Here’s a cool plugin from Red Paw Media called Bleach Bypass. In the past with film processing, bleach bypassing involved the partial or complete skipping of the bleaching stage during the processing of a colour film, resulting in a contrasty image with muted colours. This is a great little plugin which mimics the […]

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Here’s a really cool free plugin from Auto FX Software called “Dreamy Photo”, which does just what it says; it turns your image into a “dreamy” looking photo! Since it’s coming from the fine folks at Auto FX Software, you can be assured of a high quality free plugin, with lots of sliders to play […]

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Starting today, we’re going to be taking our blog in a new direction. Each day of the week we’ll have something new and exciting to read about, download, or learn from! Today, we’ll be kicking off the friday installment by highlighting some of the best free plugins for Photoshop.

virtualPhotographer by OptikVerve Labs has got to […]

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Give your photos that Infra-Red look with the Pseudo-IR Plugin for Photoshop. This great little free plug-in was brought to our attention by one of our forum members (Chris, aka Thios). Pseudo-IR is a plug-in which helps to simulate the look of using traditional B&W infra-red film. It works great on landscapes and architecture shots, […]

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The PhotographyBB Vignetting Action Pack has now been updated. The most recent version allows for a soft fade effect to any background color of your choice (instead of just black or white). The new version also includes the black and white conversion effect with the “any color” background option too. Visit the PhotographyBB Photoshop Actions […]

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There is a new Photoshop action available in the PhotographyBB Actions Downloads Page. The new action is entitled “Vignetting Action Pack,” which will assist you in adding either a dark vignette or a light vignette around your image. A vignette is actually a type of lens distortion, however, many photographers find this favourable and actually […]

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There is a new and (best of all) free Photoshop® action available for download from the PhotographyBB Actions Download Page! It’s called the Blurred Frame Action Pack. This action pack will allow you to display your images in style with ONE CLICK of the mouse. The action takes your existing image, and creates a blurred […]

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PhotographyBB is pleased to announce the release of the first edition of the PhotographyBB Online Magazine. Inside, you’ll find great beginner and intermediate tips on photography techniques, Photoshop® tips and tricks, tutorials and more. There’s a spotlight on a PhotographyBB Forum member; this month’s issue features the site’s creator and administrator, Dave Seeram. We also […]

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As some of you may have seen, there has been a new addition to the PhotographyBB Actions Downloads Page. The latest action entitled “Urban Art” will help you to achieve the popular look similar to those produced by the masters such as Dave Hill or those created with LucisArt and other similar software. As with […]

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