"Thanks Mama, your actions will save me countless hours and more than a couple of headaches. I'm not a make-up artist, but I like creating my own actions, so I figured I could come up with something that would reduce the time I spend touching up my clients images. However, after trying every concoction I could think of, then seeing Mama's recipes, I couldn't get my credit card out of my wallet fast enough. Mama's actions are precisely what I've been looking for and at a very reasonable price."

Brian Peterson
Former Editor in Chief, Videomaker Magazine
California

"Hi Mama Shan,
I’ am so excited!! I just purchased Mama’s Studio Portrait Pack and Lenoir lashes (which by the way, I received in my inbox only 5 minutes (!!!!) after I paid by PayPal) , and I have to say; it is extremely easy, very effective, the results are amazing, and it saves me lots and lots of time!! So thank you so much Mama Shan!!
The warmest regards from Amsterdam!"

Nancy Elizabeth
Netherlands
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"Dear Mama Shan,
I'm in love with your actions they are so easy to apply and since I've been following the video tutorials my old portrait pictures now are starting to become alive. They have that Magazine look that I have been looking for ages with written tutorials and couldn't reach it. They were always so difficult and boring to get but your methods are simple and with great effect.
Thanks again for the thoughts and I will be waiting for the next videos."

Rui Leal
Professional Photographer
Portugal

"Just a note - I LOVE your products! I own a studio in Marcellus, Michigan and am always looking for ways to make my job easier and the portraits more stunning and you have done that for me! Thank you Mama Shan!

P.S. Had to go back and buy your Lenior Lashes - had to have 'em! For those of you who are still sitting there THINKING about buying them, do it! I love, love how they topped off my portraits."

Mishel Northrop
Michigan

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All contents of this Bundle work in Photoshop versions 6, 7, CS, CS2, CS3, with the exception of Mama's Silk & Stone Powders which only work in Photoshop versions CS2 & CS3.

Do not purchase if you don't have the full blown version of Photoshop. These actions will not work in Photoshop Elements!

This is a great value pack of Mama's Actions. The Studio Portrait Pack of Actions include over 40 actions to facilitate your retouching workflow! Many included are on this page and are sold as "singles" but there are several more in the Studio Portrait Pack! Also a bunch of production actions to help you finesse or output your images, along with some more actions to lighten, darken or change the color of a studio seamless background

All regular and Silk & Stone powders, in the Pack, work as "composite" powders, meaning you can run them at any point in the Layers palette or workflow regardless if a background is highlighted. The regular powders of Original, Lite, and Ultra Lite are the same "formulas" as found in the single bundles, just with more versatility because of the "composite" feature.

This bundle also includes the amazing Combo Cross Process Actions

Generally works best on High Res images (6 MP - 12 MP) Click on the zoomable picture at the top of this page.

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Studio Portrait Pack Contents/Description FREE View Video
Mama's Studio Portrait Pack - 48 Actions in one Pack. (30 Makeup & Effects Actions plus 18 Finessing & Convenience Actions)
1. Duplicate & Flatten - This will create a duplicate of the current document and flatten the copy of it.
2. Assign Colormatch then Convert to sRGB - This is a trick Mama has used for years for a quick bump for portrait images that have the camera embedded sRGB profile. The assign/convert will typically brighten the skin tones and eliminate the greenish/blue cast on skin that so often is present. The action converts back to sRGB with the "new" brighter & peachier look! More info on Assign & Convert Color Profiles HERE!
3. Gamma lighten more pixel layer (.60 CS2 & up only) - This is a quick bump for underexposed images. See #4
4. Gamma lighten more pixel layer (.80 CS2 & up only) - This is a quick bump for underexposed images. Part 1-2:54 min

