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Workflow Order – Don’t Sweat It!

May 18, 2011

Workflow order is the topic that I get asked about most often in my classes, whether it’s the Lightroom or the Elements class.  People worry that there is one and only one order that post processing work should be done in, and that not knowing this order is going to ruin their photos. Put your [...]

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Photoshop Elements and Lightroom Online Classes: New Schedule

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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. Are you thinking about signing up for an Elements or Lightroom online [...]

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Amazing New Lightroom Tip

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Ok, so it’s not techncially “undiscovered” material, but it’s new to me and I love it! My Lightroom catalog contains over 30,000 images.  And it’s been a bit sluggish lately. For instance, when I am scrolling through a set of images in the Library, it might take a couple of seconds for the scroll to [...]

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Post Processing: Adjusting Lightroom Presets and Processing a Mom’s Emotions

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How many of you use presets in Lightroom? Like Photoshop actions, Lightroom presets are shortcuts to getting the look you want, especially if you don’t know exactly how to get that look on your own.  And presets, just like actions, can be fine-tuned after you apply them to an image.  There is no way that [...]

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Lightroom Presets from Pretty Presets

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This is one of my favorite images. Here’s what it looked like before I applied one simple Lightroom preset from Pretty Presets. Isn’t that a huge difference?  I love what the different tones did to the mood of the image.  The preset I used was Classy, from Pretty Preset Collection III. I added a vignette [...]

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Lightroom Tutorial: Can this image be saved? Reprise.

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Lightroom can work wonders on images.  Can it save an image that starts out terrible?  No. Do you remember my quick edit on a pic that was awful out of camera, but that my girlfriend loved?  The picture absolutely wasn’t worth saving, except that I took it on a fun night out with friends. Stu [...]

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Photoshop, Elements and Lightroom Sale – Black Friday has arrived already!

November 22, 2010

Adobe is always offering discounts on Elements, Lightroom and full Photoshop.  But rarely do their discounts match the prices available this week! If you’re thinking about new photo processing software for Christmas, now is the time to buy.  The discounts below are available from November 22 through November 30. You can download now and improve [...]

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Save 30% on Lightroom 3

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Lightroom 3 is available, finally!  I just ordered my upgrade.  It has great new features like drastically improved noise reduction and oddly, just the opposite – LR will now add grain to your image if you’d like some texture.  Watermarking is now a feature (it’s about time) and you can now export photo slideshows as [...]

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Free Lightroom Presets

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Free Lightroom Presets, anyone?  Here are two great sources. Jodi at MCP Actions recently ran this post featuring Laura from Pretty Presets.  You can download 3 free Lightroom presets not available anywhere else, including this one: In addition to Spice, you can also download Sweet Honey and Sugar. And, if you use Elements instead of [...]

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Lightroom $189 (37% Discount) – January 25 Only

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I just received an email saying that Lightroom is the deal of the day today, January 25, 2010.  Save 37% and purchase for $189! This is a great price.  It probably means that the release of Lightroom 3 is around the corner, so take advantage of this pricing while you can. For those of you [...]

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Selective Edits without Selecting

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You guys know that I hate selecting parts of my images in Photoshop.  It doesn’t matter whether it’s the magnetic lasso, the Magic Selection Tool, or anything else.  I just don’t like it.  One of my favorite Lightroom features is the Adjustment Brush. This tool lets you “paint in” the following edits to various parts [...]

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Last Chance to Save 15% on Lightroom

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The Lightroom 15% discount email waiting patiently in my Inbox expires at midnight on December 25.  Are you hoping for a camera for Christmas?  Get Lightroom. It will save you so much time in sorting and processing all those pictures you’re going to take! Already have Photoshop or Elements and want to spend more time [...]

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Sales & Contests!

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Hi Everyone, Just wanted to update you on a couple of good sales and discounts going on right now! Save $150 on Epson’s Artisan 800 All-in-One Printer (this is way outnumbered’s favorite!).  Use discount code ART50 in addition to the instant rebate available here. A Cowboy’s Wife is holding a contest for a year’s subscription [...]

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15% Discount on Lightroom

October 3, 2009

Does anyone want a 15% coupon for Lightroom?  If so, drop me an email at erin @ texaschicksblogsandpics . com and I will forward an email to you that I received from Adobe.  Looks like a good deal! Happy Saturday!

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