About Texas Chick Erin
Erin is a bookish SAHM, former Latin teacher and occasional CPA. She is Episcopalian, a yellow dog democrat and an addict of British royal history. The extreme cuteness of her husband and two daughters led her to a love of photography, which developed into a love of blogging thanks to her blog, Digital Photography for Moms. You can now find her at Texas Chicks Blogs and Pics where she offers tutorials and freebies for mommy photogs and mommy bloggers too!Website: http://www.TexasChicksBlogsandPics.com
Posts by Texas Chick Erin
Blur Your Way to Dreamy and Romantic Photos
By Texas Chick Erin on February 16, 2009
We don’t usually think of intentionally blurring a picture to give it effect. Most of the time, we want our pictures to be “tack sharp.”
However, Photoshop has a great tool called the Gaussian Blur that can lend a beautiful and ethereal {read more}
By Texas Chick Erin on February 16, 2009
5 Vignette Methods for Your Photograph
By Texas Chick Erin on February 6, 2009
Vignettes add a professional and finished touch to any image and make your subject POP. Here are 5 of my favorite ways to vignette in Photoshop Elements. Each photo is different, and each of these methods will be the ideal treatment for one image {read more}
By Texas Chick Erin on February 6, 2009
Depth of Focus: Photos With Effect
By Texas Chick Erin on January 24, 2009
Depth of Focus – the art of selectively focusing on an element or elements of an image, for effect.
I came up with that myself! Do you agree? No doubt someone somewhere has a more technical definition.
The shot above is one of my favorites {read more}
By Texas Chick Erin on January 24, 2009
Skip the Learning Curve on that New Digital Camera
By Texas Chick Erin on January 8, 2009
How many of you received received a new digital camera for Christmas? I wish I could say that I did. But it wasn’t so long ago that my camera was shiny, new and completely intimidating!
And the dense-as-lead user manual that came with it was {read more}
By Texas Chick Erin on January 8, 2009
More Free Actions for Photohop Elements
By Texas Chick Erin on December 18, 2008
Not too long ago, Drea posted some great info here on Photo Bliss about using free actions to automate processes in Photoshop Elements. She mentioned CoffeeShop, whose Creamy Toffee Latte action I used for this belly button shot.
Here are some other {read more}
By Texas Chick Erin on December 18, 2008
Photoshop Elements 7 Review
By Texas Chick Erin on December 3, 2008
Photoshop Elements 7 is Adobe’s latest version of their consumer photo-editing software. Doesn’t this run-down of some of its fun, useful and time-saving new features sound good? Keep reading!
The Smart Brush And Lose Weight Actions
The {read more}
By Texas Chick Erin on December 3, 2008
DIY Coloring Sheet Using Photoshop Elements
By Texas Chick Erin on November 22, 2008
Not only is this project super easy and a money-saver, it will also make your kids happy!
I can’t remember the last time I bought a coloring book. My daughter & I learned how to make our own coloring sheets from family pictures, and she {read more}
By Texas Chick Erin on November 22, 2008
Upgrade to Photoshop Elements for Free? Well, Kinda.
By Texas Chick Erin on November 10, 2008
One of the snazziest new features of Adobe’s recently released Photoshop Elements 7 is its Smart Brush. You use this brush to select and apply an effect to a given area of your picture in one step. It has more than 60 effects to choose from, {read more}
By Texas Chick Erin on November 10, 2008
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