Free Photoshop Actions…

Free Photoshop Actions…

March 18th, 2009 @ 1:55 pm by Mrs. Gloss
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I was strolling around the internet the other day and stumbled across this great site called Pioneer Woman Photography. She has some great posts about photography and Photoshop. If you don’t know, Adobe Photoshop the ultimate tool for photo editing - it’s quite expensive to buy if you don’t use it all the time, but you can download a free-trial at Adobe.com.

Anyway, she has created some ’Action Sets’ that you can download for free! Actions modify your photos through the use of layers to create different effects and can easily add drama to your photos. It basically takes all the guesswork out of adjusting your own photos and saves a TON of time.

Action Set #1
Action Set #2

This is a picture I took a few summers ago - these old men sat on this bench downtown every day. I like to imagine they are the oldest of friends and will be sitting here until they have each moved on. I’m not sure why the guy on the end looks so confused, as I asked if I could take their picture… but I kind of like it anyways!

The Original -

And here is what happens with the click of a button!

First, ’Soft and Faded’…

next, ’Heartland’…

and ’Seventies’…

then ’Vintage’…

and last, ’Fresh and Colorful’…

ENJOY! I know I am!

Do you know of any other free photo tools out there that you’d like to share?

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38 Responses to “Free Photoshop Actions…”

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aja0829 (message) 160 posts, Blushing bee

Gimp is a great free photo program. It’s pretty easy to use.

3/18/09 @ 1:59 pm (reply)

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mandi

Piknik as well as Scrap Blog, plus photobucket has added some cool editing tools over the years!

3/18/09 @ 2:01 pm (reply)

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Miss Bruschetta (message) 5,565 posts, Bee Keeper

Yup, I love Picnik like mandi, and Mrs. Avocado recently walked me through Picasa 3, which has been helpful!

3/18/09 @ 2:05 pm (reply)

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Emilydll (message) 428 posts, Helper bee

THANK YOU Miss Gloss!!! There are a lot of photos I’d like to give the Soft and Faded look! Can’t wait to try this out!
Oh and I love Pioneer Woman! I discovered her through another great blog, Bakerella, and I’ve been hooked ever since!

3/18/09 @ 2:06 pm (reply)

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Lillindy (message) 7,974 posts, Bee Keeper

Stuff like this makes me just want so badly to buy photoshop.

3/18/09 @ 2:10 pm (reply)

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catrelle83 (message) 292 posts, Helper bee

Picnik and Picasa are a girl’s best friend!!

3/18/09 @ 2:11 pm (reply)

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Erin

I love the Pioneer Woman’s site. I have been using her actions on pictures of my daughter recently. They are wonderful.

3/18/09 @ 2:21 pm (reply)

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scrapsoflife (message) 362 posts, Helper bee

I’m with Lillindy! Now I have the sudden urge to buy photoshop and take some graphic design classes so I can actually use it properly! Thanks for this little hidden gem!

3/18/09 @ 2:21 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Cherry Pie (message) 884 posts, Busy bee

OMG thanks for the actions! Yay!

3/18/09 @ 2:25 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Bee (message) 3,235 posts, Sugar bee

totally rad actions lets you download some of their actions to try out for free. i’m so addicted to actions!

3/18/09 @ 2:27 pm (reply)

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JennyBryde (message) 1,168 posts, Bumble bee

I cannot say enough good things about the Pioneer Woman! I use her website for great recipes because she 1) has recipes that yield delicious food every time, 2) has step by step pictures to help for cooking novices such as myself, and 3) is hilarious! She has such a funny quirky personality!

I’ll have to take a closer look at her photoshop stuff! Thanks!

3/18/09 @ 2:33 pm (reply)

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