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Olive Juice Little Big Christmas Giveaway!

Winner Announced!

LORI Z Please contact me about collecting all your AWEsome prizes!

Winner has 3 days from this announcement to contact me to collect their prizes or I will select a new winner.  Dec25.

For those of you who played and did not win:

Please email me at info@amymcmaster.com/shop

And collect a $10 gift code to my Shoppe.

Thank you ALL so much for playing and a very Merry Christmas!

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 The Olive Juice Shoppe Little Big Christmas Giveaway!

who? me and a few other givers in the Christmas mood

what? over $600 worth of photog goodies!

when? Dec16-20

and then when? winner(s) announced Dec22

why? why not?:D

The Details:

I LOVE my customers! It’s because of you that I get to do what I love-

Create fresh & fun yet functionally useful presets and actions for Lightroom & Photoshop!

So I thought I would give away my FAVORITE photography processing tool—> Lightroom.

I really wanted to gift this awesome program to someone… So I bought it and it’s sitting here by my desk – ready to go to a good home!

And to put icing on your Christmas sugar cookies- I pulled together a few other kickin’ prizes from vendors I love.

I didn’t contact just ANY vendors to get their goodies. I handpicked these prizes from people I actually know and love!

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Prize 1: So in addition to winning Lightroom 3 (depending on Amazon’s mood can cost up to $299!) …

Prize 2: You will win a fantastic seat (worth more than $200!) in a Lightroom: Down & Dirty Workshop.  At your own pace learn the basics and beyond of Lightroom. Kylie at Photoshop Naked is a super sweet gal and I know you’ll love this workshop! People ask me why I don’t teach Lightroom. Why? Kylie can do it a hundred times better than me and my ADD self could!  (link takes you to more info on the workshop!)

Prize 3: Whether you are just starting out and need to put a brand together or need to re-brand, Kim at Madilu Designs can help you! The winner gets $100 to go towards custom branding from Madilu Designs. (I love working with her. She did the logo and my branding for all my photography materials like CD cover and business card!)

Prize 4: Evoking You Ahhh I love this place! Kelsey is the founder of Evoking You.  Be inspired. Check out her site. You will get sucked in. I’m warning you- just sayin’.  Winner gets an entire year pass to Evoking You Forum! A total non-business forum. Art served straight up. Come in to inspire and be inspired. Climb out of that box and rediscover your love for photography!

Prize 5: Loooops of Love  Soft & sweet newborn head band. A fellow photographer who creates some sweet head bands and hats and more. Love nubby materials and earth tones? Then check out Kaitlyn’s work! I especially love her delicate earth-toned and pastel colored headbands. Elegant touch for newborn baby girl sessions!

 Prize 6: Stella B Designs I have a ton of Brooke’s stuff. I asked her to make me some Lens Critters and poof! She did. I love using them on toddler sessions! Sweet hats that my own daughters love to wear? Got’em! Her owl hats caught my eye and I just HAD to beg her to donate one to the giveaway!

Let’s see…what else was I giving away?

Oh yeah!!

Prize 7: You pick a set of Olive Juice presets OR handpick 10 individual presets from various Olive Juice sets of presets and I will custom tweak them to YOUR images!

Awesome?

Check!

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So what do YOU need to do to enter?

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This is the cool part.

You don’t have to like a bazillion Facebook pages or ANY for that matter .

(But you certainly will make these vendors day if you do!)

1. On MERIT I ask you to personally go to each person’s link and check out their work.

(links above. plus you’ll learn more about their prize!)

2. After you check them all out, please post about THIS giveaway with a link to this giveaway on your Google+, Twitter or Facebook.

3.  In ONE post – come back here and tell me that you checked everyone & posted a link to the contest.

4. That’s it, yo!

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THAT is your entry. Just ONE entry per contestant. 

IF we get 200 entries, I will add a Second prize. 

I will give away my ENTIRE Shoppe to the Winner (in addition to me custom tweaking one set or 10 individual presets)

PLUS I will draw a second random number and THAT person will also win their choice of  a PSE & LR or PS & LR Bundle!

**you can share the contest link MORE places and more often- if you’d like to bump up the stakes BUT you do not get extra entries. 

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So pass the word on our Little Big Christmas Giveaway and bump up the stakes!

**Domestic shipping of physical products will be paid by the vendor.  International shipping costs will need to be covered by the winner.

Want to see more info? All through the Giveaway I will be posting tidbits, images from the vendors and sharing more stuff on our awesome Vendors!

Checkout my Facebook to stay updated on the Christmas what-nots and see how close you are getting to the 200!

Olive Juice Shoppe

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You don’t have to check/fan/like these to enter- but just in case you wanted to…

Facebook Links for our awesome contributing Vendors!

Photoshop Naked/Lightroom Down & Dirty https://www.facebook.com/phauntpsn

Madilu Designs https://www.facebook.com/MadiLuDesigns

Evoking You https://www.facebook.com/pages/evoking-you/242201895805464

Loooops of Love https://www.facebook.com/Loooopsoflove

Stella B Designs https://www.facebook.com/stellabdesigns

 

 

 

 

 

April Bowers - December 16, 2011 - 10:12 am

I checked out all of these amazing vendors (Wow – what a talented bunch!) and tweeted about this awesome giveaway (@aprilbowers23). Fingers crossed!

Beth - December 16, 2011 - 10:21 am

I checked them all out and tweeted about this giveaway!

Chrystine Potter - December 16, 2011 - 10:24 am

We like a lot of the same vendors! Thanks for sharing some new ones. Love all the talent out there.
I shared the link on my Facebook and know that a few of my friends who are interested in photography as a career would love this awesome giveaway.

Hollie Brooks - December 16, 2011 - 10:24 am

Oh holy batman~! I am amazed at how much talent I just saw! These vendors are amazing. Thank you so much for the chance to win this stuff!

Shared this giveaway on my facebook page
http://www.facebook.com/holliebrooksphotography

Melissa Taylor - December 16, 2011 - 10:26 am

What a great giveaway! Thank you! I love loooops of love :) count me in!

