Photoshop actions for photographers and photo editors

Photoshop actions 1 Videos · 0.1 h Video training · English

by Michael Baierl

Great effects give images the ultimate extra touch and create exciting eye-catchers. However, if you don't feel like creating these image effects manually and time-consuming yourself, this package is for you, because creativity stacks up! Expand your effects repertoire in Photoshop with 60 fantastic actions from PSD-Tutorials.de that create true works of wonder with just one click.

60 Photoshop actions from the workflow of Photoshop artists Michael Baierl and Mike van Doorn
Automatically magical - first-class image looks with just one click to edit your images
Color mood, high-contrast looks, retouching (frequency separation, dodge & burn) & Co.
Actions may be used for private and commercial projects (!)

With this action package especially for photo editors and photographers, you can get wonderful looks & styles in your pictures with one click and save a lot of time for better pictures!

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Actions for looks and styles

Photoshop action: Split toning orange and cyan - outdoor and fashion photos in a new and modern look

The split toning look in the colors orange and cyan makes outdoor and fashion photos shine in a new and modern light. Double-click on the layer in the "Layer style" menu to mix both color layers and create variations.

Photoshop action: Split toning blue and red - gives photos a slightly surreal touch

The split toning look in the colors blue and red gives your photos a slightly surreal touch. You can also try out different layer modes such as color or copy into each other!

Photoshop action: High-pass look for portraits - skin tones are lightened and contrasts are enhanced

The high-pass look is particularly suitable for portraits. Skin tones are lightened, while at the same time slightly desaturated and the contrast enhanced.

Photoshop action: Create red lightleak/light spot

This action creates a red lightleak, a spot of light that you can position as required using Transform and Move.

Photoshop action: Create a blue lightleak/light spot

This action creates a blue, cool lightleak, a spot of light that you can position as desired by transforming and moving it.

Photoshop action: Split toning yellow and blue - spice up landscapes and portraits with fresh colors

With the split toning look in yellow and blue, you can brighten up landscapes, still lifes and portraits with fresh colors.

Photoshop action: Create Dodge&Burn layer

This action creates an empty, neutral gray (50% gray, RGB 128) layer in "Soft light" mode. On this layer, you can use the "Dodge & Burn" technique with white/black or dodge/light with low opacity.

Photoshop action: Frequency separation - remove skin blemishes/hair without affecting the brightness/color

This action creates two layers: a "Light & Color" layer and a "Structure" layer. On "Light & Color" you can lighten, darken and recolor without changing the structure. On "Structure" you can remove skin blemishes or individual hairs, for example, without affecting the brightness or color.

Photoshop action: Microdetails - get every last detail out of photos

The "Microdetails" action brings out every last detail in your photo, resulting in enormous, dynamic detail. You can adjust the strength using the opacity.

Photoshop action: Newspaper look

The newspaper look brightens your photo, removes the contrast and creates a layer with grain. You can influence the strength of the grain as required using the smart object created.

Photoshop action: Warm picture mood

This look adds a warm color tone to your photo. You can of course adjust the strength using the adjustment layers and opacity.

Photoshop action: Cold picture mood

This look is suitable for all photos that could use a cool color tone. You can of course adjust the strength using the adjustment layer.

Photoshop action: Fog effect for landscape shots

This action adds a foggy texture to your photo. You can adjust the density using the opacity. Particularly suitable for landscape shots, but also for composings as a creative effect.

Photoshop action: Soft skin

This action creates soft skin that you can apply to your model's skin using a mask. You can vary the thickness using either the layer opacity or the brush opacity.

Photoshop action: High-pass sharpening for even more detail in photos

This action creates a layer with high-pass sharpening. You can of course change the strength using the layer opacity.

Photoshop action: Desaturates photos by 50 percent

This action desaturates your photo by 50 percent. You can also reduce or increase the saturation using the layer opacity.

Photoshop action: Simulate film grain

This action places a layer with simulated film grain over your photo. You can also change the strength of the grain later using the start object.

Photoshop action: Contrast Boost - increase the contrast of photos at the touch of a button

You can increase the contrast of your photo with this action at the touch of a button. You can also use the action several times to further enhance the effect.

Photoshop action: Average color - enhance existing color mood

This action calculates the average color in your photo and then applies it to your photo as a color look. This allows you to easily enhance the existing color mood.

Photoshop action: Lensflare - add backlight

With this action you can add a lens flare - backlight - to your photo. You can change the type, size and position via the start object.

