Photography Tutorials

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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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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The Speedlight Workshop Discount Code

January 17, 2011

The Speedlight Workshop contest winner is Abigail Kruger. Abigail, I love your work and I just emailed you information on redeeming your prize! And for the rest of you, I have a discount code! There was so much interest in this class, as evidenced by the comments in the contest! I am thrilled that Zenia [...]

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6 Techniques for Capturing Sunbeams and Flare in Your Photos (And How to Save 30% on Your Own Personal Sun if these tips don’t work!)

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November 30, 2010

Photographs with sunbeams or flare are funny – some photographers consider them a mistake, others consider them art. I fall into the latter camp! I love the effect, and often enhance the sunbeams or flare that I capture, or fake them if I don’t. (To fake them, I use Kaleidoscope overlays. Tuesday, November 30, is [...]

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Fireworks Photography Recap

July 26, 2010

Remember my fireworks photography checklist from the 4th of July? It worked really well and I am happy with my fireworks photos. In addition to my family, we were with a group of friends, two of whom are photographers also. We had a competition where we asked our other friends to judge whose photos were [...]

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Photography Tips for Fireworks

July 2, 2010

Is photography on your agenda for those of you in the states this holiday weekend? Last year was the first time I put serious effort into photographing fireworks. This year, I’m going to incorporate everything I learned into the my photo workflow: Use a tripod. This is the key to crisp photos at night. Using [...]

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Photography Inspiration

June 30, 2010

Without photographic inspiration, I sometimes get bored with my images. It usually only takes a quick internet surf to get me back in the mood with new goals and ideas for my photographic journey. Kelly Willette’s Finding the Joy workshop, which I’m taking right now, is also a great source of inspiration. You can read [...]

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Photography Class for Painters, Poets and Dreamers

April 20, 2010

My current photography class has met once. And my mind has been churning ever since. I’ve actually had a lot to think about over the past few days photography-wise, between this class, some guided meditation and my Week in the Life project. The muses have been working together in the mystic realm to take my [...]

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A Short Scrapbook Project – My First

April 18, 2010

Scrapbooking has never been my thing. I love my camera and playing with photography so much that I just don’t have time to put those pictures in a scrapbook. But I’m going to try, starting Monday. Ali Edwards is running her Week in the Life Project again this year, and it starts tomorrow. It involves [...]

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Metering Modes to Set Exposure in Digital Photography

April 17, 2010

Choosing a metering mode in digital photography is rumored to be difficult. And I agree. You know what the hardest part for me is? Figuring out which icon on the stupid camera goes with which metering mode! So let’s get this part out of the way first: Ok, so what do all these metering modes [...]

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Digital Photography on Manual – How to Set Exposure

April 5, 2010

“Good Exposure is Like a Pie. Or a Pantry.” is my attempt to explain the whole exposure balance triangle of aperture, shutter speed and ISO. I think a lot of us get that whole relationship. But identifying the proper balance on your camera and taking a picture on those settings is another question. See the [...]

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Photography and Scrapbooking eBooks

April 1, 2010

Photography books have an obsessive grip on me. I read everything I can get my hands on that relates to digital photography or Photoshop Elements. Even if the books are geared towards beginners, I always learn something. A phrase will stick with me in a memorable way that finally turns on the “use this idea” [...]

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Photoshop Elements and Photography Tutorials for You from Texas Chicks Blogs and Pics

March 31, 2010

For those of you new to Texas Chicks, here is a list of my “Greatest Hits” as an introduction to everything this website has to offer. I look forward to getting to know you and welcome any suggestions you have for future tutorials! Free Actions Oh, the Drama Perfect Workflow Reflection Action Drop Shadow Lab [...]

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Print Quality – Photos Too Dark? Try This.

March 2, 2010

This installment on Photo Print Quality – “My Prints Are Too Dark” was written by Drew Hendrix of Red River Paper. Installment 1 was on calibrating laptops and matte photo paper. Installment 2 addressed the Adobe RGB and sRGB workspaces. This installment ends with a contest that 10 people will win! Read through to the [...]

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