Focus on Photos Challenge - Using Actions

Actions and filters are a great way to spruce up your photos. If you haven't discovered them yet, you are in for some fun! Basically, an action is series of steps that have been saved and allow you to use it by simply clicking the 'play' button. They do anything from black and white conversions, sharpening, colorizing, tinting, adding grain, creating the look of an old photograph and much, much more! Michelle has an awesome ANTIQUE PAPER action for sale here at Little Dreamer Designs, and you can find many others by doing a Google search for 'Photoshop actions'. Try playing with actions today and upload your layouts to the challenge gallery to share. Don't forget to tell us which actions you have used! Here are some samples to get you going:

'Unique' by Stacy
Action used: 'Pencil Art Work' by Jaime Romo
Supplies

'Buena Vista Park' by Audrey
Actions used: 'Lomography' and 'Vivid Color'

Attitude by Susan

Action Used Photo: Hayes Island Variant

Lori Has made a freebie for you to use to enhance your photos even more, a pack of brush frames! Click Here to download them.

~Stacy

Comments

[kriscrosby]

Just have to say I have a love Michelle's antique photo action! Thanks for the cool brush frames!

[Trina]

Awww Thank you so much Lori.... you are so sweet. {hugs}

[Lisa]

Great frames. Thanks so much.

[DawnMcD]

great post, love the little freebie, thank you

[Amanda]

Thanks for the great frames and the inspiration to use more actions!

[Katka]

Thank you so much for nice frames.
K.

[Sylvia]

These are beautiful!!! Thanks so much!

[LauraKaye]

Love the frames, thank you very much!

[Mer]

Thank you sooo much for these pretty frames! Is there no Onederful Wednesday??? I'm looking for it!

[Margie]

Thanks so much!! Great frames :)

[Kimberly]

Gorgeous photos - really gives me a lot of ideas about what I could be doing and thanks for the beautiful brushes!!

[Kresta]

Thanks so much for the frames!!! :)

[Jen]

This is awesome. I'm excited about this challenge! Thanks for the frames!

[CathyRose]

Thanks so much, the brushes are so cool! Can't wait to try them!

[Mara]

thank you for the brushes, I love your layouts, myself I am not used to actions until now, but will try to do the great challenge. I am not sure, how long it goes,

[Krista]

Thanks so much these are incredible!

[NishaM]

so beautiful! thanks a lot

[jenny]

thank you

[Rona]

Thanks for the frames!

[Serena]

Thank you for the frames! I'd participate in the challenge, but I use PSP so actions don't work there. :) Good luck to those that do!

[Serena]

PS: I'm with the others, Michelle's antique action is awesome and wish I could use it! :D

[natesabel]

thank you for the beautiful freebie! :)

[Carol]

Oooh perfect for vintage layouts, love this thank you. I adore Michelle's antique action for photographs, I've used it often, the best thing I've bought.

[CellyOneill]

Love the actions, great effects !
Thanks so much for this gift !

[Lisa]

thank you kindly... they're lovely!