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The Memory Gate Portfolio 2010-2011

December 25, 2011 – 10:00 am |

 

This is our last ever Sunday Showcase and how nice it is that it just happens to fall on Christmas day! For this Sunday Showcase I have put together some of Memory Gate’s favourite hair and fashion images from the last couple of years.
Although I am primarily a baby and wedding photographer I do enjoy the odd [...]

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Dave Hill Effect 2 – Free Photoshop Action

January 4, 2011 – 10:00 am | 4 Comments

This is our first free action of 2011 so we thought we’d make it a bundle set. Head over to the Members Area to download both version 1 and 2 of our Dave Hill Effect Photoshop Action.

Dave Hill Photoshop action

December 14, 2010 – 10:00 am | 3 Comments

This is a free Photoshop action which can be found in the members area. The action mimics what has become known as ‘The Dave Hill Effect”.

Bokeh Photoshop Action and Brushes

October 10, 2010 – 7:10 pm |

With our free Photoshop Bokeh Toolkit we’ve included a simple to use action and 4 large brushes.

Keeping things Straight in Photoshop

August 31, 2010 – 10:00 am |

One of the most useful keys you can use in Photoshop is the Shift key. If you want to simply draw a straight line or keep a gradient level then holding down the shift is the way to go.
When used with Brushes, Pencil, Dodge and Burn, Eraser, Blur, Sharpen and Smudge holding down the shift key will enable you to draw in a perfectly straight line either vertical or horizontal.

Selective Desaturation Photoshop Action

August 24, 2010 – 10:00 am |

Sometimes I create actions in Photoshop which I really don’t mean too………This is just one of them!
There are in fact two versions which we’ve bundled together which you can download in the Members Area

LensBaby Photoshop Action 3.0

August 17, 2010 – 10:00 am |

This is our third and most exciting LensBaby effect Photoshop action.
Lens baby Photoshop action 2 and Lens Baby effect in Photoshop 1 are still available to download for non-members but this really is our most impressive and versatile LensBaby action to date!

Create a Facebook Like Box for your WordPress site

August 11, 2010 – 10:00 am |

In this tutorial we’re going to show you not only how to add a Facebook Like box to your WordPress site but also how to find our your Facebook Page ID.
There’s lots of like plugins for WordPress and you’re going to need to know how to find out your Facebook Page ID so hopefully this [...]

Vignette Photoshop Action

August 10, 2010 – 10:00 am |

As Photoshop actions go this one couldn’t be simpler. That’s why we titled it Simple Vignette.
One problem I found with many vignette tools is that they add contrast to the overall scene or dull highlights. This action simply adds shading to the edges of your image.
This is a members only download which you can find [...]

Glow action with desaturation

August 3, 2010 – 10:00 am | 2 Comments

This is the first of our Members Only free Photoshop action.
This action has two major functions – Softening Glow – Natural Desaturation Layer

Creating droplets in Photoshop

July 27, 2010 – 10:00 am |

Photoshop droplets are a wonderful tool especially if you are working with a large volume of images such as a wedding.
In terms of our own workflow we use droplets to process all of our RAW files after we have made basic adjustments in Bridge.
Have a look at Day 79 – Wedding photography digital workflow for how we do this.