Laura McDonell - December 16, 2011 - 10:28 am

I am a fan of each of the vendors and you of course! I love that you are doing this giveaway! What a great set of prizes to be given away at CHristmas! I posted the link about the contest to my FB page about the giveaway! I’ve been pretty good so far this year…lol
https://www.facebook.com/madpres

Kristi Ahrens - December 16, 2011 - 10:29 am

I checked everyone out! Would love one of those branding packages, they are fantastic! That lightroom class looks very helpful too! And who would have thought to put a “lens Critter” on, what a good idea:)
I linked on my FB page, and also posted in my local momtog fb group:)

Elizabeth Wilbanks - December 16, 2011 - 10:30 am

Checked out and posted to my facebook! This would make my Christmas very merry….

Nichole - December 16, 2011 - 10:30 am

I’ve visited a few of these vendors before. It was fun getting to check them out again and see what’s new. Thanks for the opportunity. Shared on FB and will be tweeting soon!

Julie Hughes - December 16, 2011 - 10:33 am

Love the prizes and love the vendors- all of you are inspiring and I can barely clean my house because I want to grab my camera and do something super creative!!!! I also have heard so much awesome stuff about lightroom……oh to improve editing and computer time- a dream!

Carly Johnson - December 16, 2011 - 10:37 am

Checked out all the vendors and liked them since they are great! I posted to my photo page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Carly-Johnson-Photography/115542998510436 Thank you for the opportunity.

Carol - December 16, 2011 - 10:38 am

checking, sharing, and HOPING!! : )

Pam Elton Radford - December 16, 2011 - 10:38 am

I checked all the vendor’s pages out and shared the giveaway on my FB page!!

Pam Elton Radford
Is2sky@aol.com

https://www.facebook.com/PammieSue1966

Heather Sikkenga - December 16, 2011 - 10:41 am

I tweeted about this give away at this link. https://twitter.com/#!/SLP_Photography I would just die to win any of these items as they are AWESOME!!!! Thank you to everyone.

heidi - December 16, 2011 - 10:42 am

Thanks for the chance! great giveaway! I tweeted. :) @heidiadamsphoto

Angie Hurst - December 16, 2011 - 10:52 am

I soooo want Lightroom!!! I was already a fan of most, but fanned the other two that I wasn’t one of! And I posted on my wall about the contest here: http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=160975797335665&id=1025450397

Thanks!

Jennifer - December 16, 2011 - 11:00 am

What a grat giveaway! I posted on my facebook page http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=541326729#!/jstendera

and visited the vendors above!

Dayna Lyn - December 16, 2011 - 11:06 am

You are much to kind!!! What a great giveaways *have my fingers crossed for LR*

Here’s my link for facebook……https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=297048157001261&id=100002456481157

Thanks to all the vendors!

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas!

mandy heinz - December 16, 2011 - 11:11 am

I checked everyone’s links out and I posted a link to my photography Facebook http://www.facebook.com/thegageblakephotography

Thanks for a great giveaway!!

Jennifer Chase - December 16, 2011 - 11:13 am

I checked out the the giveaway and shared it with my friends.

Daisy - December 16, 2011 - 11:13 am

I checked out the links… and posted about the contest! I can’t wait to see the winners!!! (Hope I am one of them) <3

ada - December 16, 2011 - 11:18 am

im glad i did this. i just visited all the pages and found some wonderful new vendors! thank you!

fena - December 16, 2011 - 11:20 am

faceboookkk :)

Debbie M. - December 16, 2011 - 11:21 am

What a fun giveaway….I checked everyone out and posted your giveaway link :)

Aubray Deckard - December 16, 2011 - 11:22 am

Posted on my page! https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=217556958320100&id=155949127750160

Already a member of the Evoking You Forum-Love It!!! Already a fan of Olive Juice Shoppe but would love some lightroom presets! So need to be branded my Madily Desings! And Loooops of Love and Stella B have some great products at great prices-new fan!
Thanks for the great giveaway!

Cheri Lanni - December 16, 2011 - 11:26 am

Wow, what an amazing group of vendors, and an awesome giveaway! I checked them all out, “liked” them on Facebook and shared the giveaway on my Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/firstcomeslovebycheri#!/profile.php?id=1779603259 My profile is private, so let me know if you need anything else to show I shared! *fingers crossed*

Michelle Nichelson Photography - December 16, 2011 - 11:32 am

Pick me, pick me! =)

I am very familiar with all of these vendors! They’re AMAZING. However, you did just introduce me to the workshop and that would be so so so exciting because I still find new things that I never knew about (mostly from you ;D). I have shared this amazingly awesome giveaway! Good luck to the winner! Or winners ;D.

<3<3<3

Lesley Morgan - December 16, 2011 - 11:37 am

Oh my gosh! so excited for this! Posted about this on my facebook! The vendors are amazing! So dangerous for my bank account :o P Thank you for doing this!

Krista - December 16, 2011 - 11:38 am

Wow, this is a great giveaway, thank you! I shared on twitter although I saw it from a friend’s post on facebook. More of my photog friends are on twitter. :)

Cheryle - December 16, 2011 - 11:48 am

Such talented people! I checked their sites out and shared about this giveaway on my facebook profile and business page. I never win anything but hey, there always has to be a first time! I hope this is it!

Jodi - December 16, 2011 - 11:52 am

Love all of it! I shared this on my Facebook.

Lauren - December 16, 2011 - 12:02 pm

Would absolutely love to win this fantastic giveaway. You are so generous for doing this! Good luck to everyone! I posted on my facebook page for all to see. :)

https://www.facebook.com/AllDarkandTwisty

Liz - December 16, 2011 - 12:10 pm

This is so awesome of you! Love all the vendors, but the one thing I am most excited about are the Olive Juice Actions/Presets!! Even after I’ve purchased other actions, yours are still my favorite <3 Shared on Twitter @LizFrederPhotog

Valerie Braymen - December 16, 2011 - 12:22 pm

Thank you so much for hosting & being a huge part of this amazing giveaway! & I shared on my personal fb page.

https://www.facebook.com/valerie.braymen

Amanda Cruz - December 16, 2011 - 12:23 pm

I am so excited about this AMAZING giveaway! Checked everyone out and shared with all my facebook friends!

Sylvia Prochilo - December 16, 2011 - 12:35 pm

I love the prizes you are offering, I SO want to win!!! ThnkQ for this wonderful, NOT little, giveaway!!! <3<3<3

Coni - December 16, 2011 - 12:42 pm

Wow! This is an awesome giveaway…I loved all the sites! I shared it on my Facebook too!

