NextWaveTV Ep 9: Professional Video Equipment

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Episode 9 of Next Wave TV: Tony's Vidcast

In this episode, I show you all the equipment I use for my video productions.

Hosted by Tony Reale

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Produced by Creative Edge Productions

CEP Commercial Shoot

Last weekend I set up about 90% of my equipment for the first time to do a commercial shoot for Creative Edge Productions. While everything was setup, I shot an episode of NextWaveTV. I'll have the episode up soon and the commercial done in a few months. Here are pictures from the shoot.

NextWaveTV Ep 8: Photoshop Teeth Whitening and Eye Enhancement

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Episode 8 of Next Wave TV: Tony's Vidcast

In this episode, I show you how to whiten teeth and enhance eyes in Photoshop. Also, in this episode you can see PhotoPop in action.

Hosted by Tony Reale

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Produced by Creative Edge Productions

PhotoPop - 11 FREE Photoshop Actions

Hey guys! I'm excited to announce the release of PhotoPop, a collection of 11 Photoshop Actions designed by yours truly. Best of all they're FREE!

I created these actions to be a companion for any photographer. Most other action packages I found were too bold and ended up either blowing out or darkening the image too much. PhotoPop is designed to add small effects to help your photos "pop" without changing the style of your original shot. They are so flexible that you can use more than one at a time for added effect. There are also bolder actions for when you want a different artistic look.

What is included:

Normal - This is the default action for use with most photos.
Sharp - The same pop, but with a sharper look.
Darker - If your image is too light and is getting washed out by Normal, try Darker.
Lighter - If your image is too dark and is getting crushed by Normal, try Lighter.
Subtle - If Normal is still too bold, try Subtle.
Vivid - PhotoPop cranked up a couple notches.
Soft Focus - PhotoPop with a soft focus.
HDR - PhotoPop using a HDR look.
Lomo - PhotoPop using a lomography look.
B&W - Black & white with a little pop.
Quick Vignette - Most photographers like to add a subtle vignette to these effects, so I included an quick, easy action.

I hope you enjoy! Feel free to comment and let me know how they worked for you. Send over any pictures and I'll post them on the blog.

And here's what you've all been waiting for:
Download PhotoPop

For more examples of PhotoPop in use, visit our Facebook page.

These actions were designed in Photoshop CS4 and have been tested in CS3. I don't know if they work in any other versions. Test them out and let me know. UPDATE: Special thanks to IrishTom for testing them in CS2 and Photoshop 7 and letting us know that they work.

To use PhotoPop, unzip the file into: Photoshop > Presets > Actions. Then load Photoshop and open your Actions panel: Window > Actions. Click on the drop down menu and select PhotoPop to load the actions. Then click on the desired action and press play at the bottom of the panel.

Legal stuff: Feel free to download and use these for commercial use. Do not redistribute without my written consent.

Thanks!

Making Partners

I'm excited to announce that YouTube has upgraded our account to be a part of the Partner program. Check out our page to see the changes: youtube.com/nextwaveg

LIVE from Q90FM

Q90FM is running their Q-Drive fundraiser this week. They asked me to be on the air during one of the hours to talk about some of the work I've done with them. We really had a blast!

For anyone who is new to this blog and is checking out our website because of the radio interview, feel free to look around. Be sure to check out the video we did for Q90 here: Q90FM Fundraiser Video

Q90 on the News

A few weeks after finishing the video for Q90FM, WFRV Channel 5 News in Green Bay asked to do a story on Mike Lemay the general manager at Q90. They also asked to use a small piece of the fundraiser video in the story.

Click here to watch the video