all about the actions

I had the opportunity to go on location to a, just for fun and to improve my photography skills, photo-shoot with the Canvas photography group.  The location was on my sister’s property out in Bostwick- with deer, peacocks, baby calves, a horse, some dogs, and a pond with geese, ducks and a beautiful swan.  The day was perfect for shooting, it was cool, yet the sun warmed everything up and provided the perfect lighting.

I’ve been teaching myself Photoshop for about a year now.  It’s been a slow process.  Working through online tutorials and using actions from here and here to give my photos that little extra interest.

I created before and afters for a few of the photos from my Kellerosa Photo-shoot.   For these photos, I used Photoshop CS3, deleted any extra light or distracting elements and gave the eyes some attention.  Then, I ran Pioneer Woman’s “Lovely and Ethereal” action from the updated set. Finally, I added PW’s Quick Edge Burn action and adjusted the opacity to suit each photo.

PS is totally addicting and takes up way too much time, but after an hour or two of working with my photos in PS, I have a permanent smile on my face for at least 30 minutes and that my friends makes it worth while.  To see more photos from the shoot, go to my set on Flickr.