MCP Actions Archive

17Thu June 23, 2011
Creative Commons Licensing Your Photos

I’ll let you in on a little secret: you can’t just pull anything off the internet and use it publicly. Credit: Micki Krimmel at Mickipedia…
8Wed June 8, 2011
Project 52: Self-Portraits: High Key

This week my Friday Finds theme is High Key. I’ve never attempted to shoot anything high key before and since I’m behind on my 52…
8Thu June 2, 2011
Before & After: Ominous Skies

I love taking pictures of dramatic skies! During tornado season in Texas, there’s no shortage of them. This article will quickly take you through my…
13Thu May 12, 2011
The Importance of Editing Family Photos

You’ve probably heard me say this before: editing is more than changing a photo’s appearance. Throwing away photos (or at the very least, not publishing…
0Tue February 8, 2011
Smoothing a Textured Overlay

Have you ever tried adding an overlay to your photograph only to realize it’s too texturey? Some textures would look absolutely amazing over a photograph…
19Thu January 27, 2011
Shoot & Edit Week 3

I missed last week’s Shoot and Edit, but I read through Ashley’s tutorial on using adjustment layers and layer masks this morning and loved it!…
23Tue July 20, 2010
Four Fabulous Free Action Resources

In this article, I share with you some of my favorite free actions and where to download more that are just as powerful. 1. Pioneer…
14Fri July 16, 2010
I Heart Faces: Fix it Friday #62

It’s such a fun I Heart Faces Fix-it-Friday this week! We get to edit this photograph of a beautiful and happy little girl taken last…
16Sat July 10, 2010
I Heart Faces: Fix it Friday #61

After a break last week to get adjusted to their new digs, I ♥ Faces is back again this week with Fix it Friday! This…
21Tue July 6, 2010
Touch Up Tuesday: Crop’s Up

We had a great weekend and I hope to get an entry up about it soon, but before that I want to write up an…
19Fri June 25, 2010
I Heart Faces: Fix it Friday #60

It’s Fix-It-Friday! I was so excited when I saw this week’s wonderful capture by Susan Keller of her teenage son. I instantly knew that we’d…
14Fri June 18, 2010
I Heart Faces: Fix it Friday #59

It’s time once again for I Heart Faces Fix it Friday! This week’s photo is of a beautiful little baby girl, taken by IHF Contributor,…
2Sat June 12, 2010
The Day that Would Not End

Mr. Serious had a bug on him! Actions: MCP’s Chocolate Covered Strawberries B&W I finally finished editing photos I took on Wednesday! What have I…
2Sat June 12, 2010
Fix it Friday Redo

I got a ton of great suggestions to improve my Fix it Friday edit yesterday. Since I want to play with my actions more and…
10Fri June 11, 2010
I Heart Faces: Fix it Friday #58

Folks, I am days behind in editing photos. Because of this, there will be no Friday Finds this week. I’m sorry! You can browse through…