Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Ready...Set...Actions!!

I found something new to play with and LOVE it!! Okay, we all know how I don't like my photo taking skills, currently, they are way amateur and I have high hopes of one day actually being able to wrap my little brain around all these f-stops and aperatures and white balances..ugh! but, until then, I need to rely on things like Photoshop to help me make my pics look pleasing to the eye, or my eye for that matter!

Remember, I'm now a Mac user and so I've been forced into a learning of PSE. I had been using a Microsoft program for all my digi scrappin' and photo editing but I don't have that on my new little baby so PSE it is, and working the brain I must. I had always envied those who used PSE because you could use brushes, actions and all these cool things that my poor little Microsoft program didn't...ta da...now I can use those things!! I've been on a downloading frenzy of late...stocking up on brushes and other cool digi stuff and while browsing some action sites, I hooked into one that I really liked, ez actions! I emailed the guy who created these actions, John, and wanted to make sure that I could use them on my PSE 6.0 and that they would work on my Mac. Guess what? He emailed me back almost immediately and told me he was almost finished making the actions Mac compatible and if I wanted, he would send them to me, I would be the first and only person to get them that day!!! Humm...let me think...HE*L YES!!! so, I downloaded all my cool new actions and they went right into my PSE program and are all there for me to play around with!

I especially like vintage stuff and so the vintage action was the first one I chose to play with! I used one of the pictures from my session of Mandi with Chris and applied the vintage action to it and viola!!! I freakin' love this!!



Here's what the original picture looked like so you can see the difference:



All it took was a click of the mouse! Easy freakin' peasy people!! I have a ton more actions that came in the package I purchased and I've yet to get around to playing with them but I will..I will! I just love when I can accomplish something so fast and quick..now, if I can get the layout done that fast, I'll be a very happy camper!

Until next time,
Blessings!

6 comments:

cinnibonbon said...

Holy Moly....I LOVE this action.. See I tried PSE trial verson and failed miserable with it. The kiddo wants me to buy for her..so i guess I might just crack and do it. Girl but from the looks of your photo I should run and get one now!!! FABULOUSO..really it's quite amazing. You'll have to give me some ideas of what exactly you've bought and what you've got up your sleeves!!

Carla said...

WOW, you are really getting into this digi stuff huh? Sounds like you have alot to play with, and its always fun to play with new stuff. Cant wait to see more....and cant wait to hang out Saturday!

La- said...

Photoshop IS fun! Keep on learning.. that shot is great!

La-

Ramie :-) said...

LOVE it!!! I think you'll come to love PSE more each day!

Remind me to send you the Virtual Photographer link...its awesome. Not 100% sure its mac compatible, but we can see!

Rachel said...

That's a beautiful picture of the two of you!! Fabulous.....

Kath W said...

Aren't actions fun?! Have fun playing around, it gets addicting.