Yes, my cousins awesome husband gave me Photoshop CS4 but I was totally overwhelmed and feeling a little defeated. Then last week somehow, I stumbled upon a wonderful photographer from California, I sent her an email and she has OPENED my eyes!!! (I think I was lead to her blog!). Anyhow, she told me all about Photoshop Actions, which I'd never heard of before. Actions are basically presets in Photoshop that will make you work flow much faster but still give you the control over the look you want to get out of your pictures. Purchasing actions can be expensive I quickly discovered.
Then, I once again stumbled upon another Ohio photographer's blog and she sent me to this FANTASTIC site. This wonderful woman is a stay at home mom, loves photography and post processing. She cracks and then creates FREE, yes FREE actions for us to download!!! Her site is simply called "Coffeeshop." And I LOVE IT!!! I have downloaded nearly 30 actions and it is completely safe! She provides great instructions too!
I've been playing around with a few of the actions today. Take a look at the original shot and then look what I did to them!!
Original Shot
This one, I added a glaze to it!
Classic black and white! LOVE IT!
I'll put her button on my site as soon as possible so you guys can visit easily!!
Hope this helps someone!
Jackie B
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