Part 2-5:59 min

5. Mamas Open Shadow/Recover Highlights - This action will set up a Group/Set with a mask. Painting with white will either reduce blow-out in highlight areas and/or open up detail in the shadow areas.
6. Mamas Lighten White Seamless Levels - This action requires use of the magic wand tool, when instructed and will create an adjustment layer above the currently highlighted layer, allowing you to sample the current seamless color and bump it to white. *Whitening
28:55 min
7. Mama's Darken Seamless - This action requires use of the magic wand tool, when instructed and will create an adjustment layer above the currently highlighted layer, allowing you to sample the current seamless color and bump it to black
8. Mama's Colored Seamless - This action requires use of the magic wand tool, when instructed and will create an adjustment layer above the currently highlighted layer, allowing you to sample the current seamless color, choose a new color and change the color of the seamless.
9. Mama's Sparkles This action will create a Group/Set with a Mask, above the currently highlighted layer. Paint with an Airbrush Soft Round with white to reveal the sparkles, paint with black to conceal them. You can also adjust the Hue & Brightness/Contrast of the sparkles by double-clicking on the Color Fill & Brightness/Contrast layers contained inside the Group/Set. While this was formulated for glitzy eyeshadows, you can get creative and apply in other areas. The glitter works best on high res images (6 to 12 MP) where the face is at least 1/4th or greater of document area. If used on a smaller 72 ppi image for web display, the sparkles don't look like sparkles, they'll look like blobs. Also will look like blobs on high res images if the faces are too small! This is best suited for close up portraiture Part 1
28:52 min

Part 2
8:11 min

10. Mama's Dyes for Blondes This action will create a Group/Set with a Mask above the currently highlighted layer. Paint with an Airbrush Soft Round with white to reveal the initial "stripping" or neutralization of color. Once that is brushed in, expand the Group/Set and have a blast combining the color coded listed bleaches, rinses, dyes, and neutralizers by clicking the visibility icons on/off. 9:02 min
11. Mama's Slickers This action will create a Group/Set with a Mask, above the currently highlighted layer. Paint with an Airbrush Soft Round with white to reveal the initial "Light" setting. Once your selected area is brushed in you can switch or combine with the Medium and/or Dark flavors contained in the Set. To reuse as a separate use the Duplicate Group/Set command and fill the mask with black, choose another flavor by turning on it's visibility and brush away! Although these are meant for hair accents, you can also use in other areas of the image. 5:59 min
12. Mama's Ultra Lite Composite Powder - for images where the face takes up less than 1/8th of the document area or for lower resolution images. An interactive action that creates a Group/Set above your Background or any other layer. Once the action is complete, grab an Airbrush Soft Round and quickly swipe white paint to reveal the effect, paint with black to conceal the effect 26:39

See #14 Part B

13. Mama's Lite Composite Powder - for images where the face takes up less than 1/4 th of the document area or for lower resolution images. An interactive action that creates a Group/Set above your Background or any other layer. Once the action is complete, grab an Airbrush Soft Round and quickly swipe white paint to reveal the effect, paint with black to conceal the effect. See #12 & #14 Part B
14. Mama's Original Composite Powder - for high res (6 to 12 MP) images where the face takes up more than 1/4th of the document area . An interactive action that creates a Group/Set above your Background or any other layer. Once the action is complete. grab an Airbrush Soft Round and quickly swipe white paint to reveal the effect, paint with black to conceal the effect. Part A
17:33 min

Part B
25:46

15. Mama's Silk Powder (CS2 &up)- An interactive action that creates a Group/Set above your Background or any other layer. Once the action is complete, grab an Airbrush Soft Round and quickly swipe white paint to reveal the silky light powder, paint with black to conceal. This action will take longer to run than the powders in the Mama's All Powders Kit, as it uses a different method, but the results are very sweet. (Part of the Silk&Stone Powders) 21:34 min
16. Mama's Snow Buff Powder (CS2 &up) - Same as above but a lighter version, which may be used to highlight, add sheen, or conceal areas. (Part of the Silk&Stone Powders) See #15
17. Mama's Warm Stone Powder (CS2 &up) - A high fashion type application utilizing current trends for a goth or china doll effect to buff over the face. An interactive action that creates a Group/Set above your Background or any other layer. Once the action is complete, grab an Airbrush Soft Round and quickly swipe white paint to reveal the warm stone powder, paint with black to conceal. This is a "paling" powder and the effect can be left as is or finesse the effect by lowering the Group/Set opacity. (Part of the Silk&Stone Powders) See #15
18. Mama's Cool Stone Powder (CS2 &up) - A high fashion type application utilizing current trends for a goth or china doll effect to buff over the face. An interactive action that creates a Group/Set above your Background or any other layer. Once the action is complete, grab an Airbrush Soft Round and quickly swipe white paint to reveal the cool stone powder, paint with black to conceal. This is a "paling" powder and the effect can be left as is or finesse the effect by lowering the Group/Set opacity. (Part of the Silk&Stone Powders) See #15
19. Mama's Rouge - An interactive action that creates a Group/Set above your Background or any other layer. You get to choose the Hue/Color. Once the action is complete, grab an Airbrush Soft Round and quickly swipe white paint to reveal the effect, paint with black to conceal the effect. The Group/Sets also include an adjustment layer where you can easily change how light or dark the hue is after you've painted it in. 18:28 min

