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80+ Time Saving and Free Photoshop Action Sets To Enhance your Photos

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 21:42:24 +0000

Photoshop is a wonderful tool that not only lets you create amazing graphics but also automate your work and improve your workflow. With Photoshop Actions, you can perform your repetitive tasks with a simple click that not only saves you time but helps improving your efficiency.

Photoshop actions allow you to record a sequence of commands and operations that you can set aside and can access afterward. They can also perform some extremely complex techniques with just a push of a button.

Here we have compiled a list of 80+ top-quality Photoshop actions to share with you, so you can expedite your design work. Before presenting our hand-picked collection of downloadable Photoshop Actions, however, we would like to offer a short explanation on how to install and create your own Photoshop Actions.

Creating Photoshop Actions

Creating Photoshop actions is very simple. All you need to do is open up the “Actions” palette and click the New Action button as seen in the picture below:

A new window pops up giving you different options for creating actions. Name the action and then place it in a set. For quick access, you can assign a shortcut to your action that will immediately activate it in Photoshop. This is a useful option to be used for those actions that you use with regularity.

Hitting the “Record” button allows you to record your desired actions by carrying out the necessary steps. The only thing that needs to be remembered here is selection sizes, saving and other specific steps will be duplicated precisely as you perform them in the action. So, you need to keep your steps as generic as possible so that they will work on the complete range of the images you want the action to apply to.

Once you’re done, hit the “Stop” button in the action menu. Your action has been recorded. Now you can hit the “Play” button if you want to perform the action on another file.

Installing Photoshop Actions

There are numbers of ways to install Photoshop actions. Dragging the downloaded actions into the ‘Actions” folder enclosed within the “Presets” folder in your Photoshop application folder is the easiest way. Note: you may need to restart Photoshop so that the installed actions can appear in the actions menu.

On the other hand, hit the little arrow on the right of the actions menu and then click the “Load Actions” option to quickly install the downloaded actions into the Photoshop.

Useful Photoshop Action Sets

Photoshop Actions – 4

Red Action

Action Contagious

Polaroid GENERATOR V1

Antique Action

Infection

Once Upon a Time – Vintage ATN

Magical effect 4.0

Toasted Photoshop Actions

Ghost Stories Photoshop Action

JJ’s Durazno-Melon Actions

LIGHT BULB

Action 01

Oldmatic Photoshop Action

Forest Action

Photoshop Action 15

Landscape Action

Photoshop Action: Foliage

Photoshop actions – 11

Polaroid Generator 2

Fearless Action

Photoshop Color Actions 2

Black white sepia PS action

Bright Eyes

Retro Action

Blue action

Photoshop Action: Diabolic

300 Action

Vintage Photoshop Action

sa-cool Action 2.02 Retro

Cool photo effect action

Thinking of you action

Teeth Whitening Action

Not Like the Movies Action

Remember Me Action

Almost Exclusive Action

Vanilla Tones II Action

The Photographer Photoshop Action

Photoshop Action 1

Create round photo stickers or add sticky tapes!

OUT OF BOUNDS Photoshop actions

Fun FX: Digital Corruption

Fun FX: Film Urban Blue

Magic Skin Action Set

FilmStrip Action!

2011 Calendar – Photoshop Action

Color Correction Action

InfraRed Photography Action

Action 008

Magical effect 4.2

Photoshop Action Variety

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Inspiration Shift: Tilt-Shift Photos and Effects

Mon, 30 May 2011 21:37:45 +0000

With all of the various techniques and lenses that photographers use to create over the years in the development of their craft, we see many spring to the forefront of the industry to take hold. Of these that are popular with the public, several have been adopted by graphic artists who attempt to replicate the outcome with their own works. One that continues to grow in favor with the masses is tilt-shift photography.

Across the Web there are tutorials and tools that can assist any amatuer shutterbug or graphic artist with applying this technique to their photos after the fact. No longer is this popular style only available to those with the expertise and the proper, high end equipment. And the replication processes are getting even better with each new iteration. In fact, below we have a mix of both real tilt-shift photos and altered photos to make them appear to be tilt-shift. See if you can tell the difference!