Kim Kelly - December 16, 2011 - 12:52 pm

awesomeness amy!! checked everything out, envoking you is not working for me… my guess over loaded? ;)

Jayme Lane - December 16, 2011 - 12:52 pm

Such a awesome giveaway, and the vendors are pretty awesome too. Thanks you and Happy Holidays!
http://www.facebook.com/jaymelanephotograpy#!/pages/Jayme-Lane-Photography/165420926823564

Kelli - December 16, 2011 - 12:54 pm

What a great giveaway! I checked out all the sites and posted on my facebook.

Kelly A - December 16, 2011 - 1:04 pm

I shared this post on my facebook and visited all the sites. Those are some amazing prizes! Thanks for the chance to get a copy of lightroom.

Lori_Z - December 16, 2011 - 1:11 pm

I checked out and liked all the vendors that I didn’t already like and posted about this giveaway on Twitter, http://twitter.com/#!/lorrizz

Jocelyn Pooler - December 16, 2011 - 1:31 pm

Completely amazing giveaway! Each site is filled with either something to learn, something to inspire, or something to love for your own! Plus, not gonna lie, LR3 would be Awesome to edit the upcoming holiday pics! Such a fantastic giveaway must be shouted about! Find mine here— http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=517948918

Re Carlson - December 16, 2011 - 1:32 pm

I followed a link from a friend on Facebook, now I’m addicted to your site! Re-posted the giveaway just now. :)

Shawna - December 16, 2011 - 1:35 pm

What great products! Just checked the vendors and posted this to my Facebook page. I would love to win this…especially for the Lightroom software! Thanks!!

Heidi Campbell - December 16, 2011 - 1:59 pm

Such an awesome giveaway!! I checked out each of the vendors and am now a fan of all…and of course I shared with all my fellow facebookers this awesome giveaway! https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1497225772
Tweeted as well… https://twitter.com/#!/Prazes4him

Rebecca Payne - December 16, 2011 - 2:00 pm

I checked out all the wonderful vendors and tweeted about the giveaway!!

Katie Lewin - December 16, 2011 - 2:14 pm

Checked out all the phenomenal vendors and posted the giveaway on Facebook!!

Julie Hughes - December 16, 2011 - 2:17 pm

…and of course after I checked out all the vendors I posted a link on my facebook page :)

Brandie bogart - December 16, 2011 - 2:23 pm

I love love love your giveaway and the vendors too. Got ya up on my Facebook…good luck to all.and merry Christmas!

Lyndsay Jones - December 16, 2011 - 2:48 pm

WOW, what an awesome giveaway!! Way to go Olive Juice Shoppe – can’t wait to see who the winner is! :-) Thank you thank you thank you!

Amy Cessna - December 16, 2011 - 3:34 pm

I have checked out all the vendors (half of which I already follow!) and I have posted a link on my facebook page. I’m so excited, what a great giveaway!!!!

Rhonda Jewell - December 16, 2011 - 3:58 pm

I checked out the awesome vendors and posted a link on my personal facebook page. Thanks so much for the giveaway!

Kristina Irvine - December 16, 2011 - 5:20 pm

I want to win more than anything, those are the most amazing prizes I have ever seen. I am praying tonight:) I SHARED ALL OVER FACEBOOK!!!!! so excited:)

Heather - December 16, 2011 - 5:26 pm

What a great give away… how awesome would this be to win!?!? :D Posted about the give away on my personal page, and will share on my business page also (www.facebook.com/bellakole) I also took a few moments to show each vendor some love, and like the pages I had not yet :) Thanks so much! <3 Heather [bellakolephotography@gmail.com]

Jessica P - December 16, 2011 - 5:33 pm

I looked at the sites and posted about it on FB!

jaime D. - December 16, 2011 - 5:35 pm

Wow! What a great giveaway, of course I hope to win, I’ve shared you on facebook and also shared the giveaway!

Victoria Meyer - December 16, 2011 - 5:38 pm

What an amazing giveaway!! LOVE all of the vendors!! Such amazing talent!! Shared on my facebook.
http://www.facebook.com/Me.Toria

Jen - December 16, 2011 - 5:41 pm

Shared on FB! Yay! I’m so excited! Good luck everybody!

Lisa - December 16, 2011 - 5:51 pm

This giveaway is Amazing. What a great gift it would be! Tweeted about it..YAY

Jamie Shortt - December 16, 2011 - 5:56 pm

Just shared on my Facebook, and “Liked” all the vendors,too!

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=826200003&ref=tn_tnmn

Jodie - December 16, 2011 - 5:56 pm

Tweeted! Great giveaway!

Gina - December 16, 2011 - 6:03 pm

What awesome vendors! Would love to win this to help out my business!

Michelle Marcil - December 16, 2011 - 6:15 pm

Posted on Facebook. Super excited since I already ‘liked’ a couple of venders and now have a couple more to add! Thanks!

Jesica Whittington - December 16, 2011 - 6:18 pm

I checked each page and tweeted about the giveaway! Thanks so much! :)

kim Peterson - December 16, 2011 - 6:25 pm

I visited the pages and posted on my facebook page…

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/profile.php?id=1051357987

Sara Pipkin - December 16, 2011 - 6:56 pm

Looking forward to hearing who wins!

Melissa Jordan - December 16, 2011 - 7:09 pm

Love all these vendors and this giveaway!

Heather Brons - December 16, 2011 - 8:05 pm

Amazing giveaway Olive Juice Shop! The Vendors were awesome!! Happy Holidays!

ROBYN REGAN - December 16, 2011 - 8:17 pm

Oh yes please…that would be an unreal present to win!!!

Clarissa Saigeon - December 16, 2011 - 8:24 pm

I checked out the pages and posted about the giveaway on Facebook!

Jenna Heinz - December 16, 2011 - 9:14 pm

checked out the links and posted a link on my facebook http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=100002434085903
Thank you for this giveaway!

Deanna Auberry - December 16, 2011 - 9:40 pm

I checked out everyone and shared a link! :)

Toni - December 16, 2011 - 11:24 pm

I checked out all the vendors (even though I already “like” most of them on FB). And I posted to my twitter acct. http://twitter.com/#!/ToniWoodham

Lisa M - December 17, 2011 - 3:56 am

Checked everyone out and posted about the giveaway! Http://www.Facebook.com/lisalouisephotography

Roxanne - December 17, 2011 - 4:37 am

Checked out the vendors and tweeted!
http://twitter.com/#!/bobo3039

Elizabeth - December 17, 2011 - 5:51 am

I checked out all the vendors (so awesome!) and shared with my friends. Thank you so much for this generous giveaway!!!

