February 16, 2008

Well the actions update has been pushed. Those of you who already own Hollywood Effects action should have received an update email with a download code. Those of you who purchase Hollywood Effects in the future will automatically get the latest.

1.5 adds some new effects that I think will be very useful including Hollywood Fashion and Sext Soft. I’m excited to see the product filling out even more, making it an all in one special effects action set.

Also I plan on making a brand new video soon that reflects the latest additions so you can see them in action and get some tips.

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February 5, 2008

There’s quite a few of you using Hollywood Effects Photogshop actions. Though a growing number of people these days are using my Power Workflow Lightroom presets, but sometimes I feel it’s easy to get lazy on the Photoshop effects we use because Lightroom is so easy, and can do so much.

While I’m not downplaying Lightroom I think we need to remember that the effects we can do in Photoshop like glows, and advanced special effects simply cannot be done in Lightroom and we don’t want to forget about PS.

In using Hollywood Effects lately I felt that it was time for a few more tools so soon I’ll be launching a free update for Hollywood Effects owners, as well as doing a brand new demo video. Their will be at least two brand new effects that I think you’ll really get some use out of so stay tuned.

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January 26, 2008

Wanted to post up a free preset for everyone today. This is Vintage I, and it’s a neat Lightroom preset to give a nice vintage tone to a photo. There’s actually three vintage presets I just made that will come with my Power Workflow Lightroom Presets.

This a good general purpose vintage, and more than just a saturation reduction. Just start with standard photo and add this for a great vintage effect. I notice that sometimes with darker photo’s it helps to bump the exposure up just a little before you run this. Other cool variations are now included with my entire collection. Note that this preset is now included in the Power Workflow Fantasy Sampler which is also a free presets download.

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January 23, 2008

I just wanted to post an update on my Black & White fine art presets collection for Lightroom. Things are coming along well though I don’t have a specific launch date I do hope to be posting some actual sample images very soon.

I’m so excited about the effects that are coming together as I see Lightroom flex is muscle in a whole new way. This set is like no other effects collection I’ve ever made available and I want it to fulfill our needs as photographers so I don;t want to rush it. Black and white can be a challenge, but this is going to make it a breeze.

I believe you’ll think it well worth the wait, so stay tuned. If you want to be added to the notify list just contact me here… Gav

PS. We should also see a few freebies coming down the pipes from this set!

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January 7, 2008

fine art presetsJust wanted to post an update on What’s new here at Seim Effects. Another update is planned for Power Workflow and should be ready soon. This update is going to add a few more presets to this already big set and will be free for Power Workflow owners.

Next in the works is… You guessed it! Black & White, Preset for Lightroom. I’m getting really excited about this set. The default settings for B&W in LR are pretty dull. With power workflow we launched some cool BW effects, but “Black & White is going to take it a step further with presets that will transform color images to B&W art.

Stay tune for more details, and probably even a free sample or to when they launch. If you want to be notified when their available just email me

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