Texas Chick Erin
Selective Color in Adobe Lightroom
Don't you love selectively colored black and white photographs? This article tells you exactly how to achieve that effect with Adobe Lightroom.
Maternity Photography Pose Ideas
Maternity Photography is such a hot trend right now! Capturing the look of serene anticipation that expectant moms feel is beautiful gift that the mom and her child will treasure forever.
Kid Pix: To Bribe or Not to Bribe?
I've seen this topic discussed many times on many different photography websites. And now I'd like to hear your opinion.
Do you bribe your kids in order to get good shots of them?
I'll admit it. I'm a briber. And often it serves me well.
But during this particular session with my daughter during a [...]
Improve Focus with this Technique
I attended a fabulous photography workshop a few weeks ago hosted by Pixel Fairy Princess. I learned as much during that one weekend as I've learned in the past 6 months on my own! One of the techniques that Debbie, the leader, insisted we try is called "Back Button Focus." The photos in this post were [...]
Create a Heart-Shaped Vignette in Photoshop
Here's a quick, easy and sweet project you can make in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements.
The girls' pose suggested a heart to me, so I used a vignette to emphasize that subtly.
Create this vignette as the next-to-the-last step in your Photoshop workflow (after editing and before sharpening).
Select the shape tool from the Tool box and locate the heart shape [...]
Become a Clickin' Mom and Learn How to Win $150
How many of you are already members of Clickin' Moms? I suspect that a lot of you are. Isn't it a fantastic community?
No matter what your skill level is, you will improve your photography by joining Clickin' Moms. And you'll probably make a few friends as well.
Clickin' Moms offers:
Tutorials
Lessons
Challenges/contests/prizes
A gallery full of inspiration for any photographer – beginner [...]
Mommy Business Cards – Photoshop Project
Picture this. I have a 20 pound baby in one arm and a diaper bag on the other that's gotta weigh at least as much. My 5 year old is running, not sliding, down the slide at the playground. I'm trying to maintain some measure of grace and composure as I write down my email and phone [...]
Quick Tricks for Correcting Poor Exposure
I bet that some of you smart ladies know this awesome and quick trick for correcting poorly-exposed photos already! And yes, I know the flowers are wilting and dying. I get really bored with perfect flower pictures all the time, don't you?
The flower image above started out overexposed, as you can see here:
A bit washed out, [...]