Colleen Bighley - December 17, 2011 - 6:18 am

I checked out everyone and shared a link on my facebook!

Tara Reiners - December 17, 2011 - 6:45 am

I checked everyone out and posted a link on my facebook page ; ) Awesome vendors!

Heather parker - December 17, 2011 - 7:20 am

This would be the best thing to happen to me all year!! The talent i saw on these pages is incredible!! My dream is to be THAT amazing with my photography!! This package would definitely help me with that goal! :) thank you for the opportunity!

Rachel - December 17, 2011 - 9:05 am

I’ve checked out the mentioned vendors and am thrilled to see so much talent! A link is posted to my facebook wall regarding this awesome give-away as well! So exciting!

Christina Dodson - December 17, 2011 - 9:42 am

Posted and Loving it all!!!!

Allison Johnson - December 17, 2011 - 10:25 am

I tweeted, and wow those are some talented vendors! What a fantastic holiday giveaway, good luck to all!!

Samantha Cook - December 17, 2011 - 10:29 am

Checked everyone out!! Some amazing stuff!! I have been looking at lightroom but just couldn’t afford it. This would be great to have!! Just getting started in my photography venture! :)

Cathy - December 17, 2011 - 11:09 am

This is an amazing giveaway, Amy! This would come in so handy for my daughter. She’s really serious about photography, and decided that’s what she wants to do. This would help to get her well on her way. What a wonderful Christmas present this would make!

I checked out all of the vendor’s links as well as tweeted the giveaway! Thanks for the opportunity.

Kim Rahn - December 17, 2011 - 12:17 pm

I checked everyone out and posted to my Fb page:

http://www.facebook.com/kburnettrahn

Amazing giveaway! Thx for hosting!!!

Jessica Regan - December 17, 2011 - 2:11 pm

I scouted all the pages (probably played longer than I should…lol) and tweeted (@jess_regan)…happy holidays!

Brooke - December 17, 2011 - 2:15 pm

Can I just say, “AMAZING selection of gift’s!” Crossing my fingers. Thanks for the chance to win!

Here is my link to my post: http://sweetgraphixdesignandphotography.blogspot.com/2011/12/olive-juice-shoppes-christmas-give-way.html

Heather - December 17, 2011 - 2:24 pm

I checked out all the links and posted on my FB page (and tagged your FB page!) What a great giveaway! Thanks for hosting! :)

Danielle Anderson - December 17, 2011 - 4:03 pm

Thank you so much for the wonderful giveaway! I am familiar with all of the vendors and I also want to thank them for participating. Merry Christmas to you and your family :)

Amy - December 17, 2011 - 5:22 pm

I checked out everyone and posted to fb. Thank you!

Rick Waggoner - December 17, 2011 - 7:51 pm

I checked out all of the links and shared the URL on twitter. Thanks for running this contest!

Karen - December 17, 2011 - 8:02 pm

I checked out the vendors and shared on facebook. Hoping to win this and share with my hubby!

Chadd Kwapich - December 17, 2011 - 11:51 pm

Check everyone out and posted a link on my facebook. Thank you.

Jenney - December 18, 2011 - 7:04 am

amazing gift…amazing vendors. Thank you for such a wonderful giveaway. Posted on fb!

Tammy Bilodeau - December 18, 2011 - 8:02 am

What a great giveaway, thanks so much. I had a chance to look around at what was being offered and I also linked this giveaway post back to mt FB page
http://www.facebook.com/tammy.bilodeau1

Amanda - December 18, 2011 - 8:33 am

Awesome giveaway! I posted on fb and checked everyone out.

Nikki Jones - December 18, 2011 - 8:34 am

I already liked all but one vendor on Facebook so I see them all on a regular basis:) Posted a like on my Google+ since my Facebook is acting up this morning!

Scott O. - December 18, 2011 - 8:34 am
Shellia - December 18, 2011 - 9:05 am

I Love all the pages!! Hope I win!!

Michelle Hunsinger - December 18, 2011 - 11:03 am

I checked out all the vendors and posted a link on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/#!/angeleyesshelly

Lisa - December 18, 2011 - 11:56 am

Wow! Great vendors and an awesome giveaway. My wishlist just keeps getting bigger.

I’ve checked out the vendors and shared on facebook. Very cool stuff, indeed.

Mike Flippen - December 18, 2011 - 4:20 pm

I have completed the task and ask you to enter my name in the contest. Thank you very much,
Posted to Google+ mrflip2u

Amanda - December 18, 2011 - 7:03 pm

Amazing vendors! Thanks so much! Tweeted about giveaway @ajaegerphoto.

Lindsey Bailey - December 18, 2011 - 8:05 pm

I checked out all the amazing vendors and posted on my facebook http://www.facebook.com/iamellemarie! Thanks for an awesome giveaway!

Debbie - December 18, 2011 - 9:51 pm

amazing websites great work and inspiration!!! hope to win!! reposted on my FB wall and liked!!

Tosha Marquardt - December 19, 2011 - 1:37 am

love this! Its fun!! I liked all of their pages and shared this giveaway on mine!!
Thanks for this amazing giveaway!!!

Sarah M. - December 19, 2011 - 12:37 pm

Wow!! Reposted to FB.

Kim - December 19, 2011 - 12:48 pm

I thoroughly checked out all of the generous vendor websites and posted a link on my google+ account: Kim Putinta (kputinta@gmail.com)

Angela Benavides - December 19, 2011 - 2:20 pm

Checked out everyone. Love the animal hats! And really need to get a lens critter!! And of course I have always loved your presets, although I don’t own Lightroom, maybe some day!! Also tweeted the giveaway. https://twitter.com/#!/Timeslipsphotos/status/148890008055578625

Katy S - December 19, 2011 - 9:11 pm

Links were inspirational. Hopefull friends on fb can guide me through

brandy v - December 19, 2011 - 10:30 pm

I liked all the vendors pages and also shared about this great giveaway on Facebook.

