The Photoshop Action I Run on EVERY Photo

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This action saves me a ton of time in Photoshop for retouching skin, white balance and exposure.
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[@DennisBorz]

The amount of things one can learn from this video is incredible. Please make more photoshop videos.

[@AlexLog314]

so much distilled and streamlined information in a little over 10 minutes. Excellent work!

[@burgunbeerd]

This is the best tutorial greenscreening I've ever seen!

[@vrucewayne]

Haha i was thinking the same thing, kinda wish he'd do one on lighting and post processing of greenscreening

[@KaimanaPine]

Second that. Noticed on a few videos, tut on that, please ;)

[@Reno_T]

Crazy good!

[@lukafalbo4904]

My thoughts exactly

[@aliabdaal]

Learned so many new things about photoshop from this :) also, would love a tutorial about green screening

[@stalman]

Thanks Ali! I could still use a few more green screen tutorials, it’s tough to get right

[@edvard_r]

Great pace, greatly explained, great workflow, great video length. Just a great tutorial. More of this Stalman! 👏👏

[@cmaciasjimenez]

Please do more of this videos! I love your photography content.

[@kencult]

Holy cow that was much information and ALL of it was so well presented. Going to re-watch it at least one more time to make sure I get it all down. Thank you for this

[@alisinclair8529]

These tools I used already but using this initial action will definitely improve my work flow, thanks!

[@jessicalister]

Thank you so much! I learned so much!

[@simonfeilder]

Insane amount of info in this. Man so much to learn. Great job T-Stalz :)

[@CaitlinImbimbo]

This is so awesome! Thank you!

[@majosdanielfoto]

Awesome Tutorial ! Thanks for the tips !

[@aeskellion]

Very needed tutorial, thanks !

[@KaimanaPine]

Awesome stuff. Mahalo! - Excellent greenscreen execution, btw, would love to see your process.

[@matthewnguyen37]

stalman, this is incredible!

[@rainrdizon]

Wow thanks for this sir!

[@andrewsperspective]

This is an incredible tutorial! Definitely going to include this in my workflow from now on

[@andrewsperspective]

I’m using it now and it is exactly what I needed to elevate photos I took last weekend! THANK YOU!

[@user-ok8cs6gf6i]

This is awesome!

[@spencerchow9296]

Top notch quality tutorial!!

[@valordefender8241]

Hi, thank you for the awesome value you provided in this video. May I request a tutorial on how to create the LUTS you use for your KZbin videos? I really enjoy the vibe it creates. Cheers.🍻

[@stanc846]

I'm a newbie using PS and my brain is swirling from what one can do with this tool. Thanks for creating this content on Actions

[@macmcmillen6282]

Great info. Thanks!

[@8dgeethbollywood136]

I cant believe how much information there was in 10 minutes wow awesome bro

[@kaliahrodgers6986]

Really informative! Quick question when it comes to editing with the layers after it's set up is there something you're supposed to do? I set up the action but my brush tool won't work.

[@Slayer1111111111able]

I’m interested in hearing you talk about “taste” when it comes to cloning and healing. I can never really find a balance between a polished image where everything “too perfect” and it looks heavily manufactured, and a raw image where there are unsightly details that should be removed. What do you remove for different kinds of photography? What is worth your time? How does your clone and heal change as the subject changes? This is all a part of the art of photography I have trouble getting a hold on.

[@KeeganRobin]

THIS is why I subscribe to you 😄✌🏻

[@nielsendc1]

Excellent video 👍🏻

[@k.nilsson]

Thanks Tyler! I learned akot:)

[@woodypaul_]

This tutorial will forever change my retouching workflow, but can we talk about that chromakey accuracy? You are CRISPY.

[@stalman]

Turns out chromakey is hard! I've still got to practice

[@woodypaul_]

@@stalman I've been following you for a little over a year and your production value continues to progress. Appreciate everything you and Ania do for the industry.

[@GrillingwithPapaJ]

Just got my .US domain, thanks

[@hafidhhh]

What camera do you use, tyler? I keep astounded by the colors

[@shivarazinezhad2451]

I would watch a good amount of tutorials to get all this information. It was very useful to get them all in one video 👍Thanks

[@negocios0rsk]

Tyler, can actions be recorded for photomerge... that is, reference two files? How would you batch execute?

[@phillip2446]

this rocks

[@elegantlucy]

What is your take on this app called 3D Lut for video editing

[@naregshamlian7641]

Its the best tutorial ive seen

[@ahmadyasser9317]

dude you are awesome:D

[@mikaeltaube1888]

Do you edit these changes with wacom or mouse?