Photography Mix

tilt-shift of Commonwealth Stadium by Ainsley Baldwin

tilt-shift train by Josh Mock

tilt-shift by mackenzie

Tilt-shift Vôlei by Paulo Guedes

tilt-shift Test 3 by Brian Finifter

tilt-shift by evanrudemi

tilt-shift cemetery by George Foster

Tilt-Shift Baseball by Jonathan Assink

Tilt-Shift – First attempt by drew_anywhere

tilt-shift Diamond Head by Kyle Nishioka

Fake Tilt-shift by James Turnbull

tilt-shift Test 2 by Brian Finifter

Met tilt-shift by hey tiffany!

Millook beach, Cornwall tilt-shift by Adrian Byrne

Backhoe tilt-shift by Mrs. Gemstone

River Thames tilt-shift by Rob Hawkes

second tilt-shift test: Santa Fe Depot by Chris Radcliff

The tiny bus- tilt-shift by David Rynde

tilt-shift by mackenzie

Gherkin tilt-shift by Rob Hawkes

NY_Tilt_Shift by Daniele Pesaresi

Paradise Point tilt-shift by Robert Simmons

Mercadillo (tilt-shift) by Jose Maria Miñarro Vivancos

dubrovnik tilt-shift by nonanet

My First tilt-shift by Scot Campbell

Frontierland at Dusk (tilt-shift) by Justin Ennis

Sydney Opera House tilt-shift by hey tiffany!

Fake tilt-shift lens effect by Janne Moren

Tilt-Shift Zebra Stripe by Jon Mountjoy

tilt-shift by Jim Sher

tilt-shift sofas by Richard-G

tilt-shift Amsterdam by Angelogyn

tilt-shift lens test2 by Jargalsaikhan Dorjnamjil

Tilt-Shifted Monaco by bobito

tilt-shift – 2nd attempt by drew_anywhere

Tilt&Shift Paris by weckscjo

Tilt-shift, Osaka by jim

tilt-shift of Rexall Place by Ainsley Baldwin

Tokyo + tilt-shift by Leo Lambertini

Manitou Incline by Angie Bowen

< < Tilt-Shift miniature faking is a creative technique whereby a photograph of a life-size location or object is manipulated to give an optical illusion of a photograph of a miniature scale model. Altering the focus of the photography in Photoshop (or similar program) simulates the shallow depth of field normally encountered with macro lenses making the scene seem much smaller than it actually is. In addition to focus manipulation, the tilt-shift photography effect is improved by increasing color saturation and contrast, to simulate the bright paint often found on scale models. >>

Tilt-Shift Resources

If you enjoyed this showcase and would like to try your hand at this technique post photo then take a look at some of the assembled goodies below to get your tilt-shift angling towards something more visually stunning:

Tutorials

Generators

TiltShift Generator (Adobe AIR app)
TiltShift Maker (Online Service)
TiltShift (.99 App for iOS devices)
tilt-shift Focus (.99 App for iOS devices)

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40+ Inspiring Grunge Ridden Photos of Ruins

Tue, 24 May 2011 21:36:44 +0000

As we move forward leaving our history behind us, time takes its toll upon that which we have left there. For centuries people have been building structures that have weathered and ruined over time, and in those ruins is more than a rich reminder of our past. There lies an abundance of inspiration just waiting there to be tapped by anyone who happens upon them.

With so many classic examples of solid, pristine structures evolving into grunge ridden ruins holding attitudes and tones they once failed to possess. All imparted by the degradation time has inflicted upon them. That is what we find ourselves in search of today. That attitude and tone that grunge can impart for our design works.

By browsing through these fantastic photographs of ruined remains, we hope that you can find all the inspiration you need to get your grunge ridden design project on its proverbial feet and running! With so many amazing textures and corrupted compositions displayed through the hands of decay, inspiration should be flowing freely for you in no time.

