100+ Photography Enhancing Photoshop Actions
Photoshop actions can be a big time saver, especially when you’re trying to add a specific effect to a photo and you’re not sure how to do it. Thanks to talented and generous Photoshop users, we can simply click a button and our photography can take on a whole new look. For this post we’ve rounded up over 100 Photoshop actions for enhancing your photos. In this collection you’ll notice a wide variety of actions, from vintage effects to amazing color alterations.
Above image by Sid Black.
Nothing but Memories (10 Actions)
Retro
Color Action
Pink Action
Photoshop Actions 13 (8 actions)
Photoshop Actions 67 (11 actions)
Photoshop Actions (6 actions)
Pinhole Effect
PS Vintage Action
Vintage Wash Action
sa-cool actions 2.08 colors (17 actions)
Polaroid GENERATOR
kream action
Cookie Dough Action
vintage wash ps actions
Photoshop Actions – 139 (8 actions)
Variety Pack Actions .3 (5 actions)
photoshop actions – 33 (8 actions)
photoshop actions – 8 (8 actions)
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Apr 12, 2010
Thanks for this time saving collection !
Apr 12, 2010
Very informative! Now only if cellphone cameras can do the same thing… What a great idea!
Apr 12, 2010
You are the real time saver. Appreciate your efforts in putting this together.
Apr 12, 2010
Great examples! I was looking for a collection of cool effects for a project I’m working on. I specially like the pinhole effect.
It’s interesting how color treatment can really give a picture that wow factor. Great post.
Apr 12, 2010
Seriously, this is crap. All of the actions = “oversaturate”, except for that Polaroid generator. These kinds of crappy Digg fodder posts are a dime a dozen and a complete waste of your readers’ time. Simply googling list+of+photoshop+actions presented hundreds, if not thousands of listicle posts that preceded yours.
Apr 12, 2010
Amen. Couldn’t have said it better myself Jack.
If you are serious about photography and want to learn what makes a photograph better, take a class or buy a book, don’t depend on PS actions to save the day. Because when you break it down, a bad photo is a bad photo no matter how good at photoshop you are.
These kinds of blog posts are exactly what the internet doesn’t need more of. Why not write an original article about how to spend time focusing on composition and lighting instead of just throwing a bunch of links to actions in there? Not to say that all actions are bad, but this is just a waste of your readers time.
Apr 12, 2010
Mr. Kyle and Jack,
Why do you take it so seriously? Maybe this is just for the fun of it? BTW, this is a big trend in consumer/prosumer/ & even professional photography right now. It looks awesome. Lighten up a little and give the author some credit for the time spent on this list.
Apr 13, 2010
Are you kidding? Go ahead and google it, posts exactly like this one appear on instablogs every single day. They’re rife in the design community for one reason and one reason alone, and it ain’t because it’s “helpful”. It’s because it’s “easy”.
I honestly would have been less salty if I hadn’t looked at that sidebar and seen almost *every single post* is yet another listicle, with “55 Essential Inspirations” and “101 Websites So Awesome They’ll Devour Your Eyeballs” — compiling resources that have been compiled before and will be compiled yet again.
To the author: is this why you got involved in blogging and in design? I don’t know, I just assume that most people interested in this actually like to create things.
Apr 13, 2010
Good work!!!
Thanks for sharing this post.
Apr 13, 2010
Wow, thanks for this list, it does make life a little easier!
Apr 14, 2010
really love this post!
Apr 15, 2010
Great list of Photoshop actions.. Thanks for sharing with us…
Apr 17, 2010
Can you really ever get enough great photoshop actions?? (rhetorical question)
May 17, 2010
Just amazing!! Thank u!
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@JAck: shut up and let people enjoy the actions themself… you are so noisy here
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Jul 14, 2010
Great Effect! Love it
Aug 16, 2010
Great Effect! Love it