A Photoshop action is a recording of a sequence of commands and operations that you can save and access later on. For many amateurs like me (and even for designers), Photoshop actions can be extremely helpful for experimenting with different effects and for saving time during the photo editing process.
But with thousands of Photoshop actions available on the web, how can you find the most suitable ones for your photo editing needs? Well, here is my effort to help you with the list of useful Photoshop actions you can use for different purposes, from basic photo retouching to applying a striking effect in a couple of clicks.
50 Stunning Photoshop Actions to Enhance your Photos
Portrait Actions I – by ver00nika
Soft Touch Action – by chulli-stock
Professional Photoshop Actions – by maanistudios
Color Enhancing Actions – by princess-of-shadows
Lomo Cross-processing – by sb-stock
Polaroid Generator – by rawimage
Vintage – by atncentral
Vintage Wash – by princess-of-shadows
Photoshop Color Actions 2 – by aliceinunderland
Eye Color – by jean31
Simple Stamp Generator – by bobbyperux
HDR Fantasticalizers – by forfie
Oscar Pilch Photoshop Action – by w1zzy
Color Balance – by shagagraf
Photo Improvement – by vampiri4
Cinematic Effect – by orangeycow
Photoshop Actions 41 by night-fate
Diabolic – by davidnanchin
Photoshop Actions 63 – by night-fate
Photoshop Action 24 – by saturn-rings
Cross-Processing ATN – by mutato-nomine
50 Photoshop Postwork Actions – by manicho
Photoshop Action 16 – by saturn rings
Photoshop Action 25 – by saturn-rings
Old Style Sepia Effect – by turningturnip
Photoshop Actions 33 – by night fate
Photoshop Action – by kahwe
Pseudo HDR – by finessefx
Photoshop Action 2 – by saturn-rings
Comics Photoshop Action – by mutato-nomine
Portrait Actions II – by ver00nika
Action Pack I – by EmberGFX
Photo Colouring 11.2 – by iconmaker91
Retro Love – by pseudonymfreak
Soften Skin Effect – by turningturnip
Edge Effects – by panosfx
300 Action – by alejandroeljusto
Vivid Blur – by alenajay
Dazzle Effects – by dazzle-textures
Black and White Photoshop Actions – by dazzle-textures
Photo Coloring VI – by iconmaker91
sa-cool Action 1.05 – by sa-cool
Old Photo Action – by shagagraf
Photo Coloring II – by iconmaker
CS3 Action – High Key – digitalarticulation
Photo Aging by mutato-nomine
Photographers Toolkit 1 – by WallStorm
Black and White Photoshop Actions – by maanistudios
Page Curl – by pstutorialsblog
HolgaRoid Generator BW – by rawimage
TackIt! Mini – by finessefx
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May 22nd, 2009 at 5:51 pm
@raju
awesome collection, don’t have that much deep knowledge about designing,submited to digg
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May 22nd, 2009 at 9:49 pm
Nice collection buddy… Stumbled
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May 22nd, 2009 at 10:46 pm
Good stuff, I’ll definitely use some soon!
Thanks for sharing!
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May 23rd, 2009 at 12:57 am
Great collection Raju. I’ll surely try them in the future.
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May 23rd, 2009 at 8:29 am
Wonderful, wonderful collection. Thank u so much
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May 23rd, 2009 at 5:47 pm
Wow!!
Thats a long post, seems very hard work
Stumbled
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May 23rd, 2009 at 11:50 pm
Thanks a lot guys, really appreciate your stumbles/diggs
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May 24th, 2009 at 6:04 am
Wow—stunning pieces of work. Leaves me thinking that I’ll be in amateur status for a while yet…lol
Excellent job you did with this post!!
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May 24th, 2009 at 7:19 pm
Great collection raju.
Thanks…
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May 24th, 2009 at 11:19 pm
Great compilation raju
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May 25th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
I’m using a custom Photoshop CS4 Micro ED. which is really good. But I enjoy the OpenSOurce “PhotoScape” more.
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May 26th, 2009 at 4:50 am
great. uber cool. thanks
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