Amy - December 19, 2011 - 11:16 pm

I checked out all of the vendors and posted a link on Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/hillfam2005/status/149023283117957120

jamie snider - December 19, 2011 - 11:50 pm

checked out all of the awesome vendors and posted a link on my google+. Thank you so much for this opportunity!

Zelena Hatcher - December 19, 2011 - 11:56 pm

Checked out all the vendors and posted on my wall http://www.facebook.com/zelena.hatcher
Thanks for doing the giveaway.

Danielle Stout - December 20, 2011 - 5:26 am

Oh my goodness….what an amazing giveaway!! The vendors couldn’t be more talented!! I posted a link to this giveaway on my FB, https://www.facebook.com/#!/danielle.stout1. Thank you for sharing this with all of us, Now I’m off to take a gander around all of these vendors even more!! ds_guera@yahoo.com

Shanna-Kaye Fancher - December 20, 2011 - 6:57 am

Wow…I love all these vendors!! Their creativity is incredible.
I visited all their pages, shared on FB, and tweeted about your great giveaway. Fingers crossed! :)

Tina Wiebe - December 20, 2011 - 7:11 am

I checked all vendors! They all do such amazing work! Thank you for this giveway!! I posted on my facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/tina.kroeker

amy mcafee - December 20, 2011 - 7:43 am

I checked out all the vendors, wow, and posted a link to my facebook page. Thank you for all the great giveaways and Merry Christmas!!

Alisha Lopez - December 20, 2011 - 9:54 am

Shared!!! WOAH!!! AMAZING people, vendors, talents!!! Thank you and congrats to whomever wins!!!

Lisa Kahlow - December 20, 2011 - 10:16 am

I checked everyone out! Would love to win! I linked on my Facebook page also:)

Thank you! Lisa

Marcee - December 20, 2011 - 10:25 am

I checked out all of the vendors and posted a link on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/marcee.rodgers/posts/270054473052608

Rebecca - December 20, 2011 - 10:33 am

I liked all the pages and reposted this contest to FB. What awesome gifts you are giving away!

Sonia Gomez - December 20, 2011 - 10:38 am

I have all these vendors on my FB and they are truly talented and great people. This is an amazing give away. I would be extremely fortunate to win this.

Amy W. - December 20, 2011 - 10:52 am

I checked out all the vendors and tweeted about the giveaway (@Amellor1). What an amazing prize package!! Thank you Amy :)

Daniele S - December 20, 2011 - 11:06 am

I love all the vendors and I shared on twitter. https://twitter.com/#!/DaniSpringett/status/149203625187614721
Thanks for a great giveaway!

Samantha Keller - December 20, 2011 - 11:06 am

I checked out all of the great vendors and posted the giveaway on FB!!!

Amy Price - December 20, 2011 - 11:08 am

Fabulous! I shared on my business page. Great vendors and giveaway! ~Amy

Staci Kinghorn - December 20, 2011 - 11:20 am

I looked through all the vendor pages and posted on my FB page! Thank you for the giveaway!!

Andrea Julian - December 20, 2011 - 11:25 am

I checked out all the vendors sites and learned more about the prizes! I also posted on my Facebook about the contest! Hopefully it helps get some more entries to get up to 200 :)

Charity Hathaway - December 20, 2011 - 11:30 am

I liked all the pages and re-posted comments on my Facebook and my photography Facebook page. Thank you for having such a GREAT contest to help people better their photography.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Emerald-Eye-Photography/184103214990686

Katy Jo Kimbley - December 20, 2011 - 11:52 am

What a great list of vendors. Evoking you is amazing. I posted on FB and it’s connected to Twitter. Happy Holidays!

https://www.facebook.com/kjkdesignsiowa

Lynnea - December 20, 2011 - 12:18 pm

Posted about this on FB & checked everything out!

Jen - December 20, 2011 - 12:37 pm

Checked everyone out some of them for the hundredth time! Thanks so much and happy christmas:-) by the way did i mention it’s my birthday today, come on birthday luck!!!

Elena Mason - December 20, 2011 - 12:43 pm

This is a great giveaway, thank you! Checked out all the amaizing vendors and posted the giveaway on Facebook!!

Matthew - December 20, 2011 - 1:04 pm

Posted about this on my FB. http://www.facebook.com/matthew.lohmeyer Thank you for the giveaway!

Heather Machut - December 20, 2011 - 1:11 pm

posted on my fb and am already drooling over it. Thank you for making it fun! Merry Christmas!

Jen Parmeley - December 20, 2011 - 2:04 pm

I checked them out and shared on G+ and man do I ever need my own etsy shop!

tania vucko - December 20, 2011 - 2:46 pm

i checked out all the websites listed and prizes to giveway and posted on my facebook about your contest giveaway thanks so much for the chance.

Lyssa Beth - December 20, 2011 - 3:23 pm

Boy howdy this is a great giveaway! All the vendors are awesome!
I visited them all and posted a link about the giveaway on FB. I tagged your FB to it so you should see it!!
LYssa

erin noie - December 20, 2011 - 3:32 pm

I checked out all the vendors, they’re awesome! I’m a fan of them all on FB and I shared your giveaway = https://www.facebook.com/erinnoie/posts/238378419565113
thank you for the chance! erinnoie@hotmail.com

Lynette Smith - December 20, 2011 - 4:08 pm

I checked out all the vendors above and they’re awesome! I also shared your giveaway on my facebook page. FYI – there is a certificate issue with the vendor link on item 6 (on a mac computer in safari) not sure if that’s helpful or not.

Happy Holidays :)

Jessie P. - December 20, 2011 - 4:08 pm

checked out all the vendors & posted about the giveaway on FB! tagged you in my post! would LOVE to win!!!!!

Jodi Lorenzo - December 20, 2011 - 5:33 pm

These vendors are wonderful! Thanks for the opportunity!

It’s been Facebooked at my page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1540241769

I have posted on my blog at: http://tinyurl.com/87w9kj9

Karen Davis - December 20, 2011 - 5:45 pm

OH WOWZERS what a huge giveaway! :) thank you thank you sweet friend! I posted it on my facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Karen-Davis-Photography/143836415669907

Sarah Vandervort - December 20, 2011 - 6:26 pm

Wow Amy! Amazing giveaway!! I’ve been a fan of a few of the vendors for a while, and checked out the ones I wasn’t — great stuff!!! Excited to have a chance to win, and what a generous person you are :)

Laura Dassance - December 20, 2011 - 6:32 pm

tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/LaLaDass/status/149315750040055808

checked out the FB pages of the sponsors–you are all too generous and somebody is going to be VERY lucky!

