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How Copyright Law Applies to Photographers and Bloggers

If you follow me on Facebook, you know that copyright law pertains to photographers and bloggers alike.  We are so honored to have Photolaw.net as a guest today – this information will help pho...

4 h ago

Did Someone Remove The Copyright Notice From Your Photograph?

If you follow me on Facebook, you may have seen a few instances from 2011 where my photos were used on blogs, fliers, and elsewhere online and in print without permission.  No credit was given.  Wate...

2 days ago 2 people like this

Blueprint: Enhancing Colors and Depth with MCP’s Fusion Photoshop Action Set

This Blueprint was sent in by Jessica Crawford, an MCP Actions customer.  She explains below how she has saved time using our products and she shared an example of how she adds color and depth to her...

5 days ago

8 Goal Setting Obstacles for Photographers and How To Overcome Them

In a recent Facebook post, I asked photographers just like you what stops them from setting goals, and their quick responses were surprising.  It seems we all have places we want to go with our busin...

08 feb 12

Special Tax Advice: How Photographers Can Get The Right Look From The I.R.S.

Are you in compliance with United States Tax Laws?  Are you even aware what to look for?  Let us help you with this informative guide. Disclaimer:  This guide is written based on United States tax la...

06 feb 12 1 person likes this

Using Photoshop to Achieve the Lomography Technique

What is Lomography? Lomographic photography stems from the first LOMO cameras which were created in the 1980s. Lomography is characterized by vivid and often unexpected colors, along with vignetting ...

04 feb 12

How to Achieve Creamy Newborn Skin Using Photoshop

Are you wondering how to get creamy newborn skin and edit baby images in Photoshop? It all starts in camera with proper lighting.  Nice, diffused, even lighting will help even out skin tones. Many ba...

03 feb 12

MCP Project 12: {Month Two} Love or Leap

Our 2nd MCP Project 12 theme is: *** LOVE *** We also have an alternate theme, if you want to do two this month or just prefer this theme: Leap Below is my example image. Taken specifically for this ...

01 feb 12

Project 12: January “Resolutions” In Review

The first month of Project 12 has come to an end! It has been both a visual and psychological journey following each of the links to view each photo and read the stories behind them. There were resol...

31 jan 12

Free Facebook Timeline Cover Templates and Tutorial for Photoshop

With all of the Facebook changes recently, it’s hard to keep up and it can cause major headaches for photographers. Facebook’ s most recent change is the “Timeline.”  If you do...

30 jan 12 2 people like this

Behind the Scenes – The Project 12 Team

To quote the writer Stephanie Piro, “Behind every successful woman… is a substantial amount of coffee,” and I might add, a good team! With more than 300 entries logged so far for th...

28 jan 12

Adding Warmth To Images Using Photoshop Actions

Sometimes your daytime photos fail to capture the depth and warmth that you remember seeing in person.  This amazing photo by Amanda of Sparrow Memories Photography is full of personality.  What an a...

27 jan 12

The Ultimate Pinterest Guide for Photographers

What is Pinterest? Chances are good that you’ve heard of Pinterest. You may be active on it already or you may just be beginning your own boards. If you don’t know what it is, from the Pi...

25 jan 12

The Danger of Comparing Yourself to Other Photographers

There I sat at the end of October feeling drained and useless.  Shoot, shoot, shoot… edit, edit, edit is all that seemed to be going through my head.  Lacking inspiration and feeling like somet...

23 jan 12

Snag A Camera Giveaway: Win a Canon 5D MKII or Nikon D700

Enter the MCP Actions 2012 “Snag a Canon or Nikon Camera Giveaway,” sponsored by PunchTab, the world’s first instant online loyalty and rewards platform! The winner picks between a Canon ...

19 jan 12 1 person likes this

FREE Valentine’s Day Mini Cards & Accordion Book Templates

Free Mini Card Templates and Accordion Book Designs to Celebrate Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day will be here soon.  And MCP Actions has the perfect gift for photographers.  We teamed up ...

18 jan 12

The Disease that Affects 7 in 10 Photographers – And How to Cure It

  Expert-itis.  A disease that affects 7 in 10 photographers.  Symptoms include:  Listing twenty thousand options on your products list.  Asking exhausted clients whether they want that in pearl...

16 jan 12 2 people like this

How To Edit A Bridal Image Using Photoshop Actions

Learn my photo editing process from beginning to end for a bridal image. I use Photoshop for all of my editing – starting with the RAW images from my Nikon D700 in Adobe Bridge to completion in...

13 jan 12

The BEST Way to Install Actions into Photoshop Elements

Installing Actions into Photoshop Elements is just not the easiest thing in the world.  But it can be done.  After much trial and error, I’ve decided that the method below is the most efficient...

11 jan 12

Win Adobe Lightroom 3: One Day Contest – Enter Now!

ENTER TO WIN Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 The Prize: Lightroom 3 Already have Lightroom?  This prize package makes the perfect gift for a photographer friend or relative Remember to download our free ...

10 jan 12

One Day Contest: Win a 2 Hour MCP Actions Photoshop Training

Super quick contest – who wants to play? I am in the mood to do something nice.  I am eating healthier (cooking and watching what I eat) and exercising a lot (spinning class) – and I just...

10 jan 12

Learn To Install Photoshop Actions Into PS CS-CS5+ The Best Way

Learn to Install Photoshop Actions the Easiest and Best Way There are many ways to install Photoshop actions into Photoshop.  While there is not a wrong way, there is one method that helps them ̶...

09 jan 12

How to Install Presets into ACR (Adobe Camera Raw)

There’s lots of talk these days about presets for Lightroom.  But, if you use full Photoshop, did you know that you can use presets built specially for ACR without owning Lightroom? Adobe Camer...

06 jan 12

The BEST Way to Install Lightroom Presets

Installing Lightroom Presets is easy! While there are many ways to install presets, we are going to share you the best way which keeps them organized. Once you download our Free Lightroom Presets or ...

04 jan 12 1 person likes this

MCP Project 12: {Month One} Resolution

Our 1st MCP Project 12 theme is: *** Resolution *** The word resolution can mean many things.  These theme “resolution” can involve the obvious New Year’s Resolution, as shown in my...

02 jan 12

MCP Project 12: Develop Your Skills as a Photographer

For 2012, we want you to grow as a photographer. We are transitioning from MCP Project 52 (from 2011) to MCP Project 12 for (for 2012). We will not be using the Project 52 Flickr Group going forward ...

01 jan 12 1 person likes this

MCP Project 52: The Final Week

We made it!  3965 members, 15,398 photos and 52 weeks later we have reached the end of MCP Project 52.  It is New Years Eve and what a perfect time to look back over our 52 weeks together and celebra...

31 dec 11

Using Multiply and Screen layers to achieve creamy newborn skin

    Step 1: I used the Patch Tool inbetween the eyes and left eyelid. Step 2: I used the Lasso Tool on her hands and set the Hue to  +4 and Sat to -5. She still looked red to me so I did Hue aga...

30 dec 11

Turn Your Photos from This… To This… Using MCP’s Lightroom Presets

Spanki Mills of Spanki Mills Photography was out of town with her laptop and had limited images to edit.  She started playing around with our Lightroom and ACR Presets and here are some of her result...

30 dec 11 1 person likes this

5 Inexpensive Props Every Photographer Should Own

There are so many great photography props out there. If you don’t know where to start you can end up spending LOTS of money without much reward. I recommend starting simple. Here are a few inexpensiv...

27 dec 11

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