Photoshop promotion: Save time with our retouching set

This action creates the following retouching layers: a layer in Color mode for color correction, a layer in Luminance mode for luminance correction, a retouching layer for tools in "Include all layers" mode and a neutral gray layer.

Photoshop action: Fashion effect with blue and yellow cross-toning

This blue and yellow cross-toning look has been around in the fashion industry for a long time. With our campaign, you can bring it into your photos at the touch of a button.

Photoshop action: Eye-catcher cross-toning look green/red

With this cross look, you will always cause a stir with a strong color shift. Adjust the opacity and also test the "Hard light" and "Color" layer modes!

Photoshop action: Cross-toning look in pink and green for dramatic colors

With the cross-toning look in pink and green, you can bathe landscape shots as well as people photos in dramatic light.

Photoshop action: Black and white made easy!

This action creates a black and white conversion with moderate contrast. The advantage: Looks good with every one of your photos right away!

Photoshop action: Hard contrasts for fantastic photos

With this action, you can give your photos a strong contrasting look that is hard to beat in terms of drama.

Photoshop action: Warm colors for flattering pictures

You can use this action to make the mood of your photo warmer and therefore more positive in no time at all.

Photoshop action: Dark colors for expressive photos

This dark, violet color mood is particularly suitable for atmospheric images with pronounced depths.

Photoshop action: Cold image mood in soft light

With this cyan/yellow touch, you can create a cool yet bright color mood in your photos.

Photoshop campaign: Go on vacation with color

The cream look bathes your photos in warm, pleasant light. Perfect for your beach or vacation shots.

Photoshop action: Ortone effect - softness and gentle/sensual saturation for e.g. wedding photos

The Ortone effect is soft and sensual due to its softness and saturation. It is often used for wedding photos, and rightly so.

Photoshop action: Let the sun into your heart

The sun rises with this look. Warm, vibrant colors create the right mood for your photos.

Photoshop action: From Dusk till Dawn - dramatic and rich colors

This color look impresses with its dramatic and rich colors and unfolds its full power best in landscape shots.

Photoshop action: If you want a little more color - increase the saturation

This look increases the saturation of your images in a gentle and harmonious way.

Photoshop action: An old look for young pictures

With a strong sepia tone and contrast enhancement, this look adds a touch of nostalgia to your photos.

Photoshop action: The wow effect among the black and white variations

This black and white action increases the contrast to the maximum acceptable level. Depending on the exposure, you may have to reduce the opacity of the layers you have created to avoid over-illumination.

Photoshop action: Cold colors for winter mood

This look gives your photos a wintery, cold color look, but it also has its appeal in portraits, as it creates distance.

Photoshop action: RAW-HDR, the extraordinary image style

The raw HDR look suggests a multiple exposure with brightened shadows and darkened highlights at the touch of a button.

Photoshop action: A timeless cross-look using raw wrapping

This cross-color look using raw filters gives your images depth and breadth in combination with a modern, warm color look.

Photoshop action: Dramatic contrast enhancement using RAW filters

With this raw look, you can increase the details and contrast of your photos in no time at all.

Photoshop action: Split toning orange and cyan - outdoor and fashion photos in a new and modern look

Photoshop action: Split toning blue and red - gives photos a slightly surreal touch

Photoshop action: High-pass look for portraits - skin tones are lightened and contrasts are enhanced

Photoshop action: Create red lightleak/light spot

Photoshop action: Create a blue lightleak/light spot

Photoshop action: Split toning yellow and blue - spice up landscapes and portraits with fresh colors

Photoshop action: Create Dodge&Burn layer

Photoshop action: Frequency separation - remove skin blemishes/hair without affecting the brightness/color

Photoshop action: Microdetails - get every last detail out of photos

Photoshop action: Newspaper look

Photoshop action: Warm picture mood

Photoshop action: Cold picture mood

Photoshop action: Fog effect for landscape shots

Photoshop action: Soft skin

Photoshop action: High-pass sharpening for even more detail in photos

Photoshop action: Desaturates photos by 50 percent

Photoshop action: Simulate film grain

Photoshop action: Contrast Boost - increase the contrast of photos at the touch of a button

Photoshop action: Average color - enhance existing color mood

Photoshop action: Lensflare - add backlight

Photoshop promotion: Save time with our retouching set

Photoshop action: Fashion effect with blue and yellow cross-toning

Photoshop action: Eye-catcher cross-toning look green/red

Photoshop action: Cross-toning look in pink and green for dramatic colors

Photoshop action: Black and white made easy!

