Inspiration

Photography Inspiration: Shooting by Color

March 23, 2012

I’ve documented my journey through Angie Warren’s Fly Guide here on Texas Chicks. As I finish it up, I can say that what I loved most about the project was that it suggested assignments for shooting that took me out of my comfort zone. The assignments went far beyond what to shoot – each of [...]

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Photography Inspiration: Self Portraits

January 25, 2012

Pin It Self portrait photo assignments give me anxiety. Not to mention the fact that looking at my appearance isn’t my favorite pastime, self portraits are just plain hard. How do you focus? How do you hold the camera? Does a mirror work?As I’ve mentioned a couple of times lately, I’m working through Angie Warren’s [...]

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Photography Inspiration: What does your home say about you?

January 19, 2012

My photography inspiration for the week is coming from the Fly Guide again. Last week, I shared my favorite photos as part of an exercise from the Fly Guide. This week, I worked on an assignment to document my life and household and help me identify who I am and what I truly love. Well, [...]

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Photography Inspiration: How Taste Shapes My Favorite Photos

January 12, 2012

Photography inspiration quote of the day: Pin It Ira Glass is the host and producer of This American Life. I first read this passage on the blog of a photographer I’ve recently discovered named T. Morris and its appearance in my life coincided perfectly with a project I’m working on. It struck me so much that I wanted [...]

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Valentine’s Photo Ideas

January 10, 2012

Valentine’s photos are usually much easier for me to manage than Christmas photos of the family. Since I didn’t get Christmas cards out last month, I just might send Valentines to everyone on my list this year. I haven’t decided what the pose will be yet, but I’m playing with some ideas. Do you have [...]

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Time to Relax

November 29, 2011

After a crazy but wonderful weekend with lots of families and kids activities, and a harried day of trying to stay on top of Cyber Monday deals yesterday, today I want to relax. I want to reconnect with things in life that inspire me and that add beauty to my life. Or that give me [...]

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Makin It Work ~ In Tight Spaces

July 26, 2011

Today, wayoutnumbered is visiting Texas Chicks with another excellent post in her Makin It Work series. Thank you, wayoutnumbered! So if you’ve read the first two posts in my Makin It Work series, you may have sensed a theme here? As much as I would love for all my photo sessions to be filled with glorious [...]

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Makin’ It Work ~ Using 1 Studio Light

April 27, 2011

Since I will be at the Royal Wedding for a few days, I have scheduled some posts to run in my absence. If you have questions for me while I’m gone, I will answer them when I return the first week of May. Choose the answer that best describes why you don’t shoot with studio [...]

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Makin’ It Work ~ Using Window Light

March 24, 2011

Quick, where do you think these shots were taken? A. A fancy downtown studio with dreamy floor-to-ceiling windows bathing the model in lucious natural sunlight B. A fancy uptown studio filled with the coolest backdrops and high tech lighting equipment C. A swanky outdoor set-up styled by a designer on a perfect spring day with [...]

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Priceless

December 2, 2010

Shirt: backwards, inside out and unbuttoned Socks: mismatched Heart Shoes: on the wrong feet Beautiful soft light coming in from a window perpendicular to my subject A two year old who insists on dressing “BY MYSELF MOMMY” The biggest most beautiful brown eyes in the world. . . . . ….. yes, all priceless! What [...]

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