Monica Powell - December 20, 2011 - 6:36 pm

So much cool stuff. I love finding new vendors and ways to spark some creativity! Thanks for this great giveaway! Posted on FB and Twitter.

Christy Geller - December 20, 2011 - 6:38 pm

I posted about the contest and gave the vendors some love. Merry Christmas!

Stephanie Congleton - December 20, 2011 - 6:45 pm

I have spread the word on another awesome giveaway and I have checked out all and even added a few likes for the sponsers! Thank you for another amazing oppurtunity!
Here is a link to my post!
https://plus.google.com/u/0/?tab=wX#

Kate Woodward - December 20, 2011 - 6:46 pm

Checked them out & posted! :)

Danielle K. - December 20, 2011 - 6:48 pm

What a fun giveaway! Checked everyone out and shared on my page ( http://www.facebook.com/capturingbliss ) Thanks for the giveaway!

Emily Hulsey - December 20, 2011 - 6:50 pm
Dena Hamlin - December 20, 2011 - 6:55 pm

I found your site via evoking you on FB and I am so glad I did. What an incredible giveaway! This is fabulous. I visited all of the generous vendors and totally want an owl knit hat for MYSELF now LOL…I shared your incredible giveaway on my facebook page.
Happy Holidays and thank you for the opportunity!

Kristen G - December 20, 2011 - 6:56 pm

Tweeted about this great giveaway. Merry Christmas!
https://twitter.com/#!/netslk1/status/149320760509468672

Natalie - December 20, 2011 - 6:58 pm

What a great giveaway! I checked out your wonderful participating vendors and posted on my facebook. Fingers Crossed!

Meg - December 20, 2011 - 7:06 pm

Fantastic giveaway!! Happy Holidays to you :) And Thanks for such a great opportunity. I check everyone out and FB’ed about the giveaway https://www.facebook.com/meagan.yohnke

Anne Marie Carson - December 20, 2011 - 7:13 pm

Checked out all of the super talented vendors listed and posted to twitter. (@annemariecarson).

Thank you. :)

Heather Kennemer - December 20, 2011 - 7:13 pm

Love some Olive Juice! Shared on Facebook on my Heather Mishea Photography page and retweeted the big giveaway:) Thank you! You’re awesome!

Carolyn B - December 20, 2011 - 7:25 pm

What a great giveaway! I loved looking at all the vendors work, and I posted your contest on my Facebook page. Thanks!

april hagedorn - December 20, 2011 - 7:56 pm

Thanks so much,for a great giveaway

Connie Stouder - December 20, 2011 - 8:33 pm

Checked out the awesome sites even added them! Posted the Give away!

Robyn Overby - December 20, 2011 - 9:45 pm

What an amazing givaway and cool vendors. I checked them all out and I posted to facebook….forgot to say that earlier.

Jaclyn Hodnett - December 20, 2011 - 10:07 pm

I checked out the other vendors and liked them on fb.

Meghan Whiting - December 20, 2011 - 10:10 pm

Awesome links! I “liked” a bunch anyway ;)

Elizabeth Forte - December 20, 2011 - 10:23 pm

What an awesome idea! I loved checking out all the vendors :) Merry Christmas!!!

kit - December 20, 2011 - 10:41 pm

Just found out about this fabulous giveaway an hour ago! Viewed ALL the fabulous prizes and their FB pages and posted the link 2 times on my wall. For some reason it’s not posting to your wall. Hope this isn’t a sign of bad luck….fingers crossed! Thanks for the Fabulous giveaway!

Jen M - December 20, 2011 - 11:00 pm

Posted to my fb. Awesome vendors!! Thank you!

Patti C - December 20, 2011 - 11:24 pm

Awesome giveaway! Checked them out and posted on Google+. Thanks.

Jayne malsbury - December 21, 2011 - 3:39 am

Posted to my fb and viewed everyone

Debra L - December 21, 2011 - 11:30 pm

I check them outand what an amazing group of people! I tweeted here: https://twitter.com/#!/Lealee33/status/149752980789395456

sharpen this | sharpen action pack for ps and elements

For PSE6-CS5

Sharpening is so personal and to taste that I just wanted to share what I use- and not charge for it. I actually use this set on all my images. ALL. I round out my corners if I want, I add my watermark and then run one of the sharpen actions. The defaults are my own. So some adjusting of the opacity will be in order. And maybe even some masking. If you are familiar with my action shares- you’ll notice I am sharing a whole set. Wow right?:P

About the actions.

There is a web wallets action that sizes to 350px on the long end. I sometimes use this action (or the 600 one) for the websized versions I give to clients on purchased images. Watermark it and if they try to print it- it will look sooooo bad (and if you are a client reading this going say what?? how rude! realize that web versions are never for print). You will note that these come in V (vertical/long/portrait) and H (horizontal/wide/landscape) versions- as these actions size the longest end of that orientation. Almost all the actions, except the print sharpening actions have a V and H version.

And then there are 3 (6 if you count them individually) Facebook resize and sharpen actions. You can absolutely use them for anywhere, but I tweaked the sharpening for my personal use on Facebook. That’s why the label FB.

They come in 3 sizes: 600, 700, 800 pixels. I use 600 in client galleries. The 700 for images for Facebook- personal and fan page. And I use 800 for my blog. But I sometimes use the other sizes on Facebook too. And of course the V and H versions for the correct image orientation.

Proof 4×6 Prints: Then my handy little action that I use when I am printing a large amounts of 4×6 prints from my lab. I use this action for actual 4×6 cropped images only OR if I want very large web versions of an image. Why would I use this for 4x6s and reduce the pixel size? For uploading times. If I am uploading 30 4×6 images to my lab- it takes less time to get them uploaded. You may never need these actions though. It’s also handy if you sell a scrap pack digital collection (where you sell 4×6 sized digital images rather than full res). In Photoshop it can be batched and it’s so darn handy. I use this action too if I am sending files to family- knowing they only want the file to print a quick 4×6 of my toddler or something from Walmart (think personal family snapshots).

