Photoshop Automation

Workflow & Productivity

The Workflow Tools Actually Worth Installing (And the Ones I Quietly Uninstalled)

There’s a spreadsheet on my second monitor right now. It has columns for action name, date built, task type, average time saved per use, and total cumulative hours saved. I update it obsessively. The current total sits at just over 2,400 hours. That number is the reason I still evangelize automation to every photographer and retoucher I consult with, even when their eyes glaze over the moment I say the word “scripting.

August 6, 2026

Workflow Optimization

The Best Workflow Tools to Automate Your Photoshop Actions

The Best Workflow Tools to Automate Your Photoshop Actions I’ve spent years building Photoshop actions and presets, and I can tell you this: the tool you use to manage those actions matters just as much as the actions themselves. A poorly organized workflow will kill your productivity faster than a broken script. Let me walk you through the tools I’ve actually tested and relied on, because I’m tired of seeing generic “best tools” lists that don’t account for real-world use.

March 22, 2026

Workflow Optimization

Automating Photoshop with Scripts: The Workflow Game-Changer I Wish I'd Known Earlier

I spent three years doing the same tedious tasks in Photoshop before I realized how much time I was actually wasting. Resizing images, applying the same adjustments, renaming layers, exporting to multiple formats—it added up to hours every single week. That’s when I dove deep into Photoshop automation scripts, and honestly, I’m kicking myself for not starting sooner. The Difference Between Actions, Presets, and Scripts Before we get into the heavy lifting, let me clarify something that confused me at first.

January 14, 2026