The Ruins

Ruins by Eldar Vagapov

Ruins by blathlean

Ruins of a Muslim haveli in an Oudh qasbah by Indscribe

Ruined by Erich Ferdinand

Ruins by Diricia De Wet

Ruins of the Church of St. Paul by Edwin Lee

Ruins by Maciej Lewandowski

Ruin of an arsenal on Tomogashima Island by Kazue Asano

Ruins of Gede by Filip Lachowski

Ruined croft above Ardvreck Castle by Shandchem

Mine Ruins by Steve Parker

The Ruins of Leiston Abbey by Martin Pettitt

Ruins of the Schmidt/McDonald Ranch bunkhouse & barn by Samat Jain

Ruins at Angkor by kangotraveler

Ruins in Nizwa by Mary Paulose

Gatineau MW – Ruins by Gordon Bell

Ruin by Christian Kadluba

Ruins IR – Holliday Park, Indy by Serge Melki

Ruins in Tulum by Christopher Aloi

Ruins of Castle of Pontaningen by Lukas Mathis

Ruins of the Old Cathedral, Coventry by Steve Cadman

ruins 9 by Ãžorgils VÃ¶lundarson

Aztec Ruins, NM by Claudia Zimmer

Dundonald House Ruins by Sascha Wenninger

Palace Ruins by upyernoz

Harper’s Ferry Church Ruins by Mr. T in DC

Ruined KTV in Taichung by Vick the Viking

Abbey Ruins by Uli Harder

Plesse Ruins by sonderzeichen

Roman Ruins by Tambako the Jaguar

Via Appia ruins by ZeroOne

Convento Ruins with Santa Rita Mountains by Ken Bosma

Byblos – Jbeil ruins by Serge Melki

Church Ruin by John Kavanagh

The Ruined Arch, Kew Gardens, London by Jim Linwood

Greek Temple Ruins by Phil Hollman

Jungle Ruins by Alastair Rae

Hrad Devin ruins by Gabriele

Fountains Abbey Ruins by Dave Wild

The Windsor Ruins Revisited by Natalie Maynor

Aztec Ruins, NM by Claudia Zimmer

Dunfermline Abbey ruins by Phil Hollman

Barboursville Ruins by Mr. T in DC

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Outstanding Photos Taken With a Camera Phone

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 21:39:02 +0000

By Tim Mercer

They say the best camera is the one you have with you. Your mobile phone is always with you so I guess you could say it’s your best camera. Obviously, a mobile phone’s camera is no match for a professional level DSLR, but you might be surprised at the great pictures many people are taking with their cell phones. Not only are phone cameras getting better all the time, but there’s all sorts of apps you can get for many of them to edit and improve your pics.

In this post we’ll take a look at quite a number of outstanding photos taken with a camera phone. Some of the pics were edited using apps on the photographer’s phone while some weren’t. Feel inspired and don’t forget to take pictures!

Camera Phone Gallery

Marcelosa — A sunset always make for a good time to take a picture.

Bret Hotchkins — You don’t necessarily have to have a macro lens to take macro pictures.

Domiriel — This one has great textures and vibrant colors.

Simon Marussi — This picture has great atmosphere and a sense of calm and peace.

Yellow Flowers — Closer and closer in this photo sequence.

Somewhere in Rimini — This photo almost looks like a painting.

WHFrank — The reflection, colors and angle make this picture enchanting.

Andrew McGregor — This frog sits atop its lilly pad throne cheesing for the camera.

Amanda — Interesting composition and great color make this camera phone photo great.

Vitaly Marchenko — Never would’ve guessed that this was taken with a camera phone.

99%: “meh” — LoFi look and warm color tones.

Kellyfish — What a wonderful shot of the sky in its sunset colors.

Eight M — The texture of this marble statue comes through nicely in this photo.

What it do lips — Great picture. The expression, angle and textures all make it a standout.

Sara Montour — The expression on the baby’s face is just priceless.

