I just downloaded the free actions from the store here by Gina Miller. What are some of your other favorite Photoshop actions? I love My4Hens Actions, MCP Actions, and Florabella Actions too. I tend to find a few that I use over & over but it is fun to have different ones to help make your photos match the feeling of your page.
I have so many actions it's really pathetic. I go through seasons where I use them like crazy and then I don't use them. I am trying to learn more on clean processing right now and if I ever figure that out, before I pull all my hair out, then I will probably start using my actions a little more. I have and love M4Hens, TRA 1 and 2, Florabella (I have about 5 different sets of her but the one I use the most is Luxe 2), Lily Blue, and several other odds and ends actions I have picked up. My absolute favorite ones that I use right now are the new ones I just picked up from Michelle Kane. They are really fabulous!
I have some of the free actions from Totally Rad that I like but I haven't ever bought any of their sets. I also keep my PP really clean for printing, etc. but for my layouts I will run actions or pp more creatively so they match the page better. Luxe 2 is my fave Florabella set too. Child's Play actions has some really good black & white that I love too. I have the twirl set from her.
I have always wondered about the Child's Play ones. They have been marked in my favorites folder for a long time but I haven't bought them yet. They look so pretty!
I am running out the door in a bit but later tonight I can grab a photo & run the different actions in the set I have. There is one b&w that I use all the time. I love it. I have tried tons of b&w conversions from my own to actions & this one is the best I have come across. Here is one photo I ran with one of her b&w.
I also love the free ones by The Pioneer Woman. I find myself using them a lot. She also has them for PSE.
Oh gosh... I'm a huge action hoarder!!! And usually find myself playing with my pics before scrappin' them. I have actions from all these: http://www.thecoffeeshopblog.com/ http://myfourhensphotography.com/ http://paintthemoon.net/blog/ http://www.mcpactions.com/index.php I find that I use MFH's Ultimate Photographer Tool Box Action set the most.
I don't use too many actions these days although I have quite a collection but I do love TRA 1 and 2 and some film shift ones from Red Leaf Studios.
My fave b&w is Pioneer Woman's BW Beauty. Really gorgeous! I rarely use another b&w. Also, all from M4H are fabulous. Dove from her Fable set is another I use all the time.
I have tons of actions (a few from M4H and all of the TRA sets)...but I rarely use them! When I have wonky color in a photo that I can't get right I'll resort to an action, but most times I find that selecting the right action for a photo is more stressful to me than just fixing it up "clean". I should definitely try to use actions more - and to improve the cropping, maybe go for more creative crops than the traditional version I always go for...
I go through phases where I use actions like crazy and then times where I don't use them at all. I am also a huge fan of Paint the Moon's actions, i would love some of Florabella's, but have yet to take the plunge and buy them. I also use some of My Four Hens and Pioneer Woman's.
i own way to many lol i own all of Sarah's. i buy them cause they are CHEAP! specially with the discounts! her B and W sets are the best out of hers and i do use them from time to time but honstly i dont have very many of her actions loaded anymore. i probally wont buy more. unless they wow me. I have my eye on Life.Camera.Actions Vintage set but its 150 bucks lol after buying all the TRA action sets and only using ONE action out of them both im lerry but i did get a freebie they had ( LCA) and i use these all the time so i might just buy them next week. NOW, i LOVE PTM's actions. i use these the most and own em all lol. i will pay full price for hers and usually do. I love Oeils actions and use them on everything mostly! Her Retro set rocks my socks. I dont like boring actions so i also use Night Fate ones which add some umph and shock to your pictures sometimes and i love them and they are free.
I basically stick to the Pioneer Woman's free actions - they seem to work for me everytime! I always use "slight lighten" and boost and just tone down the opacity of the layer if needed! I have a pretty big set of actions by totally rad and they are good, too, but I like the pioneer woman's better actually!
