So I’m here today to tell you that …

The Limited Edition Photoshop Actions are going to be available for you TODAY ONLY. After today they will be deleted from Dress to Impress and will never see the light of day again. OOOoooh the drama! haha.

So, if you’re interested in making the Limited Edition set yours – now’s the time! Head on over to the Dress to Impress page for more information!

Big hugs lover
xoxo

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Hey you,

The first week of 2013 is done, and I’ve got a pretty interesting story to share with you! One of my major goals for this year is to give as much as I possibly can in every single thing I do. 

Having said that, my first big project of the year is the release of my brand new Photoshop Actions. These are actions that I have literally poured my heart and soul into, carefully crafting each one to my personal artistic standards, and making sure that they are the best on the market.

Honestly? It’s been intense. I spent the whole of last week testing because I want these actions to be my most versatile and creative yet, and after many trials and tribulations I have finally succeeded.

Seriously, these new Photoshop actions are beautiful and I couldn’t be more proud. I can’t wait to share them with you. 

But as I said, one of my goals is to give as much as possible. As important as it is for the new Photoshop Actions to be successful, it’s also important to me that I give something back to those who can’t necessarily afford the actions.

Why? Because I remember being in that position. I remember being so broke that I couldn’t afford proper training, or fancy Photoshop actions. I had to rely on free online resources to teach me everything I know. And to this day I am so grateful for each and every single person who ever gave away free knowledge online, because it helped me get to where I am today.

So, to celebrate the brand new actions I have created a four-part Photoshop tutorial series to show you the ropes to becoming a Photoshop legend. Yeah, and it’s all for free.

You will find these FREE photoshop teachings in your inbox over the next two weeks available for you to enjoy, learn, and use – ONLY IF YOU ARE A SUBSCRIBER! To subscribe and get full access to these upcoming teachings, click here.

And guess what? Today’s Chatty Tuesday is part ONE of the series.

As well as teaching you some new Photoshop tips and tricks, today’s Chatty Tuesday announces a chance for you to win my new set of actions (which are still currently unreleased). That’s over 35 actions. For FREE! Who wouldn’t want that, right?

What now?

• Sign up to the newsletter to make sure that you get sent the upcoming exclusive Photoshop tutorials!
• Click here to get your gifted actions straight from the brand new action set!
• Click here to download the image we worked on, if you want to practice your new skills!
• Share this blog post with at least THREE people you think would benefit the most!
• “Layer Masks are SO MUCH FUN!” – @alexbeadon
• Leave a comment letting me know what you thought of this video!

Timeline:

00:00 Introduction

00:25 Exciting news for Alex Beadon Photography

00:40 Details on how to win my upcoming set of Photoshop Actions – FOR FREE!

01:33 Exhilarating upcoming changes to The Inspired Store

02:34 An announcement you don’t want to miss! 

02:57 Photoshop Tutorial begins

03:33 The critical thing most photographers miss when editing and how to fix it

09:18 One tool that will revolutionize the way you edit blemishes on skin. 

10:58 How to easily get rid of dark circles under the eyes

13:31 A dramatic introduction of Layer Masks 

14:57 A funky, never-before-seen explanation of Layer Masks 

18:42 A modern definition of Photoshop Actions

20:17 How I used “Ace of Spades” on this image

20:43 How I used “Colourific” on this image

22:27 A summary of all we did during our edit

23:35 The conclusion to our Photoshop Tutorial

23:54 Why I love you

24:08 Share this video with THREE friends!

24:24 Like & Subscribe, baby! 

24:28 Sign up for the rest of this Photoshop Tutorial series!

25:08 Silly moves by Alex Beadon ;)

I hope you LOVED this video, make sure you’re signed up to get the rest of these awesome tutorials!

Big hugs,
xoxo

P.S. If you DON’T have Photoshop you may be VERY interested to hear that you can now download Photoshop CS2 for FREE right here!
[Most of my new actions will work with Photoshop CS2 - but not all!]

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Hey you,

I always used to wonder how some photographers managed to achieve such gorgeous bokeh with what seemed to be such wide lenses. One day I learned that all they were doing was taking multiple photographs of the same thing and putting them altogether in Photoshop!

If you’ve ever wondered how to do it yourself, now you can finally learn!

This tutorial will teach you:

1. My favourite way of selecting in Photoshop.
2. The various tools I use to piece together eight different images into one seamless photograph.
3. How to create what I like to call “The Butterfly Effect”.

If you appreciate this video please do the following:

1. Leave a comment below!
2. Tweet about it! 
3. Click the “like” button below! 
4. Pin the photo above! 
5. And tell your friends about it! 

This tutorial took me hours to create.  A great way of showing that you appreciate it and want more free Photoshop tutorials is by doing at least three of the above five suggestions! Thank you!

I hope you all have a beautiful Thursday! I’m about to go celebrate the birthday of one of my favourite people :) … so it’s party time for me!

Big hugs and love to you

xoxo

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Hello lovely,

I hope you have been enjoying all of the Chatty Tuesday videos lately, I’ve been working so hard on giving you my absolute best – I hope you can tell!