And then finally my printing actions. These do not resize at all. Or change resolution. They simply sharpen. One is USM (unsharp mask), another in USM but inverted so you use a white brush and simply paint on the places you want to sharpen and then lastly- High Pass Sharpen adds clarity.

USM is the most used sharpening method. A little goes a long way. Watch the eyes and hair. We don’t want sparkly hair and alien eyes. Err I hope.;)Pull back the opacity or mask if you see this happening. I LOVE using the inverted aka Paint On version of the USM the most. I paint my subject and let my bokeh be sweet and creamy without any sharpening. I also use these on any images I don’t want to resize- even if it’s for web. Sometimes I size other sizes than my (600, 700 and 800) and these actions come in handy. Although I need to dial down the opacity a lot.;)

With High Pass some people use it as their sharpening, some use it at a low opacity to add a little clarity. Especially on textures..bricks etc. Looks so awesome. You can invert the mask (ctrl + i) and paint it on parts of the image you want to pull out little details- like veins on petals, bricks, cars etc. Elements users please note that when you play the action that contains the sharpening actions (USM and High Pass) it will appear to do nothing. You must turn on the layers yourself or use a white brush on the black mask of the paint on USM version.:)

A before and after. Although I almost found it hard to do this. Harder to see sharpening affects because monitors vary so much.

For Web:

with web. you get what you see. that’s why i always make sure i size as close as possible to the location the image will be in and THEN sharpen. it will look it’s best this way. like with fb- they scrunch your image to 720 pixels on the long end. if it’s larger than that- facebook shrinks it and this can make your image appear softer than it really is. that’s why i use 700 almost exclusively. smaller looks great too. but not bigger than 720.

*update: now Facebook resizes to 960 pixels on the long end.  I now personally use my 960 Facebook action for resizing and sharpening for blog and web. But you pick what works best for you!

For Print:

be sure to zoom in at 100% to see how it’s really sharpening. sometimes it looks great until you zoom into 100% and go oh crud- way too much!

Sharpen This!

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sharpen this | sharpen action pack for ps and elements

For PSE6-CS5

Sharpening is so personal and to taste that I just wanted to share what I use- and not charge for it. I actually use this set on all my images. ALL. I round out my corners if I want, I add my watermark and then run one of the sharpen actions. The defaults are my own. So some adjusting of the opacity will be in order. And maybe even some masking. If you are familiar with my action shares- you’ll notice I am sharing a whole set. Wow right?:P

About the actions.

There is a web wallets action that sizes to 350px on the long end. I sometimes use this action (or the 600 one) for the websized versions I give to clients on purchased images. Watermark it and if they try to print it- it will look sooooo bad (and if you are a client reading this going say what?? how rude! realize that web versions are never for print). You will note that these come in V (vertical/long/portrait) and H (horizontal/wide/landscape) versions- as these actions size the longest end of that orientation. Almost all the actions, except the print sharpening actions have a V and H version.

And then there are 3 (6 if you count them individually) Facebook resize and sharpen actions. You can absolutely use them for anywhere, but I tweaked the sharpening for my personal use on Facebook. That’s why the label FB.

They come in 3 sizes: 600, 700, 800 pixels. I use 600 in client galleries. The 700 for images for Facebook- personal and fan page. And I use 800 for my blog. But I sometimes use the other sizes on Facebook too. And of course the V and H versions for the correct image orientation.

Proof 4×6 Prints: Then my handy little action that I use when I am printing a large amounts of 4×6 prints from my lab. I use this action for actual 4×6 cropped images only OR if I want very large web versions of an image. Why would I use this for 4x6s and reduce the pixel size? For uploading times. If I am uploading 30 4×6 images to my lab- it takes less time to get them uploaded. You may never need these actions though. It’s also handy if you sell a scrap pack digital collection (where you sell 4×6 sized digital images rather than full res). In Photoshop it can be batched and it’s so darn handy. I use this action too if I am sending files to family- knowing they only want the file to print a quick 4×6 of my toddler or something from Walmart (think personal family snapshots).

And then finally my printing actions. These do not resize at all. Or change resolution. They simply sharpen. One is USM (unsharp mask), another in USM but inverted so you use a white brush and simply paint on the places you want to sharpen and then lastly- High Pass Sharpen adds clarity.

USM is the most used sharpening method. A little goes a long way. Watch the eyes and hair. We don’t want sparkly hair and alien eyes. Err I hope.;)Pull back the opacity or mask if you see this happening. I LOVE using the inverted aka Paint On version of the USM the most. I paint my subject and let my bokeh be sweet and creamy without any sharpening. I also use these on any images I don’t want to resize- even if it’s for web. Sometimes I size other sizes than my (600, 700 and 800) and these actions come in handy. Although I need to dial down the opacity a lot.;)

With High Pass some people use it as their sharpening, some use it at a low opacity to add a little clarity. Especially on textures..bricks etc. Looks so awesome. You can invert the mask (ctrl + i) and paint it on parts of the image you want to pull out little details- like veins on petals, bricks, cars etc. Elements users please note that when you play the action that contains the sharpening actions (USM and High Pass) it will appear to do nothing. You must turn on the layers yourself or use a white brush on the black mask of the paint on USM version.:)

A before and after. Although I almost found it hard to do this. Harder to see sharpening affects because monitors vary so much.

For Web:

with web. you get what you see. that’s why i always make sure i size as close as possible to the location the image will be in and THEN sharpen. it will look it’s best this way. like with fb- they scrunch your image to 720 pixels on the long end. if it’s larger than that- facebook shrinks it and this can make your image appear softer than it really is. that’s why i use 700 almost exclusively. smaller looks great too. but not bigger than 720.

*update: now Facebook resizes to 960 pixels on the long end.  I now personally use my 960 Facebook action for resizing and sharpening for blog and web. But you pick what works best for you!

For Print:

be sure to zoom in at 100% to see how it’s really sharpening. sometimes it looks great until you zoom into 100% and go oh crud- way too much!

Sharpen This!

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FREE!

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960 Facebook Sharpen and Resize Action

I didn’t just make this action but I have been personally using is for – well a really long time. All my images on my blog are resized and sharpened with them. Now that Facebook has made room for a larger image viewing you have the option of sizing up to 960 pixels.

