Makin' It Work ~ Using 1 Studio Light

While Erin over at Texas Chicks Blogs & Pics is away partying with the Royals this week, I've been featured as a guest writer again on her site.


If you're like me and sometimes you find yourself in less-than-ideal shooting situations, you may be able to relate to my Makin' It Work series.  In case you missed the first post,  Makin' It Work ~ Using Window Light can be read HERE.  


Today's post ventures into the fascinating world of studio lighting where I tell all about my first attempt at using a softbox.  You'll see exactly how I created this image...

So don't waste another second and head over to Texas Chicks Blogs & Pics for my ramblings on

Makin' It Work ~ With 1 Studio Light

Makin' It Work ~ Using Window Light

Quick, where do you think these shots were taken?

I bet you'll never guess.....

If you want to find out the answer then head on over to Texas Chicks Blogs & Pics where Erin
has been gracious enough to let me be her guest writer for the day~

See ya there!

The Left & Right Of It

This photo...

wasn't born this way.

Check out my post at TexasChicksBlogsandPics to see how angling just a tad to the left can make a big impact on your photos!

Even More "Now What?"

If you read part 1 of "Now What?" over at TexasChicksBlogsandPics then you definitely won't want to miss the exciting Finale!


Check out part 2 here and see how stalking helped me get this great shot!

New Stuff! ~ Now What?

Soooo, anybody out there get some snazzy new camera equipment for Christmas?
How 'bout some new editing software?


Check out my post over at TexasChicksBlogsandPics to see why this button...

...could be your most used feature in 2010!

I'm Blushing

Erin over at TexasChicksBlogsandPics has posted some major kudos today about my Christmas Cards and new website. I'm Blushing~ Thank You Erin. If you haven't checked out Texas Chicks in a while you need to make a trip. She's always up-to-the-second filling us in on the best giveaways, coolest products and handiest editing tips. I think this is just the neatest thing that I've been able to "connect" with people who have the same passions, frustrations and Wish Lists as myself in the world of photography. I'll have a post soon about my Wix site that she mentioned. It's a website builder that really offers a ton of great options and best of all it's FREE! Of course there are the non-free options and I'll get into that too...and I think I finally edited a photo that I actually kept track of all my steps and can do a little tutorial on...stay tuned!

Check Me Out

I Have Arrived.

I will now live my life of luxury as was intended from the beginning.  

Or not.

Probably not.

OK, so I'm probably not going to be famous yet, but a fabulous lady with a fabulous blog has asked me to be a Reader Contributor.  Yes, I'm lovin' that I have an official title.  

This was waaaay exciting for me since I love to talk about photography stuff and nobody in my house likes to listen.  Erin at TexasChicksBlogsandPics has an incredibly resourceful website packed with all kinds of tips, tutorials and recommendations for photoshop elements, lightroom and photography in general.  She makes everything very simple to understand which I highly appreciate!

So, if you haven't checked out her site, do it.  And if you want to check out my post, do that too.

You may even learn a thing or two about how you can get great close-up shots of your kids playing sports...kinda like this...