Joe Nobody — This lovely portrait is proof that the photographer takes good pictures – not only the camera.

Jonas Peterson — What an amazing shot! Great composition.

Sharonerde — This black and white photo perfectly captures a perfect moment in time.

Sara Montour — The depth of field and abstract nature of this one is quite appealing.

Robert — This one has a lonely feel to it. Nice perspective.

Dude, Walking, On — Close-up revealing the rough texture of a cork in a jar.

Taolston — Superb photograph; regardless of what type of camera it was taken with.

Ftlauderdalesun — Stark contrast to the violent and swift water of the beach.

Valduur — This is a nice close-up with impressive clarity.

Bit N Bobs — The radial blur in this photo make it seem to move.

Carlos Zoilo — This candid portrait is just classic.

Xell — This portrait really has superb lighting.

CricKetvn — Vivid colors.

Roman Keller — This close-up shot has great clarity and textures.

David Wignal — Ahh, the boundless wonder of children.

Niels Sangmager — The photographer had to get really close on this shot since there’s no zoom lens on a camera phone.

Marco Welt — This picture looks like something straight out of the 20′s.

Mat — Vintage look.

Naenzie — Great expressions and a LoFi filter help to make this photo really cool.

Chris Whitehead and Pancho Gutierrez — Self portrait.

Further Resources

How to use a camera phone — 12 Tips for taking better camera phone photos.
Camera phone pictures on Flickr — Camera phone Flickr group.
Geek to Live: Take better camera phone photos — Learn how to take better camera phone pictures.

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Nice Adobe Illustrator Tutorials photos

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 19:24:18 +0000

Check out these adobe illustrator tutorials images:

Hillside

Image by Samer Ziadeh
Today I learned how to draw a Vector scene. It was simpler than I thought

Amanece / Light Comes

Image by Robot Monster
I’m trying to learn how to use Adobe Illustrator, do you know any good tutorial or book?

Psinan Design Logo

Image by adyrcz
I just started playing around with Illustrator. I found a tutorial that started explaining 3D text. So I started playing around making a new logo for www.psinan.com .

Photographic Expressions – 7 Tools for Creating a Clear Statement in Your Photos

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:10:11 +0000

by Buthaina AlOthman

Photographic Expressions – 7 Tools for Creating a Clear Statement in Your Photos

Composition in photography is the art of arranging your photographic subjects within the camera’s frame in a way that is pleasing. Or, indeed, in an unpleasing and disturbing way if that’s your intention. The statement of an image is always subjective, but some general rules of thumb can be useful to remember. Here is a set of basic guidelines

A Harmonious Expression

Following the rule of thirds (“Photography’s Golden Rule”, see other article), you usually get a fairly harmonious relation between the main subject and it’s surroundings. The main subject is placed in a way that attracts attention to it, and there is still a significant space on the side of the subject for the surroundings to stand out and remain an unbroken secondary element of the image. What you get is usually a play of sorts between the two elements.

Curved lines in the image, like soft rolling hills, often adds to the idyllic and harmonious expression while arranging multiple subjects in round shapes can add a sense of unity or solidarity to the photo.

An Antagonistic Expression

Place your main subject in the extreme corner or in the side of the frame and you’ll usually get a different expression. I find it often leaves an antagonistic expression between the subject and it’s surroundings, the two elements playing against each other in a way. If for instance you want to express disconnection, solitude or alienation between a person and his/her surroundings, I find it useful to place the person in one of the extreme lower corners of the frame. The danger is that the viewer will normally not pay so much attention to the corners of the image as to the subjects placed in the center or according to the rule of thirds. So it is useful to keep the ‘surroundings part’ very simple, without too many distracting little details so as to point the viewers attention to your subject.

A Mysterious Expression

Placing the main subject in the center of the frame is another option you have. Many amateurs do this by default and most other tutorials simply advise against it. But it can also work for you if your purpose is to create a sense of confusion, uncertainty or even mystery. Placing the main subjects smack in the middle of the frame is a simple way of going about it, but it can actually be a bit confusing to look at. The background is cut up in two equal halves, leaving our eyes circling around, not knowing where to land.

