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Fireworks Photography Recap

by Erin July 26, 2010
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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

by Erin July 2, 2010
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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

by Erin June 30, 2010
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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

by Erin April 20, 2010
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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

by Erin April 18, 2010
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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

by Erin April 17, 2010
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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

by Erin April 5, 2010
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“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

by Erin April 1, 2010
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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

by Erin March 31, 2010
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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.

by Erin March 2, 2010
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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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Photo Print Quality – Adobe RGB vs. sRGB Working Space

by Erin March 1, 2010
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Photo Print Quality Working Space Issues is the 2nd part of a series presented by Drew Hendrix of Red River Paper.  Feel free to post questions for Drew if you have any after reading this post. A working space is an ICC profile that defines all the color values relative to RGB values of human [...]

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Photoshop Elements Shortcuts to Perfection – Meet MCP

by Erin February 27, 2010
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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

by Erin 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

by Erin 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.

by Erin February 20, 2010
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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.

by Erin February 19, 2010
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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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