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Photoshop and Photoshop Elements Tutorials

Photo Editing – Can this image be saved?

by Erin August 29, 2010
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Photo editing can work miracles, but some pictures come out of the camera so bad that not even Photoshop can help them.  I was worried that this image would be one of them. Before is on the left, after on the right.  What do you think?  Was I able to salvage it? Is it worthy [...]

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Photoshop Elements Actions from A to Z

by Erin August 8, 2010
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Do you know how to get the most out of all those actions you’ve downloaded lately? (Check back soon – more classes added every month!) High quality actions for Photoshop Elements are available in so many places. They can correct a poorly exposed photo. They can make blown skies blue. They can convert your photo [...]

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New MCP Actions for Photoshop Elements and a Freebie!

by Erin July 27, 2010
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New actions for Photoshop Elements are available for you from MCP Actions. MCP’s Blog It Set 1, Blog It Set 2 and Print It sets together give you over 120 actions that create custom collages from your images, either for printing or for posting on your website.  And they work in Photoshop Elements! For the [...]

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Photoshop Textures Coupon Code for Kaleidoscope

by Erin June 17, 2010
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Textures for Photoshop and Photoshop Elements by Patti Brown were the prize in the most recent giveaway here at Texas Chicks.  Did you win?  Check your email box!  The winners have been notified.  And don’t forget to check your spam folder. If you didn’t win and can’t resist buying Patti’s Supernatural texture set, use coupon [...]

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Photoshop Textures Giveaway – Last Day to Enter

by Erin June 14, 2010
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Just a quick reminder that the Kaleidoscope contest ends on Tuesday, June 15, at noon CST.  You could win one of 5 sets of Patti Brown’s latest texture set, Supernatural. Don’t forget to enter!  Good luck!

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Actions for Elements – MCP Complete Workflow Plus a Freebie!

by Erin May 13, 2010
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2 new actions for Photoshop Elements are waiting for you to download! The first is MCP’s latest freebie for Elements – Touch of Light/Touch of Darkness.  It’s similar to Dodge and Burn, but easier and more effective.  This action will pull a face out of the shadows or calm down a bright spot. And the [...]

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My Favorite New Photoshop Elements Shortcut

by Erin May 5, 2010
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And this shortcut isn’t just for Photoshop Elements – it works in Photoshop too. I learned it from watching one of Jodi’s video tutorials at MCP Actions.  You should check those out, by the way, if you haven’t seen them yet.  She has tutorials for Photoshop, running actions, and even a few for Elements.  Hmmm, [...]

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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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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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Photoshop Elements – Where to Begin

by Erin March 30, 2010

Check out my post over at 5 Minutes for Moms today about how to tackle that intimidating software that we all use!  I’ll be writing a series of posts there about Photoshop Elements, actions, photography – you name it. Another great place for beginners to learn is Clickin’ Moms. The 10% discount ends March 31 [...]

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Photoshop Elements Texture Tutorial

by Erin March 17, 2010

Photoshop Elements texture tutorials are a dime a dozen these days.  I’m going to add my two cents worth below and detail the specific steps I used on a particular image.  And there is a free action alert at the bottom of this post! What is the best tutorial you’ve seen for using textures and [...]

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Photoshop Elements Tutorial – Lipstick

by Erin March 15, 2010
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Photoshop Elements comes to the rescue again – this time it was a rescue from washed-out splotchy looking lipstick! I had mentioned to my photography class last weekend that I needed a head shot and they kindly volunteered to use me as a test dummy.  Umm, I mean, they kindly took pictures of me.  And [...]

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Photoshop Elements Textures and Overlays Giveaway – Patti Brown’s Kaleidoscope

by Erin March 12, 2010
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In Photoshop Elements, using textures and overlays is all the rage these days. But to call Patti Brown’s Kaleidoscope collection merely “textures and overlays” is a huge oversimplification. You will want these products after reading this post.  But enter the contest before you buy! Patti Brown will give 10 complete sets of her collection to [...]

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Photoshop Elements Actions – 2 New Freebies to Try + Contest Winners

by Erin March 11, 2010

Photoshop Elements Free Action lovers, there are two new ones for you to try. Digital Backdrops The first is a set of 10 actions that create Digital Backdrops of any color in 10 sizes.  Like this: You can use it to put behind a subject to make your photo look more like a traditional studio [...]

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Why I Don’t Use Photoshop Elements’ Action Player

by Erin February 14, 2010
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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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Now What?

by way outnumbered January 9, 2010
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This post is the first in a two part series by wayoutnumbered.  Her advice on what to do with your new camera, gear or software is good for us , ummm, seasoned pros too. I’m gonna take a wild guess and say that plenty of you reading this got shiny new camera equipment for Christmas…or [...]

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