Oh man! I love Photoshop! Why didn’t I see this before? lol
I most lurve…the ability to change blend modes; I think hard burn is one of the coolest effects. This can be done by double-clicking a layer or the right-hand side and changing the setting or clicking under the “layer” tab in the layer window.
I also love supersaturating images (as is obvious with my avatar) and playing around with colors. But, oh man, you can do so much when you double right-click a layer (on the right-hand side)!!! Adding shadows, embossing, adding overlays…You should check it out if you already haven’t.
Oh, wait…I don’t know what you mean by “free” actions. I have a registered version. :/