Showmar Photography

ACTIONS FOR PHOTOSHOP

Here are some of the PhotoShop effects that I promised.  I originally planned to use these effects on some of my images, but the web page does a fantastic job showing you samples of what the effects can do.

If you don't know how to load your actions, here is a quick explanation:

1.  download the effect.  You will usually have to unzip it, so have winzip software available.

2.  unzip and extract the action file into a folder that you've set up.  It doesn't have to be any specific folder, just one where you will keep your actions.

3.  Open PhotoShop and click on WINDOWS on your top tool bar.  If ACTIONS does not have a check mark, click it.  This will toggle on your check mark and will bring up your actions window.

4.  From the actions window,  there is a small arrow located in the upper right corner.  Click the arrow and then select LOAD ACTIONS...

5.  Locate the folder where you saved the unzipped action and click it.

Do these steps for every action you download.

Click here to review and dowload the actions:

Here's another interesting effect?..   I picked it up somewhere on the internet, but don't know where.  It works very well!  It's the "Dream" effect:

Step 1:
Open the image in photoshop.

Step 2:
Duplicate the layer 1 (or background) by pressing ctrl+J or going to Layers> New > Layer via Copy. Rename the layer Duplicate 1.

Step 3:
You need to apply the Gaussian Blur to it. Go to Filters> Blur> and Gaussian Blur. Apply a setting of about 7.0. The blur mainly depends on your image size.

Step 4:
In your layers pallette, set the mode for the layer named "duplicate 1" to lighten.

Step 5:
You need to duplicate the original layer again. Do this by clicking on the original layer (or background layer) and then pressing Ctrl+J or Layers>New Layer. rename the newly created layer "duplicate 2" and drag it over duplicate 1 layer.

Step 6: Apply the gaussian blur to the layer "duplicate 2". (about 7.0 blur)

Step 7: Now change the blend mode of the layer "duplicate 2" to Overlay.

Have fun!!!