Photoshop action: Hard contrasts for fantastic photos

Photoshop action: Warm colors for flattering pictures

Photoshop action: Dark colors for expressive photos

Photoshop action: Cold image mood in soft light

Photoshop campaign: Go on vacation with color

Photoshop action: Ortone effect - softness and gentle/sensual saturation for e.g. wedding photos

Photoshop action: Let the sun into your heart

Photoshop action: From Dusk till Dawn - dramatic and rich colors

Photoshop action: If you want a little more color - increase the saturation

Photoshop action: An old look for young pictures

Photoshop action: The wow effect among the black and white variations

Photoshop action: Cold colors for winter mood

Photoshop action: RAW-HDR, the extraordinary image style

Photoshop action: A timeless cross-look using raw wrapping

Photoshop action: Dramatic contrast enhancement using RAW filters

4 Seasons

4 Seasons - action package for spring looks

This Photoshop action gives your pictures a wonderful spring look. It contains five individual actions for beautiful spring variations. The download also includes three textures, a Photoshop brush and a gradient set. An accompanying video training shows you how to achieve optimum results.

4 Seasons - action package for summer looks

This Photoshop action gives your pictures a wonderful summer look. It contains five individual actions for beautiful summer variations. The download also includes three textures, a Photoshop brush and a gradient set. An accompanying video training shows you how to achieve optimum results.

4 Seasons - action package for fall looks

This Photoshop action gives your pictures a wonderful fall look. It contains five individual actions for beautiful fall variations. The download also includes three textures, a Photoshop brush and a gradient set. An accompanying video training shows you how to achieve optimum results.

4 Seasons - action package for winter looks

This Photoshop action gives your pictures a wonderful winter look. It contains five individual actions for beautiful winter variations. The download also includes three textures, a Photoshop brush and a gradient set. An accompanying video training shows you how to achieve optimum results.

4 Seasons - action package for spring looks

4 Seasons - action package for summer looks

4 Seasons - action package for fall looks

4 Seasons - action package for winter looks

Bonus

1 Videos · 5 minutes

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Apply Photoshop actions to videos: Here's how

Most of the Photoshop actions from "Photoshop actions for photographers and image editors" can also be applied to existing videos. How to do this is explained here.

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Apply Photoshop actions to videos: Here's how

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Examples of use

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Editing images with Photoshop actions takes just one click
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From before to after with just one action.
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A combination of several actions + a little bit of retouching results in this.
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The result is a combination of several actions + a little retouching and the use of textures.
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Here, the color was only optimized with a click. The result looks much better straight away.
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Many actions optimize the color values or the sharpness etc.

help video for application

Photoshop tutorial: How to use the actions

And action! In this how-to video, Michael Baierl explains how to proceed so that the actions really do have an effect on your photos in just a few clicks. Load actions, apply actions - see how it works.

7 minutes · free of charge

Details of the content

Edit images with just one click: with Photoshop Actions!
The Actions package is the ultimate tool for speeding up your photo optimization workflow! The 60 actions provide you with an extensive repertoire of shortcuts and creative quick fixes for your work with Adobe Photoshop.
The focus is on high-quality actions for Looks & Styles in Photoshop, all of which work non-destructively to give you full decision-making power while saving you time.

Want to edit your images quickly and enhance your photos easily?

Give them the perfect look with our actions! 60 actions for Looks & Styles will make it easy for you to find the right image style for your photo in the future. Editing pictures is easier than ever before, with actions for:

Color and mood looks
Contrast and sharpness looks
Black and white and toning
Image aging effects and newspaper look
Retouch actions (e.g. for frequency separation or dodge & burn)
Seasonal looks: spring, summer, autumn and winter (elaborate color look, vignettes, light effects, background blurring, rain, vintage look, haze painting, light leak and as a bonus six textures & a brush)

How exactly do actions help you in your image editing workflow?

An action is a predefined workflow that you apply to a single file or to several files in a batch. These include, for example, menu commands, tool actions and control panel options. Actions are particularly useful for routine tasks and are an effective means of automating work processes. Editing images with Photoshop actions therefore only takes a mouse click.

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Usable with: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Elements
Licence: private and commercial Rights of use

Created with love by

Michael Baierl

Photoshop artist Michael Baierl (aka Xomi) has now turned his initial passion for photography and image editing into his main profession. Originally working in the market research industry, he now handles post-production for clients such as adidas Outdoor, gives lectures for Apple, supervises major sporting events and retouches for various agencies. His work can be found time and again in various trade magazines - such as Digital-Photo and DOCMA. He has also made a name for himself in the photoshopping scene as an author of video training courses, workshops and coaching sessions.

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