Photoshop Actions.

A Photoshop action is a saved series of commands that apply with one click. Rebecca's actions are fully customizable, with individual non-destructive layers and layer masks, and have been created for maximum versatility.

Her actions boost and soften light, improve exposure, beautify and balance color, and enhance skin tone in portraits - all without appearing overdone. In addition, her tools for Photoshop will allow you to further fine-tune and improve your images with just the right effect.

Rebecca's actions are available for individual sale, or as a collection. Tools can be purchased as a separate set. All actions have been tested in Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5. In all examples shown below, actions have been applied at 100% opacity with no adjustments.

To demonstrate their quality and flexibility, each action is previewed on the same three images. Please click the example to see larger previews.


Actions - Set I

Vanilla Twilight
Slightly desaturated, creamy balanced vanilla tones.


Wheat Field
Desaturated & warm earth tints.


Soft Light
Subtle brightening, softens and balances light.


Montana
Earthy warm tones with cream highlights.


Peace Child
Balanced bright tints with a 70's feel, perfect for portraits.


Luxe
Pops, brightens and enhances color and contrast.


Global Warming
Warm earth tones with a cooler sky.


Strawberries & Cream
Warm, creamy soft vintage tones.


Vintage Plum
Vintage look with subtle purples.


35mm
Authentic retro-vintage film look with optional color.


Reverie
Warm and dreamy tones balanced with a slightly cool haze.


Gold Thread
Brightens and amplifies golden tones.


Pompeii
Warming action that heats up reds and yellows while balancing
highlights.


Atlantis
Subtle brightening and cooling action.


Frost
Cold wintery bright tones with heavier contrast.


Buttercup
A soft, vintage, hazy sunwash.


Warm Retro
Retro colors with a warm kick.


Cool Retro
Retro cool tones.


Double Crossed
An urban cross process.


Deep Magic
Desaturating action with subtle violet and gray-brown tones.


Mist
A toned haze action that softens and evens light.


Vintage Duotone
Vintage cream and sepia tones with warm highlights.


Black Pearl
A crisp black & white action with subtle toning.


Licorice
A heavier duotone with an old-photograph feel.


Chocolate Milk
Brightening duotone with soft creams and browns.



Actions - Set II

Sundrop
A very versatile action that transforms light and shadow play,
freshens colors and realistically bathes the image in a warm,
dappled sunny glow.
Subtle flare spots add dimension and depth.


Finestra di Luce
A toy-camera like effect, with snappy retro colors and creamy
highlights. A special technique creates a central glow of light,
adding to the vintage look.


Tuscan Lavender
Subtle in effect, this action produces a muted wash of lavender
coupled with softened highlights.


Emily
A retro kick with mixed warm and cool tones, balanced greens,
blues and violets. Simultaneously brightens and softens.


Golden Hour
Reproduces warm, hazy directional golden-hour light. Two actions
included for light source from the east or west.


Anna
Sweet and muted pastel colors, perfect for portraits or florals.
Creamy whites complete the soft look.


Color Lab
This versatile action brightens, pops, evens skin tone and
develops punchy colors without too much alteration of
original tones.


Driftwood
A low-contrast vintage film effect, with creamy tones, subtle haze
and muted colors.


New York
A powerful action that combines dramatic light & shadow play,
cream highlights mixed with deep punchy colors, and
cinematic tones.


Coco
Vintage goodness - warm browns, deep vintage colors, and
a caramel finish.


Blackberry
This crisp brightening action tweaks colors and softens highlights,
while infusing a rich shade of blackberry tone.


Winter's Dream
Smoothes, softens and adds a dreamy glow. Adds predominantly
cool blue color tones with balanced cream highlights.


Summer's Dream
Recreates the feel of a warm summer day, with rich apricot hues,
bright creamy highlights and fresh vibrant color.


Mermaid
Brightens, freshens and boosts aquatic greens and blues.
Designed to work well with skin tone.


Pop
A classic action that can be used on everything - gives just
the right amount of boost and dimension without over-saturating
color or losing too much highlight/shadow detail.


Pastel Sugar
Candy coats the image in vintage-style pastels, with subtle
creamy pink highlights and a crisp underlay.


Orange Blossom
A soft retro lemon-lime effect with warm, bright, yet understated
greens, golds and oranges.


In The Spotlight
Showcases an image with increased depth and subtle directional
light, bold retro-Hollywood colors, and a muted cream finish.


Paparazzi
An action that creates glamour - bright poppy colors, soft
highlights, clarity and contrast, and of course - adjustable
flashes of light that add dimension and fun.


Starstruck
Loaded with interestingness, this action produces effects so
unique that it seems to self-adjust to every photograph.
Bright, deep, bold and muted all in one, with 7 adjustable
stars to add depth and light.


Stage Lights
Designed to flood an image with soft, yet beautifully bright light.
Works well with underexposed images.


Newsprint
A black and white action that mimics the look of newspaper print.
Beautiful soft blacks and even whites provide just the right
amount of contrast.


Mimi
Soft, muted duotone with classic vintage appeal, infused with
dark chocolate color.


Not-So-Basic Black
Not your average black and white - this high-contrast action
packs rich tone, enhanced light, creamy highlights and
deep blacks.


Overlays
This set of 5 overlays are designed primarily to work in
conjunction with other actions, although they can be used alone.
They were created to be subtle in effect and provide added color
dimension, depth and brightness.
Cream Overlay


Lemon Overlay


Violet Overlay


Caramel Overlay


Raspberry Overlay




Tools

Gritty - More intense film grain.
Grainy - Less intense film grain.
Dirty - Dirt texture.
Grungy - Grunge texture.
Contrasty - Boosts light and shadow.
Burned - Just the right amount of edge burn.
Boosted - Brightens and pops colors.
Kicked - Crisp overlay with subtle desaturating & brightening.
Intensified - Deepens and saturates.
Clarified - Snappy sharpening.
Sharpened - Subtle refining suitable for portraits.
Enlightened - Adds overall brightening.
Darkened - Darkens overexposed images.
Smoothed - Designed for inconspicuous skin smoothing.
Neutralized - Balances yellow.
Example 1:
Actions: Peace Child 100%, Soft Light 100%
Tools: Darkened, Clarified, Intensified, Boosted, Burned
Example 2:
Actions: Vanilla Twilight 40%, Peace Child 50%, Luxe 100%,
Cool Retro 100%
Tools: Kicked, Contrasty, Enlightened, Sharpened
Example 3:
Actions: Reverie 15%, Strawberries & Cream 25%, Licorice 100%
Tools: Dirty, Grungy, Clarified, Smoothed