February 2010

Photoshop Elements Shortcuts to Perfection – Meet MCP

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Photoshop hands-on time is shorter and more effective for many of us thanks to the wonderful action makers out there. Jodi Friedman is one of those action makers – she is incredibly talented and knows Photoshop like you wouldn’t believe. She recently hired me to convert some of her actions for Photoshop Elements.  What a [...]

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Photography in Manual – Clickin’ Moms Class

February 25, 2010

EDIT:  THE CLICKIN’ MOMS BEGINNER WORKSHOP IS FULL AS OF THURSDAY AFTERNOON. Photography on the manual setting – a lot of us talk about it.  I’m even getting to the point where I’m more comfortable in manual.  Which isn’t to say that I don’t still miss the exposure a lot. . . . Anyway, for [...]

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Print Quality Questions Answered – Part 1

February 24, 2010

Print Quality.  sRGB vs Adobe RGB.  Calibration. So many issues related to these topics are huge for photographers.  And Texas Chick readers posed excellent questions last week for Drew Hendrix of Red River Paper Drew is going to explain all the issues over multiple posts. The first questions are from Rob, who uses a tablet [...]

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Practice Your Photography. It’s OK.

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Photography is a hobby and luxury in my life.  I often feel like taking time to practice – just me and my camera – is an indulgence. Last week, I found some time with no kids and homework to complete for my photography workshop.  I  stopped at a park I drive by every day and [...]

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Ask Photo Print Quality Questions Here, Now. Read the Answers Next Week.

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Is Color Management from your camera to your monitor to your printer as iffy for you as it is for me?  Do your photographs always print exactly like you expect? I’ve written about my own color management process here.  And now, we have an expert who is going to help us all and correct my [...]

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Photography Help: 10% Discount and Huge Contest to Enter

February 16, 2010

Photographers, Clickin’ Moms will improve your photography.  And bloggers, Clickin’ Moms can earn money for you. So many of you have already discovered what a great place Clickin’ Moms is.  If you haven’t yet, it’s time.  Take advantage of this 10% discount by entering discount code FRIEND. With over 4,000 members, there is always someone [...]

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The Light Workshop – 1st Assignment!

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I mentioned a few weeks ago that I would participate in an online Natural Light workshop taught by Detra of Photography by Detra.  Detra invited me to participate in exchange for spreading the word about the class.  My first “homework” assignment is above and I’ve learned a good bit already. Detra has a forum set [...]

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Why I Don’t Use Photoshop Elements’ Action Player

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There has been lots of discussion in various forums lately about using PSE’s Action Player for installing and running actions.  Here’s why I don’t use it (much): Every action that works in PSE will work by installing actions the long way that I detail on these installation pages. Not every action that works in PSE [...]

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A Tad To The Left…Or Maybe The Right

February 11, 2010

This photo… wasn’t born this way. It was born looking like this. And while I’ve rambled before about my cropping obsession, I’ve been finding recently that sometimes it doesn’t take a major crop to make a major impact. Sometimes angling a photo just a tad to the left..or maybe the right…is all it takes to [...]

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Valentine’s Photo Project Ideas

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Is this the cutest idea ever for a Valentine’s photo card? I love it, and my big girl is thrilled that she gets to give her friends candy this year. This idea came from 24-7-365 via Lauren Makes via Giverslog.  Phew.  How’s that for full attribution?  I really love Giverslog, by the way.  Do you [...]

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MCP’s Finish It – Changing the Way You Prepare and Display Images on the Web

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MCP’s Finish It action for Photoshop, and, YES, Photoshop Elements is available!  If you want your images to be beautiful, unique, and optimized for posting on the internet, this is the action set for you. As I mentioned last week, I have been working with Jodi of MCP Actions to convert her actions to be [...]

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Do You Have PSE 5? I Need You!

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So on Tuesday I mentioned that I had a secret relating to Photoshop Elements that I would tell you about next week.  Well, I’m spilling the beans today because I need your help! I am excited to announce that Jodi Friedman, owner of MCP Actions, has hired me as a Photoshop Elements consultant for her [...]

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Video Action Tutorials and Clickin’ Moms 50% Discount

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Hi Everyone! I’ve been quiet lately because I’ve been working on two super cool projects! The first is a set of video tutorials for installing and using actions in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. The 2nd? You’ll find out next week! I know you will love it! Just wanted to let you know that Clickin’ Moms [...]

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