To stave off the guilt I'm sharing a b/w action with you guys. I finally hit on something that I really like and I hope you do too. I find that I have the best luck with black and whites if I run my typical color workflow FIRST and then run the b/w rather than just running the b/w on the SOOC image. It adds to the final contrast or something. Have fun!
Erin's B/W for Elements (don't forget to follow the directions for your version found here)
Erin's B/W for full photoshop
And just to show you what it does...(and to show off my handsome guy who(m?) I'm so tempted to call "bubbles")
elements...
full version...
Have fun playing!
Oh, and just a heads up, the blog will be renamed SOON! A nickname has evolved (no, not Bubbles...Brent has banned that one) and a new title created. Fun stuff. :)
26 comments:
oooh can't wait to hear the new name! and i hear you on the stalling. there's nothing left on my list that i really *want* to do. so it remains.
Never Bubbles. And, why aren't you selling these actions? Daddy needs a new pair of shoes!
Hi Erin,
In the same spirit of your 'stalling' post, and because i've had so much fun looking at your pictures, i'm toying with the idea of starting my own blog. it seems way more fun that doing the laundry, cleaning the kitchen and all the other stuff i'm pretending i don't need to do!
I'm excited to hear the new name :)
I love the picture of Ephraim.
Hey Erin,
Thanks so much for the action. I can't wait to try it out.
FYI: for all your other readers, I downloaded it and it didn't have a file extension; so after you download it, make sure you add .atn to the end of the file name.
Kim
ooooh...good tip Kim! I can never seem to get the whole action-saving thing down exactly right.
Erin, thanks so much!
I've been having a blast with your Color action you shared!
I love your B&W portraits, so I am sure I'll have fun with this, as well!
Kimberly - thanks for the headsup on adding the file extension!
Thanks for sharing the action. Your stuff is always so great. How do you ever choose which photos to print for your walls? My whole house would be covered!
Thanks so much for sharing the action:) I love looking at your blog...thanks for so much inspiration!
-Danielle
oh-oh-oh! I can't wait to hear the new name. I like bubbles, but it'd be bad for him later ;)
I do really like the "formerly" name, though. Later, Gator!
oh, and I'm about to post another enviro-tip on that post...
HOW NICE! Thank you thank you! I cant wait to try it out. Cant wait to hear the new blog name, Im sure its something fantastic!
Darn it, I already missed it! It says the file has been deleted.
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Your little Ephraim is so stinkin' cute! And Pigbear's haircut makes her look so grown up!
~Kim
Adorable picture! Thanks so much for sharing the action:o)
Hey Erin! Thank you so much for sharing your b/w action with us... I love it! I was getting kind of tired of my black/white and yours is beautiful! And I've been meaning to thank you for showing us that link to the tutorial that helps with skin tone... It's done wonders for my color photos. Can't even thank you enough for that one! You're awesome.
Kim, try again...I think I fixed the problem.
can't wait to hear the new name!!!
Don't keep us hanging too long on the new name!!!
Thank you so much! Love your actions....don't like the "advertisements" we get to see when we click on that link...very yucky....does anyone else see these?
Thanks so much! Love your actions! Don't love those advertisements we get to see when we click that link though. Very yucky! Does anyone else see these?
Thanks so much! Love your actions! Don't love those advertisements we get to see when we click that link though. Very yucky! Does anyone else see these?
Terah, this last time I uploaded the actions was the first time I saw what you're talking about...not sure what's up with that! Next time I'll look into hosting with someone else.
Yipes sorry about that it kept saying it wasn't posting...should've checked! I'm not THAT concerned over the matter (:
THANK YOU!
Erin...
Sorry to come begging so late! I love your work and so to have one of your actions is truly delicious, but... when I download it is not an .atn file. Am I doing something wrong? I went back and it was deleted! DOH!
Thank you for sharing the actions...I found your blog a while ago and just pop in once in a while. I hope to have a blog going soon too--maybe we can get to "know" eachother that way!
PS I seem to remember reading on here that you had to get yourself away from a three letter word site on the web...I'm having the same problem!
Sonja V
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