[@jey7996]

cmd + i (invert) on the mask layer is muuuuch faster

[@yoitskimpoy2626]

I love how you done your WB curves layer :) gotta add that to my PS action. Thanks for sharing :) got yourself a sub! please make some more :D

[@nathansnelgrove]

This is excellent. You mentioned on a recent podcast video that you’re using Capture One more these days. Two questions: 1. Do you create similar layers in C1? 2. Before you get to this stage in Photoshop, are you doing basic adjustments in LR, or working with the RAW as it came straight out of camera? Thanks!

[@stalman]

I’m using CaptureOne as a Lightroom replacement so my photoshop workflow is exactly the same still. And yes, definitely do all your raw adjustments before Photoshop because a 16-bit PSD is a lot less flexible

[@nathansnelgrove]

Tyler Stalman thanks! Makes sense. I would be very curious to hear your thoughts on C1. I’ve been using it for my Sony files for a while and the difference was so obvious at the raw processing level, but I’m a new Canon shooter and don’t know if it would be similarly better for the Canon files. If you’re looking for video ideas, I’d watch the heck out of your comparison.

[@ramdarass]

Damn, I’d love to battle you like in a Cut @ Paste design competition you’re incredible. Do you prefer mouse to tablet for retouching??!

[@kilroyrichard]

I couldn't find on this video how you can run the actions on every photo once you've created them?

[@mushransiddiqui3263]

did not understand a thing, yet loved every bit of it :') . I think um gonna learn photoshop now, thank you.

[@stalman]

You can use it for free for a few months, no better time than now!

[@Account1746]

How is his green screen so perfect and he doesn’t even have an actual green screen behind him!

[@NickSpaargaren]

Maybe there is tadumtum

[@JacksonHayes]

That's some really good greenscreen.

[@stalman]

Thanks Jackson, my first video using it and turns out it's easy to do a bad job and super hard to do a good job. Lots of room for improvement here.

[@haleydean3274]

I have a question.. I downloaded your action. However, when I am trying to use the unify skin tone layer and go to reds (or any color) - I bump the saturation all the way up and nothing happens anywhere in the photo. What am I doing wrong?? 😅

[@businesspins5825]

🙌🙌

[@pseudonym7606]

Savin my life

[@danasuechilds]

I downloaded the file but when I open it, it's not showing up in Photoshop...what am I doing wrong to get it to work?

[@mikaeltaube1888]

More PS and LR tutorials. Very helpful

[@ajileyeayomide9960]

Good day Tyler. A prompt saying ‘this action cannot work with my version of photoshop’. Please what do i do. It’s the 2021 version.

[@stalman]

That is very strange, I just tried it in my 2022 version and I didn't see any errors. All I can recommend is to recreate the action by recording it yourself. It should only take a few minutes.

[@cygilbert9131]

Where has Puppet Warp been, all my life?! :D

[@bramudance9827]

Would happily sit through an entire video of cloning and healing. Something I’d use plenty of. I’m always worried about misclicking and making mistakes.

[@Account1746]

This guys good holeeee

[@kristianwebb3001]

So good I literally found this guy and use his Spark tutorial as my starting point for my business tips instagram account @businessandthings he is a genius and so down to earth!

[@kristianwebb3001]

and he engaged, what a champ!

[@PaulKinlan]

Correct spelling of colour. Feel happy :)

[@bryan.w.t]

My workflow is in Lightroom

[@hautehussey]

You still use this technique?

[@stalman]

I do, still apply it to every photo

[@iamthematty]

More Cloning and healing!

[@derbagger22]

Total noob here. My head is still spinning, but someday I'll get it...

[@meekacumen]

you have so much knowledge to give and you're an excellent teacher but the plug in ads you put in your videos are a massive turn off for me and do not motivate me to subscribe to your vids. But you are an excellent teacher,

[@yowalker5956]

I feel dumb now lol

[@tranellmilburn8251]

Yes, can we get a cloning and healing process where you are not speeding up the process(time stamp 3:00- 3:05)? you fast-forwarded on key parts I know beginners like myself would enjoy and appreciate. Or just post two versions, please.

[@MI6online]

I'm like Photoshop drunk now.

[@MsVasisth]

. In a full sentence

[@nurb2kea]

On almost every picture ? Maybe your overall work looks almost the same... Better run an helper action to see what should be fixed...

[@stalman]

I have a feeling you didn’t watch the video

[@nurb2kea]

@@stalman I did, but what difference does it make. You create an action with several layers, you propably don't need and offering to use them. Stupids call it color grading or grading in general...!!! Most of the times when the shooting was done right, you don't need that much layers. Therefore it's more practical to first check, with check-layers what really needs to be corrected, and then create the layers you need. Many layers means many use of RAM, for all the unused masks and layers. And as we all know, Adobe isn't good with managing computer recources ... But hey, I guess you know it better......zzz

[@Ctoretto17]

I enjoy your videos but have to point out one thing. The United States was not built on the spirit of inclusion. The Declaration of Independence did not include native Americans, women, and African Americans.