Rad Nation, this is a really fun way to make an unpredictable cross-processing effect (or film processing incident) on a few photos that need some extra pop using The Revenge set of Photoshop actions.

Even if you don't dig the effect, this little video shows you how to make a custom action out of the Totally Rad Action sets. 
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Annie says:

It worked! Thank you! It was driving me crazy :)

(06.10.10 @ 11:04 AM)
Erika says:

This was alot of fun to play around with! thanks! @ Annie I just made sure that black was in my foreground color and white the background then with the gradient tool I dragged from the center of my photo holding down shift to the edge of the frame. Hope that helps!

(06.08.10 @ 09:11 PM)
Annie says:

Sorry for that typo! How do you run the two gradients on one layer in the first step with summer fade? Can you tell me what key to hold down to do this? LOVE LOVE LOVE this!! Keep these coming :)

(06.04.10 @ 09:40 AM)
Annie says:

I LOVE this look! One question. How do you run the two gradients on way layer in the first step with the summer fade? Can you tell me what key you hold down to do this? Thanks!

(06.04.10 @ 09:36 AM)
Penny says:

Fantabulous! Thank you very much!

(05.12.10 @ 09:07 AM)
Amanda says:

Great tutorial. Love video tutorials - feeds the visual learner in me.

(05.07.10 @ 09:00 PM)
Susan Keller says:

Kristen!
thanks - what a great video - easy to follow, succinct, creative (!!), totally inspiring me to play with my actions! :-)

(05.07.10 @ 02:18 PM)
Austin says:

Love it. Hope to see more videos like this up on the blog! A really cool idea to add a little extra uniqueness or pop to a shot.

(05.06.10 @ 03:25 PM)
mike carpenter says:

Sweet! Thanks.

(05.06.10 @ 12:04 PM)
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There I was, groggy-eyed and dreading the air-puff glaucoma test at the eye doctor, when I saw it.  A grid of tiles with a nifty photograph in the center...and I saw the perfect off-kilter use for Dirty Pictures. 

1.) To begin, create a 9x9" document in Photoshop, then Create new guides at 3" and 6" both horizontally and vertically.

2.) Now, open your favorite Photoshop textures, whether your own or those included with Dirty Pictures, and crop 8 of them to 3x3" squares.  (Can't find the Dirty Pictures files?  Directions and locations here.)

3.) Tile the files in a pleasing manner, then add one final center image of your choosing to complete the look.  I increased the canvas size to 12x12 inches, thus adding a white border for contrast to the finished Dirty Pictures mosaic.

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In this case, I used a scanned Polaroid image that's been living on my hard drive for the center image. Printed on fine art paper, this is a fab gift, the perfect thank-you gesture, or just a great excuse to play with your Dirty Pictures. Pick up your copy of the Photoshop texture plugin here.
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Petra Hall says:

Sweet idea! :)

(02.25.10 @ 11:14 AM)
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Hopefully, you all subscribe to Photojojo.  Their sense of humor, DIY-spirit and downright creative juices get me revved up before my morning coffee.  I decided to put their latest newsletter's goodies about creating light leaks into play for you all.

To begin, pick an image that's going to look good with a light leak (or seven.) This one will do!
 
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Now, create a new layer in Photoshop, use the paint bucket tool to fill that bad boy with solid black, and change the layer's blending mode to Exclusion.

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To finish, add some vintage-hued Totally Rad Actions, and voila!  Light-leak heaven!

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I'm a subtle girl, so I didn't go for an over-the-top finish, but you can obviously make it look like the sun hammered itself into your camera if you'd like.

Waddya think? 

Oh, and if you'd like to be the first to know when our Lightroom presets hit, fill in the form below!



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Adrian St. Onge says:

That's pretty cool.. and pretty damn simple.

Thanks for posting it!
I'm gonna try it today!

(01.28.10 @ 09:21 AM)
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It's time to master layer masks in Photoshop!  Learn what layer masks are, how to manipulate them, and how they fit into Photoshop actions.  As with all of these videos, we pinky-swear you'll learn something even if you think you know everything there is to know about Photoshop layer masks.    
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Shamima Sultana says:

Very nice tutorial..
Thanks for sharing this tutorial..

(05.18.10 @ 10:29 PM)
Paul says:

Thanks for the video-I didn't know about the opacity shortcut with the keyboard.

(12.21.09 @ 01:01 PM)
JohnnyAngel says:

You guys are AWESOME! Just like your photo actions, your personal actions ROCK! Thank you for helping out an awesome cause.
JohnnyAngel ReyPhotography

(12.07.09 @ 09:22 PM)
Gary Kenney says:

Thanks for making these actions. They really help me reduce the amount of time it would take to learn all the stuff embedded within each of them. I use your actions almost every day, and can't imagine working without them. Keep up the good work, and thanks for making these kinds of donations.....

Gary

(12.07.09 @ 09:12 PM)
David Buck says:

Hey Guys, just wanted to let you know that your actions ROCK! I don't use them exclusively but they are one of the main set of actions that I use in editing photos. I especially love oh-snap to give that final punch in the teeth that a lot of photos need. Keep up the good work, can't wait for action set #3

(12.07.09 @ 01:42 PM)
David Buck says:

Hey Guys, just wanted to let you know that your actions ROCK! I don't use them exclusively but they are one of the main set of actions that I use in editing photos. I especially love oh-snap to give that final punch in the teeth that a lot of photos need. Keep up the good work, can't wait for action set #3

(12.07.09 @ 01:15 PM)
Kimm says:

Thanks for being so generous....:)

(12.07.09 @ 12:59 PM)
Rori says:

Thanks so much!! Great tutorial!!

(12.07.09 @ 12:21 PM)
Stephanie says:

Thanks for the great tutorial!

(12.07.09 @ 11:04 AM)
karenw says:

thanks for sharing this! So many helpful tips.

(11.25.09 @ 10:48 AM)
Sean Shimmel says:

What a wise mix of clarity... and fun simplicity.

Keep up the consistently good work.

(11.24.09 @ 04:14 PM)
Hailee says:

Thanks for the layers lesson! BTW, can you tell me which Action you used to demonstrate layer opacity on the playground shot? I love what it does to the sky and the metal equipment.

(11.24.09 @ 02:54 PM)
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You've created your signature look.  It's gorgeous, perfect, and so YOU. 

Then you get sick of running the same six actions on photos over and over.  You need to mix it up.  You need a different black and white conversion, stat.

Why not layer black and white actions to create a new (but not over-the-top) look?  My go-to black and white Photoshop action is Boring Old B&W.  Yep, it's boring.  But throw another B&W action on top at 30% opacity, and you've got an entirely different conversion on your hands.

photoshop-black-and-white-conversion.jpgTry it yourself, and let us know what you come up with! Submit an action recipe if you come up with an incredible combination, won't you please?
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Maryam says:

That's awesome. I'm gonna have to try it.

(12.05.09 @ 06:26 PM)
Christine N says:

So cool! I would have never thought to layer B&W actions. I'll have to give it a go :)

(11.11.09 @ 07:48 AM)
Kristin says:

i love this with homestead - i always throw a small % of lux soft on top of BAMF, i like the softness and vintagey feel

(11.09.09 @ 02:30 PM)
ale says:

Nice! Thanks!

(11.09.09 @ 09:45 AM)
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