LOVE Totally Rad‘s new interface for Photoshop called RadLab. I’ve been a huge fan of their actions for some time now, and use their actions in just about every shoot I retouch. And now they’ve made my job not only easier, but way more fun! If you haven’t checked out RadLab, here’s a little peak. Oh yeah, and just so you know, you could WIN THIS awesome plugin (or $$$ to spend at Totally Rad) through a contest we’re holding over at Jean’s blog.

RadLab basically acts as a filter, and when launched opens your image, and on the right hand side of the screen shows thumbnails of what your image would look like with the actions (or stylets) applied. Every time you apply a stylet, it updates all the thumbnails. AND you can then adjust the effects with several sliders after you apply each action. AND you can then save your “recipe” for use later on other images. AND after you apply the final recipe, you can always go back into RadLab and change it up (assuming you haven’t flattened your image). SERIOUSLY AWESOME!!! Check out the images below.

After clicking finish, you are brought back to Photoshop with a new layer containing the actions you’ve applied. You can then adjust the opacity of the layer, or double click on the smart filter (see below) to enter RadLab and tweak your settings, add new effects, or simply start over.

Here a few versions of my image with some of my favorite recipes applied…

For a bit more information and to check out all of Totally Rad’s awesome product line, click the link below.

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