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Photoshop Actions for Wedding photographers
Louis Brems, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Moline | IL | United States | Posted: 12:09 PM on 06.09.10 |
| ->> I am curious to know what other photographers here are using for actions when editing weddings. I know their are a ton of them out there and i have the Kubota and Nik sets of filters but am wondering what else is out there. |
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Butch Miller, Photographer
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Lock Haven | PA | USA | Posted: 12:27 PM on 06.09.10 |
->> I know this may not be what you are looking for ... but the best method I have found for streamlining a wedding workflow is Adobe Photoshop Lightroom .... using LR ... more than 90% of my images never need to make it to Photoshop ... it has been a massive time saver and well worth the investment.
Like PS actions, there are a myriad of LR Development presets, both free and paid, that are also a huge benefit as well. |
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Thomas Campbell, Photographer
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Houston/San Antonio | TX | USA | Posted: 12:28 PM on 06.09.10 |
->> I create my own Lightroom presets.
I'd use the same actions as everyone else if I wanted my work to look like everyone else's.
In a market where everyone can get a camera and lens for under a grand, you can't stand apart by doing the same thing as everyone else. Use your own vision to come up with a look, and sell it. |
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Butch Miller, Photographer
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Lock Haven | PA | USA | Posted: 3:01 PM on 06.09.10 |
| ->> Thomas ... I agree ... home-grown presets are always preferred ... although ALL presets are but a starting point ... seasoning to taste based upon the individual content of the image is best |
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Brian Dowling, Photographer
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Philadelphia | PA | USA | Posted: 5:11 PM on 06.09.10 |
| ->> http://www.alienskin.com/exposure/index.aspx is a film recreation group of actions. If you don't have a vision for a photo, its nice to play around with different actions and see which one you like best. |
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Israel Shirk, Photographer, Assistant
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Boise | ID | US | Posted: 5:16 PM on 06.09.10 |
| ->> I just use free ones and adapt them to my own needs, both with LR and PS. They give you enough ideas and techniques that you can do whatever you want once you figure out how they work - and then you're free of upgrading them every version :) |
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Alan Herzberg, Photographer
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Elm Grove | WI | USA | Posted: 6:22 PM on 06.09.10 |
->> I have a set of the Kubota lightroom presets, which I like. Of the 40 or so presets, there are maybe 5 - 10 I use fairly regularly, another 5 - 10 I use occasionally, and the rest almost never.
I also have a set of Kubota PS actions (Artistic v3). I like those, too, but not nearly as much as the LR presets, especially when you consider the LR presets cost about $50 and the actions cost about $175 (or whatever it was).
What I've liked about the LR presets is that they gave me an insight as to the different ways certain effects can be achieved in LR. Some I could have figured out on my own, but there a bunch of them with tweaks to them that I probably would not have thought of, at least not without taking a good deal of time. They are a great base from which to build your own presets. I recommend the Kubota LR presets without hesitation if you don't already own something similar or haven't developed an extensive library of your own presets. |
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Dylan Lynch, Photographer, Assistant
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Edmonton | AB | Canada | Posted: 9:09 PM on 06.09.10 |
| ->> I came in here to suggest Totally Rad as well, they're great for people who do wedding/engagements |
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Peyton Williams, Photographer
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