The effect can be enhanced by cropping the picture to a 1:1 square format. Strong symmetry and radial lines pointing towards the image center can even leave an expression of insanity. If that’s what you are aiming for then by all means, shoot your subjects dead center!

A Calm Expression

An image dominated by strong horizontal lines can leave a sense of stability and calmness, perhaps even heaviness. Think of a flat house or a broad landscape. A clear horizon is often used for this purpose.

Including a big triangular shape with a flat base or arranging multiple subjects this way in the frame usually increases the sense of stability in the image.

A Dynamic Expression

Using diagonal lines and something shaped as an inverted triangle (“standing on it’s tip”), can leave a sense of instability, change, action and conflict. Remember that tilting your camera a little bit can transform horizontal and vertical lines into slightly diagonal lines, giving a bit stronger feel of drama, action and change.

An Expression of Grandeur

Strong vertical lines usually spell things like greatness, ambition and achievement. Think for instance of Gothic church architecture, with their huge gates and pillars striving up towards the sky. Such lines can also be created by having a person in the picture who is looking slightly upwards, perhaps with a distant expression in his/her eyes. There will be invisible lines along the direction he/she is looking in, creating a sense of great hopes, dreams and ambitions.

Cropping for Expression

Finally, it’s not just the elements inside the image that create the expression. It is also the format of the image. There’s an infinite number of variations to the exact format, but basically the image can be either horizontal format (flat), vertical format (tall) or square format. As hinted above, the horizontal format usually leaves a greater sense of stability, the vertical format a more dynamic feeling and the square format perhaps a slightly more chocking, sudden impact feeling.

All these “rules” are of course subjective and not carved in stone. People are different and everyone will have their own feelings when looking at the same image. The subject of the photo and the expression of any person in it, also adds directly to the overall photographic expression. But I do think that there is some sort of universal similarity in the way we all form our feelings from an image. So use these “rules” as nothing more than a guideline. And most importantly try to sense what feelings the different compositions make on you when you compose your next photos!

The author, Morten Svenningsen, is an award-winning Danish photographer in Nepal, Asia. Visit his web site www.mortensvenningsen.com to see examples of his work. It’s now even possible to order his photos as fine art prints and posters!

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Nice Photo Tutorials photos

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:32:06 +0000

Check out these photo tutorials images:

Printable Photo Corners

Image by Easymakesmehappy
Photo Corner Tutorial and Printable found here:
easymakesmehappy.blogspot.com/2010/06/print-and-cut-photo…

pressure

Image by Jasmic
I have started buying the Digital Photo Magazine. I like the way that rather than being about kit, or about how wonderful other peoples fotos are, it is all about ideas of photos to take, and then ways of processing them.

The only real problem is it only includes tutorials that use Photoshop CS or Elements, neither of which I have. I have a legal copy of Photoshop 6.0 (on a desktop PC in England unfortunately) which I have never had the money to upgrade. Most of the time I use the Gimp and I wish that they would occasionally include tutorials for that. Nonetheless I can sometimes modify the lessons and come up with some pretty impressive results.

This tutorial used adjustment layers to create a split toned image. The example in the mag used a Las Vegas hotel corridor, so I swapped that for my own image taken on the Hoek van Holland to Harwich DFDS ferry. In my own opinion this version adds a lot of tension and feeling to the original, which is fairly boring.

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Texture Tutorial Final Product

Image by Robert Scott Photography.ca
This is the final product of the Texture Tutorial. I’ve uploaded the full resolution of this one so people can see the detail in the large or original versions!

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Photoshop Master Tutorials- Edit Your Digital Photos Like The Professionals

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:14:05 +0000

Photoshop Master Tutorials- Edit Your Digital Photos Like The Professionals

Are You Frustrated Because Your Graphics Are Not Looking Professional?

