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Photo Editing – Can this image be saved?

by Erin August 29, 2010
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Photo editing can work miracles, but some pictures come out of the camera so bad that not even Photoshop can help them.  I was worried that this image would be one of them. Before is on the left, after on the right.  What do you think?  Was I able to salvage it? Is it worthy [...]

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Photography at Night – Tips & Tricks For Photographing Your Family in Low Light

by Erin August 26, 2010
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The photography class I’ve been taking (Bring on the Night by Austin Photography Workshops) is wrapping up tonight.  I will miss the class, and the 3 hours a week dedicated to practicing with my camera.  There is simply nothing like an in person class for improving skills. The subject matter was way out of the [...]

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One Scene, Three Shots. And Action Recipes Too.

by Erin August 14, 2010
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(Action lovers alert:  See the end of this post for the action recipes I used to make these images pop!) Photography as I know it just wouldn’t have been possible with film cameras. I tend to take lots of pictures of any one subject until I get it right.  Developing every image I take would [...]

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Photoshop Elements Actions from A to Z

by Erin August 8, 2010
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Do you know how to get the most out of all those actions you’ve downloaded lately? (Check back soon – more classes added every month!) High quality actions for Photoshop Elements are available in so many places. They can correct a poorly exposed photo. They can make blown skies blue. They can convert your photo [...]

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Create Photos with Heart Shaped Bokeh

by Erin August 7, 2010
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Nighttime Photography is the latest class hosted by Austin Photography Workshops that I’ve participated in.  I love it and have learned lots of juicy tidbits about getting great shots at night, some of which I’ll share next week. The lights at night have so far been my favorite subject for photographing, and this past week [...]

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New MCP Actions for Photoshop Elements and a Freebie!

by Erin July 27, 2010
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New actions for Photoshop Elements are available for you from MCP Actions. MCP’s Blog It Set 1, Blog It Set 2 and Print It sets together give you over 120 actions that create custom collages from your images, either for printing or for posting on your website.  And they work in Photoshop Elements! For the [...]

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Fireworks Photography Recap

by Erin July 26, 2010
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Remember my fireworks photography checklist from the 4th of July?  It worked really well and I am happy with my fireworks photos.  In addition to my family, we were with a group of friends, two of whom are photographers also.  We had a competition where we asked our other friends to judge whose photos were [...]

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Photography Tips for Fireworks

by Erin July 2, 2010
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Is photography on your agenda for those of you in the states this holiday weekend? Last year was the first time I put serious effort into photographing fireworks.  This year, I’m going to incorporate everything I learned into the my photo workflow: Use a tripod. This is the key to crisp photos at night.  Using [...]

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Photography Inspiration

by Erin June 30, 2010
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Without photographic inspiration, I sometimes get bored with my images.  It usually only takes a quick internet surf to get me back in the mood with new goals and ideas for my photographic journey.   Kelly Willette’s Finding the Joy workshop, which I’m taking right now, is also a great source of inspiration.  You can read [...]

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Clickin’ Moms Sale!

by Erin June 28, 2010
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Now’s the time to join Clickin’ Moms if you’ve been thinking about it.  Use coupon code FRIEND to save 10% on the 6 month or full year memberships.  Or (and this is a great deal!), use discount code LOVECM to save 20% on a lifetime subscription to Clickin’ Moms!  An offer like that doesn’t come [...]

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Photoshop Textures Coupon Code for Kaleidoscope

by Erin June 17, 2010
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Textures for Photoshop and Photoshop Elements by Patti Brown were the prize in the most recent giveaway here at Texas Chicks.  Did you win?  Check your email box!  The winners have been notified.  And don’t forget to check your spam folder. If you didn’t win and can’t resist buying Patti’s Supernatural texture set, use coupon [...]

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Photoshop Textures Giveaway – Last Day to Enter

by Erin June 14, 2010
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Just a quick reminder that the Kaleidoscope contest ends on Tuesday, June 15, at noon CST.  You could win one of 5 sets of Patti Brown’s latest texture set, Supernatural. Don’t forget to enter!  Good luck!

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I Heart Faces Photo Walk

by Erin June 13, 2010
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The Photo Walk sponsored by I Heart Faces last weekend was a blast! How many of you participated in your local walk? So many nice women attended this walk, and we had 4 awesome models.  Not to mention Steve, a friendly street musician. And I learned something about myself as a photographer too.  I will [...]

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Photoshop Textures – Kaleidoscope Giveaway Time

by Erin June 11, 2010
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Textures can create beautiful effects in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements.  The best textures make your images absolutely stunning.  Add incredible video tutorials to these textures, and you’ve become a texture master. Patti Brown’s Kaleidoscope textures are the cream of the texture crop and her video tutorials, as I’ve mentioned before, are absolutely amazing.  Even if [...]

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Save 30% on Lightroom 3

by Erin June 8, 2010
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Lightroom 3 is available, finally!  I just ordered my upgrade.  It has great new features like drastically improved noise reduction and oddly, just the opposite – LR will now add grain to your image if you’d like some texture.  Watermarking is now a feature (it’s about time) and you can now export photo slideshows as [...]

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The Light Workshop – Final Review

by Erin June 6, 2010
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Detra’s Light Workshop went on for most of the spring, and it’s time for my final reflections on it.  You can read my first posts about it here and here. I have received several emails and seen detailed discussion at Clickin’ Moms about this workshop.  Here is my two cents worth. Disclosure before we go [...]

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