Product Reviews

Thank You Photovision!

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You guys have heard me talk about Photovision before, right?  This is my favorite photography video series. Every other month, I receive a DVD from them with 3 or more hours of content.  Several professional photographers are featured on each DVD, doing things like: setting up shoots and posing clients post-processing their images describing various [...]

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Red River Paper: High Quality Paper for Your Home Printer

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My source for paper for my home printer paper has been Red River Paper for a couple of years now. You Texas Chicks old timers might remember a series of posts on print quality that we did a couple of years back with Drew Hendrix of Red River Paper. Editing on a laptop, fine art [...]

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A Tale of 3 Camera Straps

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A camera straps is one of those things that you don’t think about until you have a new one to compare to.  Especially if you’re dense like me and don’t make the connection between the crick in your neck and a long day of shooting…. Below are the 3 camera straps I own.  The first [...]

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Facebook Apps for Photographers

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I’ve had some issues lately with my Facebook apps.  You know, the one that makes free stuff available if you “Like” my page?  You might have noticed!  I’m sorry, if so. I have fixed the problem, however, thanks to Ripe Social.  The timing couldn’t have been better when this designer of apps for custom Facebook [...]

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MyPix2Canvas: Canvas Review and Coupon for You

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NOTE:  ORDER BY DECEMBER 10 TO ENSURE CHRISTMAS DELIVERY. It seems like you can print your photos on canvas anywhere these days.  I am so besieged by groupons and Facebook ads advertising canvas printing that I have completely tuned them out. However, MyPix2Canvas contacted me recently and asked me to review a 16×20 gallery wrap. [...]

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Photography Workshop Review: Zack Arias One Light

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Pin It My latest photography workshop adventure?  Zack Arias’ One Light. This is an actual quote from me during the class: I don’t ever want to shoot without an off camera flash AGAIN. Yes, I actually said that.  I went from being intimidated by the whole idea of Off Camera Flash (OCF) to totally getting [...]

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Beginning Photographer? Check Out this Book

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Photographing People, by Haje Jan Kamps, recently arrived on my desk for reviewing. The timing is great – this is the time of the year when moms want to document some fabulous firsts.  The first day of school, first soccer game, first dance class.  (We had our first dance class today and I have never [...]

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Finding the Light – Final Review and Early Bird Registration Discount

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The spring/summer session of Finding the Light is just finishing.  I had the privilege of attending the workshop. Did I participate fully?  No.  I could have, but just didn’t have the time.  Do I wish I had participated fully?  Absolutely. I’ve written about this workshop a couple of times over the past 60 days.  You can read [...]

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How Beth Jansen tells her clients to dress for shoots

June 24, 2011

Beth Jansen is an incredible photographer.  I love the colors that show through in her photography.  Both in the scenes that she sets and the way her clients dress. So I was thrilled when she appeared on the current version of Photovision 2011 (#86) looking through clothes that a client brought for a shoot.   She [...]

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The Light Workshop – Review Update

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I am so loving the Light Workshop, which I started reviewing a couple of weeks ago.  It contains a wealth of information about shooting in difficult lighting conditions. I’ve been focusing the past few days on lessons 1 and 2. These are photos that Detra took and used in her tutorials. Lesson 1 is about [...]

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ColorInc Studio Mount Contest

June 1, 2011

I have a ColorInc Studio Mount up for grabs!   Who wants it? What, you might ask, is a Studio Mount? If you know, you’ve got me beat.  Because I didn’t know what to expect until I received my sample today.  And I don’t need to tell you what I chose to print on my sample, [...]

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Camera Bag Review: Lowepro Flipside 400 AW Backpack

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The Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag was almost perfect for my trip to the Royal Wedding.  I described it in detail and took lots of pictures of it before I actually used it, and it worked for me as I anticipated it would, for the most part. Here’s a picture.  I’m about 5’2″, just [...]

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The Light Workshop – Reviewed Anew

May 17, 2011

The Light Workshop was reviewed last spring and summer right here on Texas Chicks.  How many of you were around for that? The Light Workshop is an online, forum-style photography workshop for photographers who already understand shooting in manual.  Detra Perrotti, the creator and founder, is an incredible photographer.  Check out her website – even [...]

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How to Fit a Huge Family in One Image and More Tips from Photovision 85

May 3, 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. Photovision issue 85 arrived several weeks ago.  I had watched most of [...]

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