Free Black & White Photoshop Actions

It may be bragging to say that I have some of the absolute best Photoshop Actions on the net. And the prices I charge for them stomp the competition into the dust. Buy one set, and you almost always turn around and buy them all.

Well now I am providing you some of the best Black and White Photoshop Actions you have ever seen, for FREE!! That's right, Free Photoshop Actions.

Merry Christmas!



Don't just take my word for how awesome they are. I sent these to Ashley Lowder - a fan of the show - and here is what she had to say about them...

"I had the chance to try out the new Black and White actions by PhotoTips and I am so glad I did! Finding the right black and right action for the feel you are going for can be so hard to do, but James has put together several different styles all of which I love. The variety from a bold highly contrasted look to a soft dreamy vintage look can't be beat! I have to admit, I have a couple new favorite black and white actions now after playing with this set. 

I love how customizable each action is as well. The default settings look great, but if you feel like you're going for something slightly different or would like to change it up for a particular photo, it can't get any easier to do so. I tried these actions on everything from newborn sessions, to families in the snow, brides in the summer, to maternity shots in the spring and I was never disappointed. 

I will be using these black and white actions very VERY often. The only difficult part is choosing which one to use to give to my clients! 

Thanks Jimmy! "

Now before you send me emails asking, no these will not work with Photoshop Elements. Elements is not the full Photoshop program and does not have access to all the tools that the full program does. Anytime you see actions out there on the net, Elements will not run those either. No matter who made them. Sorry...

These are made to work on Photoshop CS and up.


Enjoy these as my free gift to you. Send all your friends the link to this page so that they can have them as well. Thank you for being fans of the show and supporting me. Here is my chance to show my thanks.

Click here to download the free Photoshop Actions now.

Installation Instructions

1. Once you have downloaded the actions, you will need to open the Actions Palette inside Photoshop. Hit the F9 key or go to Window>Show Actions to bring the palette forward.
2. In the upper right hand corner of the palette is a small arrow OR button depending on which version of Photoshop you have. Click this to open the Actions Menu.
3. Scroll down until you see ‘Load Actions’.
4. Find your newly saved actions on your system and select them. 
5. Only thing left to do is to open a photo you want to work on, select the action you want, and press the play button at the bottom of the action palette. Follow any instructions that appear.