What I love most about Chatty Tuesdays is the consistency and regularity of it all. You know that every Tuesday there will be some sort of inspirational video waiting for you right here on the blog (or in your inbox if you are awesome enough to be a subscriber!).

Today I would like to welcome you to the very first Photoshop Tutorial Thursday!

Photoshop Tutorial Thursday is all about sharing the “secrets” of my editing techniques – I hope you enjoy it!

Today’s tutorial can be found underneath the image:

Step One: I pieced together all of the images I took to change the image into a square shape. I did this by using layer masks!

Step Two: I used “Beauty Mask” to clean up the skin, and I added pink eyeshadow to make her eyes stand out.

Step Three: I then used “CONTOUR” to add definition to the edges of the image and to her face and body.

Step Four: I used “She’s So Lucky” on just her body through the use of layer masks.

Step Five: I used “Niagara Blue” on everything but her body using layer masks.

Step Six: To boost the colours I used one of my favourite Photoshop Actions, “Sweet and Dreamy”, from The Inspired Store.

Step Seven: I added more blue to the top right of the image and got rid of the distracting bright line behind her using the clone stamp tool.

Step Nine: I used “Like A Painting” at a low opacity to add dimension.

Step Ten: As always I used “Alex’s Sharpy” to sharpen the image at the end of my editing. This really adds beautiful definition and helps the image stand out.

I hope you enjoyed this week’s Photoshop Tutorial Thursday, and I look forward to seeing you all again next week :) If you have any suggestions for an episode feel free to leave it in the comment section below!

Big hugs!
xoxo

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Someone in the Facebook comments asked how it was edited, so I thought I’d let you into the step-by-step process. This is one of those images that I spent a lot of time editing, so I unfortunately can’t go into full detail on what I did because it would take such a long time.

Here’s a quick summary of the edit:

1. I first extended the photograph to turn it into a square.
2. Then I added taller flowers to replace the phone pole and create an “alice in wonderland” feel to the image.
3. I added additional clouds for atmosphere.
4. I added extra hair for volume and drama.
5. The main photoshop action used on the colour was “Scarlet Love“.
6. After that, it was subtle colour changes here and there to create the purple tones in the flowers that I was looking for and also the additional colour in the sky. The secret here is the use of opacities and layer masks!
7. To finish it off I used Alex’s Sharpy as the final sharpen.

Here you can view the changes step-by-step:

You can buy “Scarlet Love” and “Alex’s Sharpy” in The Inspired Store today!

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BUY ALL is now available  - today only!

WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT?

As you probably know, I run a very successful online store called The Inspired Store, which was created to give you
fun tools to edit your photos with.

Well, due to popular demand I have added a “Buy All” option to The Inspired Store! What does that mean? It means
that instead of spending £175 ($274.5) on all five Photoshop Action Collections, you can buy them ALL AT ONCE TODAY
for £99 ($155.3)! 

Note: This offer will only remain at £99 ($155.3) for TODAY ONLY! 

(All $ prices above are in US Dollars)

WHY SHOULD YOU BUY THIS TODAY?

1. This price is available to you for TODAY ONLY! Take advantage of this savings and buy today!
2. You will enjoy instant access to your new actions as soon as you purchase – which means instant fun
   in Photoshop!
3. Installation will be simple with step-by-step instructions included.
4. Free tutorials will help you use your actions to the best of your ability fast and easily.
5. All of the layers in each action are easily customisable!
6. The ability to mix and match actions together to create your own personal, beautiful and unique
   combination!
7. They will allow you to save time by spending less time confused in Photoshop, and more time inspired
   in Photoshop.
8. Be part of an incredible online community of other photographers who also use Alex Beadon’s
   Photoshop Actions and are always willing to help each other out!
9. You will enjoy the benefits of excellent customer service from yours truly :) Any problems whatsoever,
   send me an email and I will sort it out as soon as possible!
10. These Photoshop Actions will inspire you and revolutionise the way you edit! 

I know that you will love these Photoshop Actions, so I am happy to offer a 30-day-money-back-guarantee if you are unsatisfied!

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Hello lovely friends,

I have heard from so many of you recently that it is so beneficial to see how my Photoshop actions are used in photos, so today I thought I’d walk you through the five-step process of how I edited this photograph!

The beauty of these actions is that you can mix them in any which way you like and come out with totally different styles and looks! It’s like putting together a beautiful outfit with varying accessories :)

These actions really help me turn a boring-coloured photograph into a STUNNINGLY-coloured photograph. The colours in your images have so much to do with the impact they have on the viewer, so even if you don’t use my actions make sure that you are using Photoshop to really bring out the best in your images!

Okay here we go ..

You can buy “She’s So Lucky“, “Green Cherries“, “Maracas“, “Niagara Blue” and “Alex’s Sharpy” here in the online store.

EDIT//

In response to an awesome question in the comment section, here’s the WHY to the changes above.

I primarily used  ”She’s So Lucky” to brighten the image. I tend to use this action a lot at the very start of each edit, as it really adds life and lifts the colours. It gives me a better base to work with.

