November 2009

Win a $25 Amazon Gift Certificate – Last Chance!

November 29, 2009

Thursday, December 3, is the last day to enter the Texas Chicks contest for a $25 Amazon gift certificate. To enter, share your Amazon wishlists with me and comment on this post or on the official contest post. I need help with presents for my daughters and husband too – all ideas are gladly welcomed [...]

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ColorInc. Boutique Package Winners

November 20, 2009

Congratulations to these 10 winners of the ColorInc. Boutique Packages! April Kathy Jill T Missy Tamsen Marcie Jessee Rachael Katherine Wall Taya Jan I will send you 10 an email shortly with information on how to claim your prize! For the rest of you, if you’d like to try your luck again, enter Jen’s Photo [...]

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Giving Back to You and the Community

November 18, 2009

Texas Chicks made a donation today to the Front Steps/Austin Resource Center for the Homeless in honor of Robert Shults, who provided us with this wonderful interview and series of tutorials. Robert Shults Interview Robert Shults Advice on Shooting Kids 10 Steps to Posing Children for Photographs The Robert Shults B&W Conversion Action for Photoshop [...]

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Photoshop Elements 8 Review

November 17, 2009

I’ve been using Photoshop Elements 8 for about a month now. While there are no huge changes here, there are quite a few updates that just might make this product upgrade-worthy for you. Mac Users First, a note for you Mac users. You can upgrade to PSE 8 along with everyone else now. It’s about [...]

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ColorInc Review & Contest – Boutique Packages

November 16, 2009

Texas Chicks’ sponsor, ColorInc, is hosting another contest this week for you. This contest is especially exciting because 10 of you will win. Yes, that’s right, this contest will have 10 winners! Keep reading for more details. The featured ColorInc product this week is their boutique packaging. It’s designed for professional photographers, but keep reading [...]

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Weekend Gallery Wrap Giveaway – Act Quick!

November 14, 2009

Color Inc, one of Texas Chicks’ fabulous sponsors, is giving away a gallery wrap this weekend on its blog. Comments close Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 5:00 PM EST. EDIT: Make sure to leave your comments here on Color Inc’s giveaway page! This is a not-to-be-missed opportunity! I received a review copy of one of [...]

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Contests and Cards and Websites, Oh My!

November 13, 2009

Thank you all so much for your EXCELLENT advice about my photography wishlist! Does Santa accept revised lists? Because I will definitely be amending my letter to him this year. Keep your wishlists coming! The contest ends on December 3 and I’ll announce the winner of the Amazon gift certificate on December 4! way outnumbered [...]

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Win a $25 Amazon Gift Certificate

November 11, 2009

3 guesses on what I’m asking Santa this year. Wait, make that one guess. You all should know by now. It’s time to upgrade my 5 year old digital camera. And the camera I’m asking Santa for is the Canon 7D. Oh, doesn’t it look fabulous? It will be such a step up for me. [...]

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Color Space Confusion and ICC Issues. Simplified.

November 8, 2009

sRGB. Adobe RGB. ICC Profiles. Color Space. Prints whose color has little to do with the color on your computer monitor! These color management issues have always been the most intimidating area of digital photography for me. And wouldn’t you know that readers have requested tutorials on this stuff! So I’ve done some research. I [...]

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The Robert Shults B&W Conversion Action for Photoshop Elements

November 6, 2009

I could write up a long & boring tutorial about the B&W conversion method that professional photographer Robert Shults uses in his stunning photography. Or I could just write up an action that works in Photoshop Elements. Hmmmm, not much of a choice there! Texas Chicks is concluding the series of posts about Robert Shults [...]

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Robert Shults’ 10 Steps to Children’s Photography Poses and Lighting

November 5, 2009

For the 3rd part in my series based on an interview with professional photographer Robert Shults, I am presenting a broad outline to structure children’s photography shoots. Check out the first part of the interview and his discussion on child photography if you haven’t seen them already. Play with kids before beginning your session to [...]

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$20 Shutterfly Credit for You. Free Subscription to Clickin’ Moms to Giveaway on Your Blog.

November 4, 2009

If you’re thinking about upgrading to PSE 8, this might be the time to do it. Purchase Elements 8 or Premiere Elements 8 and receive a $20 credit at Shutterfly. Design the Christmas card that will wow everyone on your list, then print the cards at Shutterfly. I’ve been using PSE 8 for several weeks [...]

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New Contest to Enter

November 3, 2009

My friend KJude of Take Some Old Skin and Make It Better has jumped headfirst into the blogging world and is hosting her first contest! And it’s a good one too. You could win 1 of 4 wonderful beauty products. You just might not need any fancy Photoshop actions if you use enough of this [...]

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