Then what happens is your wallet is too empty and your actions panel is too full. There are so many action makers out there, you can go broke buying them all. Onto my favorite makers! I now have my style pretty defined and know who I want to buy from. And 99% of the time, the action will need some adjustments and masking! If you take the time to learn your action and what each layer does and the overall look you can get with different actions, then you can begin to use them as your workflow! Not all actions will be your style!!! Not all actions look good on all photos and all different lighting. But when you are ready to start using them.LEARN them FIRST!!!! Not all actions are created equally. Actions aren't a magic fix nor should they be used as a crutch. "start to LEARN to use actions"! That's not a mistake. Once you have both foundations in control, then you can start to learn to use actions. It will make editing easier, faster with better final images.
But I feel to be able to use actions and use them well (not as a crutch) you of course first have to have a good SOOC shot! There is no action that will fix your photos better than taking a good SOOC shot and enhancing it! So learn in camera first! Learn your camera, how to exposure properly and how to watch for good light. I think actions are wonderful and very helpful, not to mention a huge time saver. But most of what I need, I can do with the actions I have loaded. And as many of you know, I use actions for 95% of my editing! I do things by hand as well. I have several different action makers loaded in my actions panel. So I'll answer that question first.all of them! Lol! Not too helpful right! Well for me, I don't have one set that I love more than another. I get a lot of questions regarding what actions I use the most and which are my favorite. Hi there everyone! I'm back with another action review! First I quickly wanted to chat a bit about my thoughts on actions and what works for me!