See #6

20. Mama's Lipstick - An interactive action that creates a Group/Set above your Background or any other layer. You get to choose the Hue/Color. Once the action is complete, grab an Airbrush Soft Round and quickly swipe white paint to reveal the effect, paint with black to conceal the effect. The Group/Sets also include an adjustment layer where you can easily change how light or dark the hue is after you've painted it in. See #19 & #6
21. Mama's Tanner 1 Creates a Group/Set with Mask above your Background or any other currently highlighted layer, of collapsed Group/Set. Once the action is complete, grab an Airbrush Soft Round and quickly swipe white paint to reveal the effect, paint with black to conceal the effect. Three levels of Tanners are provided from light to dark. #1 being the lightest tan, #2 a little redder, #3 chocolate brown. Use these to fix flash blowouts, contour images, ad lighting effects, or simply "tan" the face or hide unsightly tan lines. 3:52 min
22. Mama's Tanner 2 See #21 See #21
23. Mama's Tanner 3 See #21 See #21
24. Mama's Teeth Whitener Creates a Group/Set with Mask above your Background or any other currently highlighted layer, of collapsed Group/Set. Once the action is complete, grab an Airbrush Soft Round and quickly swipe white paint to reveal the effect, paint with black to conceal the effect. 4:09 min

See #6

25. Mama's Focus Lite Blur - In standing with Mama's popular Group/Set Mask techniques, this great action allows you to easily paint in quality blur in areas to throw out the focus. Use in combination with the other two Focus Lite Blur actions. Once the action is complete, grab an Airbrush Soft Round and quickly swipe white paint to reveal the effect, paint with black to conceal the effect. 11:37 min

See #6

26. Mama's Focus Medium Blur - In standing with Mama's popular Group/Set Mask techniques, this great action allows you to easily paint in quality blur in areas to throw out the focus. Use in combination with the other two Focus Lite Blur actions. Once the action is complete, grab an Airbrush Soft Round and quickly swipe white paint to reveal the effect, paint with black to conceal the effect. See #25, 27, & 28
27. Mama's Focus Heavy Blur - In standing with Mama's popular Group/Set Mask techniques, this great action allows you to easily paint in quality blur in areas to throw out the focus. Use in combination with the other two Focus Lite Blur actions. Once the action is complete, grab an Airbrush Soft Round and quickly swipe white paint to reveal the effect, paint with black to conceal the effect. 11:56 min
28. Mama's Anti Noise - In standing with Mama's popular Group/Set Mask techniques, this interactive action allows you to easily paint away noise in selected or all areas of your image. Once the action is complete, grab an Airbrush Soft Round and quickly swipe white paint to reveal the effect, paint with black to conceal the effect. 5:43 min
29. Mama's Lip Gloss OptimizerAn interactive action that creates a Group/Set above your Background or any other layer. Once the action is complete, grab an Airbrush Soft Round and quickly swipe white paint to reveal the gloss, paint with black to conceal. The gloss is only applied to the pre-existing "natural highlight" of the lips. If the lips are dull and flat, the "optimizer" won't have anything to work with. Part 1
9:20 min

