Create and save a Photoshop Action.

Actions allow you to automate some tasks in Photoshop by recording what you do and letting you play it back again. This is very useful for repetitive tasks.

Part 1. Create an Action

We'll build 1) a Dodge and Burn Layer Action and 2) a Dark Vignette Action together in class but the instructions are available below for three useful Actions with instructions - three level Color Correction Action, a Dodge and Burn Layer Action and a High Pass Filter Action - from an article in Rangefinder called "Actions."

When you're done and the Actions are saved, take a screen shot of the Layers Panel and the Actions Panel and post it on your web site as "Exercise10 ".

• Part 2. Download and install an Action

Panos FX has a lot of freebie actions. It also has a ton of advanced Actions for sale, too.

• Go to PanosFX.com and find the free section under Downloads in the navigation bar.

• Download the "Border and Bend" actions (you can choose to do another one, too.)

• Unzip the files and store them in the"Actions" folder in your Photoshop Toolkit

• Load the actions in Photoshop.

• Locate a file you want to use with the Action.

• Run the Action.

• Post a screenshot of the image, the Layers panel and the Actions panel on your web site as Exercisie 10.

These videos are increasing order of detail. The first shows you how to get started , Julieanne's shows some interesting possibilities and more advanced action possibilities and the rest are about creating useful actions for photographers.

Try this if you want to explore actions more.

Create watermarks in Photoshop.

• Create a Watermark Brush with text.

• Create a watermark brush with a signature.

Use a pen on a piece of white paper.

Scan the signature or use a smart phone to capture it.

Create a transparent copyright watermark.

Create watermarks for both portrait and landscape images at their maximum width.

Create actions for using the watermarks.

Create an action to Place a watermark for either portrait or landscape photos. Use Conditional Actions.

Create an action to save as a JPG for your web site that will resize a portrait image to 600 pixels and a landscape to 1200 pixels.

Create Conditional Actions