October 2009

From This To That

October 30, 2009

I seem to have cropping on the brain. Last week I presented the question “Do We Really Need Both Eyes?” which began my challenge to look for the “parts” of the photo that tell the story. This week as I’ve done my editing I’ve noticed that often cropping a photo from vertical to horizontal, or [...]

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A Professional Photographer’s Advice on Shooting Kids

October 29, 2009

Following is part 2 of last week’s interview with Robert Shults, a professional photographer. He’s not a Texas Chick, but he is Texan! And his photography is awesome, so read on for some great tips about photographing kids. Get On The Kids’ Level Come on, Robert, we’ve all heard that a million times. But remember [...]

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Earn Some Egg Money

October 26, 2009

As you guys know, Texas Chicks began selling its first products last week! To all of you who purchased the Sharpening Powerhouse or subscribed to the Texas Chicks premium actions and forum, THANK YOU for your support! And now, as a way to pay you back and to spread the word about Texas Chicks, I [...]

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Photographer Interview – Robert Shults

October 24, 2009

I first met Robert Shults as a student in his class, Personal Expression in Photography. His eloquent and articulate discussion of technical, philosophic and artistic aspects of photography was inspirational and highly effective to me in my quest to identify my photographic style and learn great techniques. Plus, he’s got the best vocabulary of any [...]

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Friday News – Printer Sale, Photography Workshop Contest and Other Good Stuff

October 16, 2009

A great deal on a photo printer and a chance to win a free photography workshop in sunny Florida are great ways to start the weekend! First off, Amazon is selling this Canon Pixma printer for $80 (a 40% discount) right now. I’m not sure how long it will last, or how good the printer [...]

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Red River Paper Contest Winners

October 11, 2009

Thanks to everyone for the interest you showed in Red River Paper after last week’s review! Have those of you who ordered the sample paper kits received them yet? What do you think? If you missed it, check out the fabulous deals that Red River Paper offers on high quality photo paper. And use discount [...]

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Fill Flash: Learn It – Live It – Love It

October 7, 2009

Everyone welcome back way-outnumbered. Her first guest post was a big hit around here! I think this one will be a hit too. Make sure to visit her blog to see more of her awesome photography and comment if you have any questions or compliments for her! I first read about “Fill Flash or Daylight [...]

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Use Alexa to Boost Your Advertising Revenue

October 6, 2009

Ok, so you’ve set up your blog, experimented with Google AdSense and decided that you can easily earn more than Google will ever pay you. Lots of folks sell advertising space on their blogs. You are thinking that perhaps you should too. There are lots of ways to attract advertisers and quantify for them the [...]

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Sales & Contests!

October 6, 2009

Hi Everyone, Just wanted to update you on a couple of good sales and discounts going on right now! Save $150 on Epson’s Artisan 800 All-in-One Printer (this is way outnumbered’s favorite!). Use discount code ART50 in addition to the instant rebate available here. A Cowboy’s Wife is holding a contest for a year’s subscription [...]

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15% Discount on Lightroom

October 3, 2009

Does anyone want a 15% coupon for Lightroom? If so, drop me an email at erin @ texaschicksblogsandpics . com and I will forward an email to you that I received from Adobe. Looks like a good deal! Happy Saturday!

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More Goodies from Red River Paper for You!

October 3, 2009

Thanks to the overwhelming interest in Red River Papers that you guys showed after my review yesterday, Red River is extending it’s offer for free shipping to cover all its products – that’s free shipping for any and all orders using discount code TCBP. Don’t forget to enter the contest for either of the two [...]

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Red River Photo Paper Contest and Review

October 1, 2009

Read through to the end of the post for details on winning a gift certificate to Red River Paper or a box of 12 x 12 scrapbook paper! I used to shell out big bucks for Epson paper. An Epson R1800 is the photo printer of choice in this house. I love it. I would [...]

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