Part 2
9:08 min

Part 3
8:05 min

See #6

30. Mama's Two-Tier Lip Gloss Optimizer (PSv7)- Same as above but a more finessed effect in that the first layer of gloss is more subdued and then overlaid with a second coat that is brighter over less of the area. See #29
31. Mama's Two-Tier Lip Gloss Optimizer (PS CS2&up)- Same as above but a more finessed effect in that the first layer of gloss is more subdued and then overlaid with a second coat that is brighter over less of the area. See #29
32. Increase Revealed Effect Area (For Masks Only) - Using this on a mask gives you opportunity to quickly finesse the size and blend of the effect, by increasing it's area.
33. Decrease Revealed Effect Area (For Masks Only) - Using this on a mask gives you opportunity to quickly finesse the size and blend of the effect, by decreasing it's area.
34. Pop or Subdue Effect (For Masks Only) - This "all 'round" finessing Action gives you opportunity to quickly increase or decrease the area of the effect as well as to subdue it.
35. Gaussian Blur - Just an action of convenience to click to quickly get the Gaussian Blur, which is frequently used in conjunction with my actions and workflow.
36. Reduce to 20% Opacity - Just an action of convenience to click to quickly set the opacity for a layer or Group/Set to 20%. (A commonly used amount for finessing the Groups in these Actions)
37. Reduce to 50% Opacity - Just an action of convenience to click to quickly set the opacity for a layer or Group/Set to 50%. (A commonly used amount for finessing the Groups in these Actions)
38. Merge Composite to New Layer - This will create a new layer with a total composite of the current state of the document without merging and eliminating any other layers. The original layers remain intact. 2:34 min
39. Duplicate Group/Set - This will duplicate any highlighted Group/Set. If the set already has a predefined mask and you want the revealed area to be different use the #40 Fill Current Mask with Black and then paint with white to reveal effect in the brushed area. 1:36 min
40. Fill Current Mask with Black - Fills the highlighted Mask with black to conceal the effect.
41. Fill Current Mask with White - Fills the highlighted Mask with white to reveal the effect.
42. Invert - Just an action of convenience to click to quickly invert the Mask or produce the opposite colors on a pixel layer.
43. Mama's Composite Sharpener This will create a Group/Set above the current layer or collapsed Group/Set to give you the opportunity to make just a few areas of the visible image layers sharper by painting with white on the mask to reveal the sharpness in selected areas. (conceal sharpness or age by painting with black). Can also control strength of sharpening by adjusting the Global Opacity for the Group/Set.

See time 3:24 for instructions as composite sharpener.

See time 5:49 for instructions as ager sharpener

8:05 min
44. Mama's Soft Diffuse - Creates a Group/Set with a "reveal all" Mask above your Background or any other currently highlighted layer, of collapsed Group/Set. Once the action is complete, you can subdue this glowy blow out effect by lowering the Group/Set opacity or grab an Airbrush Soft Round and quickly swipe black to conceal the effect in selected areas, paint with white to reveal the effect.
45. Mama's Contrasty Grainy B&W This action creates a new layer with a grainy black and white version of the current visible state of the image in the Document. The new layer is created above the previously highlighted layer or Group. 2:31 min
46. Set Resolution to 300 ppi (no resampling)
47. Flatten Image - Merges all visible layers to one "Background" discarding the layers where visibility was turned off.
48. Untag Profile for Noritsu & Frontier Printers only

* NOTE: The "Whitening" video (#6) covers a myriad of techniques and products from the Studio Portrait Pack. Mama's Teeth Whitener, Mama's Lighten White Seamless Levels, Eye whitening, copying catchlights, removing catchlights, eyepopping, highlighting skin, Focus Blur to lessen chapped lips, Mama's Lip Gloss Optimizer, Mama's Rouge & Lipstick. Mama's Finessing actions and techniques for makeover retouching.

Combo Cross Process Actions FREE View Video

Shanz XP 2002 Actions

Various actions to give various iterations of a Cross processed look to digital images.There are 3 variations included in this set of actions; XP#1, XP#2-Blowout, XP#3-Combo. After running one of them on your image, you will have a layered file, and can further adjust your cross processed image, by changing the opacity of the layer(s), the blend mode, or just duplicate the cross-processed layer for a more intense look. You may also have to add a "Curves or Adjustment Layer." "XP" is my abbreviation for "Cross Process" and is NOT referring to the Operating system. This Action works on both Mac & PC. The animation, above, demonstrates the actions, as is-with no adjustments! Have fun! (11/28/2002)

Shanz XP 2006 Actions

9 different actions for cross-processing effects. See below, for examples.

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