Yay! I’m a fan of “bigger is better”. I just love how wider shots you take will show more detail. As always, Facebook is not known for image quality. I took the school of mind of “oh well. it’s free. deal with it. no one is pickier about my image quality than i am anyway.” So no more FB quality stresses for me. It is what it is. But if you want some more awesome nerdy tech info about the whys of FB sizing check out Damien’s (who is the shiz on geeky photoshop and digital image stuff) blog post on the subject.

Back to 960. They are sharpening actions- you need to adjust the sharpening to taste. Since this is from my personal stash – it was made especially for my images. You will likely need to adjust the opacity of the sharpen layer. Included in the free FB sharpening set is a tip sheet for the paint on sharpening actions.:DThe one labeled with a V means vertical- it means it will take your tall/portrait/vertical oriented image and resize the vertical long end to 960px. The one labeled with an H means horizontal- it means it will take your wide/landscape/horizontal oriented image and resize the horizontal long end to 960px.

Why not sharpen the whole darn image and be done with it? Frankly- it’s all about my image. Not just the image but MY image. I want it to look as good as I can and if I pick where the viewer is going to look first by interesting crops/framing then I am going to go the extra step to also sharpen only what is important in that image. And usually for me it’s the eyes, hair, some of the lips and clothing. For me there is just a teensy more visual impact. BUT there are absolutely times when you want to sharpen the entire thing. Check the tip sheet (pdf included) for tips. Not to mention that you completely avoid sharpening the noise in the image and the skin -making the skin appear slightly smoother without actually smoothing. Bonus!

What’s the action without the H or V in the name?

The action that does not have H or V in the name- is the original one I sent out. I decided to include it as people love it so. It sharpens horizontally to 960px and sharpens the entire image.

Ok I am using a personal snapshot for the first sample:

(my son is in the background holding his pet alligator lizard haha)

And the second is a black and white client image.:)

This little mini Facebook sharpening set is free from me to you. Hope you find it useful!

It can be batched easily in Photoshop (not Elements) and you can go in and simply paint where you want your sharpening.

Cost? Zero. Zip. Zilch. Nada.

Free!

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clean edit | lightroom to photoshop

so i thought since it’s been a while since my last tweaker- i should share one.

i wanted to use a plain image to illustrate just a good basic clean.

my image was ok sooc (straight out of the camera) but very cool and blah.

i really just wanted to clean it up a little.

my white balance was great after warming it up in lightroom. so no further tweaks were required in photoshop- but this is not always the case.

in a future tweaker i will be sure to show some tweakers where i have to fiddle with skin tones or color casts.

squeaky clean

in lightroom i played the preset {delight} from the squeaky clean set. now i have to note here- that you will likely need to try a couple on a new image to see which best fits the  image.

lighting, colors, white balance- so many things can affect how a preset will look. many of the presets will look great on sooc cool images as they tend to warm them up inside the preset.

there are a few that are a tad bit ‘not clean’ and just a little sweet on color and tone. and they can work on the right image. for example- {rose water} is a perfectly lovely preset but it is really best played on backlit images where some natural sun haze comes into play. it adds just a pinch of sweet pinkness.

but always never forget- you must adjust presets and actions. playing any action or preset and expecting it to magically transform your image from meh to ah-mazing is really a beginning editor’s ‘mistake’.

although i ran the {delight} preset i still needed to adjust the lights (too bright), added some fill light (pulls shadows out for harsh lighting. got unpleasant shadows in the eyes and face- fill light is yo friend!) and a tad bit of recovery because i could see my highlights were still pushing ‘too bright’ status on this particular image.

ah-mazing are the results of almost always tweaking sliders (lightroom/acr) and masking layers and adjust layer opacities in photoshop. tweak tweak tweak!

if you do not know what a mask is or know how to mask (for photoshop/elements users)- that is something you definitely want to educate yourself on. your life in elements and photoshop will absolutely transcend what you thought your images could look like.

although lightroom is my main program- i never ever EVER use photoshop without doing some masking.

masking is like putting on makeup. you don’t put a thick gob of mascara on your lashes and leave it all goopy. NO! we comb through those lashes and get the clumps out. we don’t just put an inch of eyeshadow on our eyes- no way! we use several colors and we use a brush to blend blend blend and remove where some color might have shifted to (like a cheek) and we don’t want it there right?

and dudes…think of it like detailing a car. you have all these tiny little tools to help you go in after a big paint job to make sure that are no air bubbles, creases, cracks, globs, smudges, fingerprints…masking allows you to place effects EXACTLY where you want it. anything you do in photoshop- pretty much- can be masked.

so here we go. we take the lightroom image from above that we played {delight} preset on and then tweaked and now we run it through photoshop.

now you might have noticed i did not cover ALL the layers that you get in in the squeaky clean CLEAN action. there are several. these are the ones i usually hit on a basic clean edit.

there are layers to help strip color casts. it’s called Stain Lifters. it’s a very simple action that helps you lift  ’stains’. open up that layer and use a soft WHITE brush on the black layer mask. i like to start at about 40% opacity on the brush and swipe on the color casted areas. i swipe again if needed. i hit X if i need to erase (X changes my brush back to the opposite color and in this case since we started with a white brush- it will change it black. now i can erase the effects off areas i may not want it to go. i often use the red and/or orange layers for reddened eye rims, pimples, scratches. the green and yellow layers are good for the darn little casts you sometimes get from grass reflecting on your subject. remember that it’s purpose is to minimize not be a magic wand.

there is also a toothbrush in the action- but there are no teeth showing here.;) there are also level layers, curve layers and color balance layers for fixing exposure/tone and white balance and skin tones. these layers DO require user input. you can’t play the action and expect it to automatically scrub the image. starting from the bottom layer and working your way to the top most layer is usually the most effective and efficient way to use this action.  you do NOT need to shoot raw to have the squeaky clean action set. it works really great on sooc jpgs. and often you will not have to reduce opacity of the More Color layer. some jpg shooters even select this layer and tap CTRL J and duplicate the layer for extra color- some masking may be required on the yellows/greens as they can get a tad nuclear if pushed too far. the layer itself is generally pretty kind to skin tones however.

ok so let’s recap! another before and after and after.:)

now see the final image? it’s just…nice. colorful but not too much. it’s just clean.:D

your images may require more or less. it depends on lighting, your shooting style, equipment used (flash/studio often requires less ‘cleaning’)…so please always look at each image as a new dish.

it might require a different amount of spices than a previous image or a new spice altogether.:)

so get tweaking!