Well, you’re about to learn some of the secrets and tips to enhance your images, photos and other projects that you are trying to create and make look professional.

First, you need to get rid of that software that you’ve been using for years. Besides, it can only do so much for you. A lot of the features that you need are not there. However, there is software that can really enhance your projects and blow th

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How To Edit Your Photos Tutorial For Adobe Photoshop Software Users

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:25:45 +0000

by e-costa

How To Edit Your Photos Tutorial For Adobe Photoshop Software Users

If you are like me you will do everything you can to make the conditions for taking your pictures as perfect as possible. Putting your subject in the perfect position to capture the best lighting, eliminating distracting elements, these are only a few of the steps necessary to take the best possible photo. Unfortunately, not everything works out perfectly the first time around. This is where Photoshop comes in.

With today\’s technology, even amateur photographers can take an ordinary photograph and make it look extraordinary. How is this possible? With the power of Adobe Photoshop anyone can turn an ordinary photo into a professional looking one. As a matter of fact, most professional photographers turn to Adobe Photoshop to air brush out so called imperfections in the pictures they took with their SLR camera.

One of the very helpful things you can do with Photoshop is to remove items you\’re your photos. For instance, you may have a plane flying overhead that you would like to eliminate for that perfect, clear blue sky appearance. You can also easily remove imperfections in your photos, such as scars, wrinkles and even pimples. And say goodbye forever to red-eye. These techniques are used by studio photographers who want to make their subjects look perfect.

You can even make people who are overweight look as if they are the sexiest people on earth. Such is the magic of Adobe Photoshop. Everything is possible with this photo editing software.

You don\’t even have to have an SLR camera in order to produce high quality pictures. With an ordinary 4 megapixel digital camera, you will be able to produce high quality photos with a few clicks of the mouse. If the colors look dull and you want to make it even more vibrant, there are tools that you can use in the Adobe Photoshop software that can bring out the colors in a dull looking photo.

Photos that were once relegated to the trash bin can now be saved through the magic of Photoshop. You needn\’t worry about red eyes any longer as these can be edited within seconds. Dark pictures can be lightened with a few clicks of the mouse. Simply adjust the brightness and contrast and your pictures will look like you took it in a perfect lighting environment. Back lighted pictures are no longer a problem with Adobe Photoshop.

One of the best things about Photoshop is that it is relatively easy to learn. Learning the program won\’t happen overnight however once you become comfortable with the environment you will be able to edit pictures like a professional.

Hopefully by now you are aware that you don\’t need a digital photo studio in order to make your dull pictures look a little bit better. Photoshop makes the pictures you take look as if it was taken by a professional. Even using an ordinary digital camera, you can be sure that you will be able to take great pictures with the help of Photoshop.

So, if you want to improve how the pictures you take look, then Adobe Photoshop will be able to give you the power to take pictures like a professional. In fact, there are so many possibilities that you can do with your pictures with Adobe Photoshop.

You can change the background of the picture or you can even replace someone\’s body with another person\’s body. Tutorial For Adobe Photoshop CS5 – Discover How To Master Photoshop In Under 2 Hours… LearnPhotoshopNow.com

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Nice Photo Tutorials photos

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 08:04:25 +0000

A few nice photo tutorials images I found:

Texture Tutorial 1

Image by Robert Scott Photography.ca
A Simple tutorial for working with Textures in Photoshop!

Moved to My Tutorials Webpage!!

Heiße Schokolade ohne Sahne

Image by Jasmic
My son in Georxx, a bar on Georgstrasse, Hannover, having a hot chocolate without cream (which he asked for himself, without help.) German bars, unlike the ones in the UK, are happy to allow children in during the day, and more than happy to let you drink coffee or hot chocolate.

This was manipulated following a tutorial from the UK photography mag ‘Digital Photo’, the march 07 issue. It was meant to be a textured portrait, but this wasn’t the right image for the technique. I did like how the frame turned out though, so I deleted the centre area of the texture and left it like this.

Manipulated using the Gimp.