Then I used “Green Cherries” on the background to bring the greens to life. I feel that the greens captured by digital cameras are dull and lacklustre. This action does a brilliant job of truly bringing out the beauty of greenery in a unique way.

I followed this by using “Maracas” to add warmth to the image, as it was feeling a bit cold.

“Niagara Blue” was next. If you take a look at the before & after here, you can see that it adds a beautiful, soft contrast with additional blue shadowing and brighter highlights. In my opinion, this action does not get as much credit as it deserves – it can truly transform an image even when used at lower opacities.

The final step was to use “Alex’s Sharpy“. This action adds a beautiful sharpness to my images and I love using it as the final step to my edits.

HINT//

If you are looking to purchase the above actions and want to get the BEST value for your money, here are your options:

Buy all five for £10 less by using this discount code: BUY4SAVE10 This would give you all five actions for £65. (£13 per action)

OR

Buy all twenty two actions as part of the “BUY ALL” package for £129 (£5.8 per action) **BETTER VALUE FOR MONEY!**

You can buy “She’s So Lucky“, “Green Cherries“, “Maracas“, “Niagara Blue” and “Alex’s Sharpy“ here in the online store.

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P.S. I’m still trying to choose a winner for my “secret prize” out of those of you who used my actions :) LOVE IT! I’ll be in touch over the next few days!

Shall we go through them in order?

Black Hearts White – an action you get sent FOR FREE when you sign up to my free newsletter!
Summer Princess
Ocean Wave - an action you get sent FOR FREE when you sign up to my free newsletter!
Maracas
Pepper & Salt
Juxtaposition
Autumnal Beauty
Brighten My Shadows
Sweet & Dreamy
Poison Ivy

Need tips for buying? Spend the same amount of money but get more actions by purchasing the collections, and if you’re going to buy four items in the store, get £10 off with this discount code: BUY4SAVE10

Big hugs
xoxo

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Step by step, this makes it easier don’t you think?

1. Use the action “Green Cherries” at 59%, select the layer mask. Grab your brush tool in the colour black at it’s softest and draw over her body to hide it.
2. Use “Maracas” at opacity of 15%
3. Use “Contour” to add definition. Press button “d” to automatically set your colours to black and white. Grab your brush tool in the colour black at its softest and at 20% and draw over any areas of her body that you want to darken. Now change your colour to white and draw over the brighter areas that need highlighting.
4. Use “Vanity Mirror“, select your layer mask. Grab your brush tool in the colour black at a soft brush and draw over any areas that you don’t want “Vanity Mirror” to affect.
5. Use “Contour” again at 27%. Grab your brush tool in a black, soft brush and draw around the edges of the images. Use “Gaussian Blur” to blur it.
6. Command + alt + shift + E to merge all layers.
7. Command + U – Up the saturation of the reds to +25.
8. Add a new layer (command + shift + n). Zoom in. Grab your brush tool (b) and sample colours to get the correct one. Draw the appropriate colours over her eyes. Then use “Gaussian Blur” to blur the eyeshadow colour! Add a layer mask. Grab your brush tool in black and draw over all of the areas that you don’t want affected by the eyeshadow colour! Change the layer mode to “Overlay” at 52% opacity.
9. Add “Like A Painting” at an opacity of 36%.
10. Use “Alex’s Sharpy” at an opacity of 100%. (super sharp!)
11. Use “Boom Boom Pow” at an opacity of 40%. Add a layer mask. Grab your brush tool in black and draw over all of the areas that you don’t want affected by “Boom Boom Pow“!
12. Command + alt + shift + E to merge all layers.
13. Grab your clone stamp tool and clone her face by holding down alt and clicking. Then copy it onto a new layer (command + n) at luminosity layer mode. Continue till you have as many faces as you like. Lower the opacity until you can barely see them :).
14. BAM!

I really hope that you enjoyed this tutorial and that you get a better idea of how I go about editing my photos. You are all awesome and I appreciate any and all feedback! So if you have an idea of how to make these easier, feel free to send me an email!

Big hugs
xoxo

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For those of you who don’t know, I have a section on my blog called “Edit This Photo“. What happens is I give out a high resolution file and ask people to edit it and send it back to me. What we end up with is lots of different edits of the exact same photo. It’s always a lot of fun and very interesting to see the different edits that people come up with – and how our editing styles are so unique. Please know that this time, however, I won’t be providing links to each photo as I am going to compile them into one large image as it will save me lots of time!

ANYONE can participate. All you have to do is follow these seven steps:

1) Download the above photo by clicking here for RAW and here for JPG.

2) Edit the photo with any editing software your heart desires. (Photoshop/ iPhone etc..)

3) Resize the photo so that its width is 769 pixels.

4) No watermarks or logos!

5)  Send the image to my email address (hello@alexbeadon.com) with the subject line EDIT THIS PHOTO - JUNE 12

6) Wait till next week to see your beautiful image here!

7) If you love to “Edit This Photo” pass it on to your fabulous friends!

>> Note: Only one edit per person will be featured. <<

Have fun with it my friends!!

A special gift will be sent to the person who creates my favourite edit using any mixture of my Photoshop actions!

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