Family, Photography, and Finds from a Professional Texas Mom Blogger
I actually noticed the eyn iPhone case on Pinterest a long time ago. I then saw it on facebook recently and was reminded of just how cool and convenient it was. Some info about it: - fits all iPhone 4/4S devices - hinged back for built-in storage space - holds three bank cards and cash comfortably - comes with enclosed mirror - kickstand … [Read more...]
Those who know us best, know we are a gamer family. Me and Toby were particularly excited to review the NCAA Football 13" game and since 'we got covered', it just gets us even more pumped to play. Here's how you can get 'covered': Visit the Walmart Facebook app at www.walmart.com/NCAAFB13 and “like” it. Choose your favorite team, type … [Read more...]
I am very much a tech nerd so I love learning about new programs that make my life easier. You can turn your dvd/blu-ray movie discs into digital by simply taking them to Walmart and having a Vudu account. I love this because as long as I have Internet, I'll be able to watch my favorite movies from anywhere. In the video, there are 3 … [Read more...]
The Kinect has been a wonderful piece of equipment in addition to our Xbox 360. It makes for great exercise and lots of laughs! Toy Story and Cars are just two of Truett's favorite Disney movies/characters so when we got the game, Kinect Rush, Truett's eyes lit up immediately! The game includes characters from The Incredibles, Up, Ratatouille, … [Read more...]
When I say that Truett loves his Kidz Gear headphones, it's an understatement. Not only does he love them, he has become obsessed with them. He came home yesterday from school at 3:30, put them on, and literally wore them the rest of the night. He probably took them off for maybe 30 minutes throughout the rest of the evening. HE LOVES THEM … [Read more...]
Tax time is fun huh? Ummmm, no, not when your receipts are kept in a large tote like this...... But if you're smart, you'll invest in a unit from The Neat Company - A NeatDesk. I am in love with this document scanner. It's fast, it's simple, and it's smart! I had seen a million times and was thrilled with the opportunity to … [Read more...]
I love seeing "behind the scenes" of products I love because in the end, it gives me more of an appreciation of what goes into the product. I've had the chance to attend several plants and factories and see how things are made and built and I just LOVE it. Seeing the hard work behind it and the people that believe in it just makes it more … [Read more...]
So fellas, you're buying a Mother's Day gift, something really awesome like an Apple iPad, which truly is an awesome gift that she's gonna love. But, do you know what would really say that you put some thought into it? Customizing it! Let's say you're buying her that oh so pretty white iPad. What's an iPad without apps though right? What a … [Read more...]
I promoted the Photo Nuts and Bolts a long time ago because it had a plethora of information that was truly helpful. I'm proud to share another brand new ebook from the fine folks over at Digital Photography School, called Photo Nuts and Shots - Tools & Techniques! WHAT'S INSIDE? Photo Nuts and Shots is perfect for you if: look at … [Read more...]
A while back, on Facebook, I mentioned that Epson sent me the MovieMate 60 Projector and omg, it's the most awesome thing ever! PERFECT Father's Day Gift by the way!! I have to be honest with you though. When I was first asked if I wanted to review it, I thought it would be cool but I had no idea it would be THIS cool! We've had so much fun … [Read more...]
When asked to review an app for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad I was excited because the app was about productivity and organization. I hadn't heard of Intuition, the Mom's Personal Assistant so I was ready to dive in. I think calling it a "mom's" is a little limiting because I think it can be used by all women and even men for that matter, … [Read more...]
Update: I am looking at this ebook and wowed with all the info and photo tutorials. EXCELLENT! OH, and the pocket guide is sooooooo handy! I just printed it to keep with me at all times. Just released from DPS, is this fabulous ebook, Photo Nuts and Bolts, that compiles excellent tips and help for you to get to know your camera and improve … [Read more...]
EDITED TO ADD: There's a giveaway going on for one at Bizziemommy.com that ends on Nov. 12th. Check it out! EDITED: From the folks at Lightscoop!! If anyone reading this would like to try out lightscoop, we are happy to offer a discount. For 10% off when you purchase Lightscoop - use code TNEWFOLPROMO when you checkout here … [Read more...]
Remember when I wrote about the Living in HD Community the other day. I about died when around 2hrs later, Fedex showed up at my doorstep with some papers. Papers telling me our family was chosen as a LIHD Family!! WOOHOOO!!! Papers have been signed and Pre-installation questions answered. You can read my previous post about it but some of … [Read more...]
I've always known Panasonic to be a brand that is affordable and built to last. I grew up with their products as I'm sure many of you did so when I learned of their 'Living in HD' community, I was eager to learn more about their goals. I have to be honest, the first thing that actually led me to the site, was the application to become an LIHD … [Read more...]
As many of you know, photography is a passion of mine and lately, I'm craving it more and more. While I'm not a huge fan of overly processed photos, at least not on every single photo, I do like to pick some favorites and play with them in Adobe Photoshop. I thought it would be fun to share with you, some of the places I get my actions from. … [Read more...]
Establishing a work-flow for processing your images can speed the editing up a great deal hence saving you time to do other things you love. I recommend the first thing you do is back up your photos. Don’t do it later, do it now and I recommend backing up to a DVD or to an external hard drive. The most obvious thing to do once you’ve … [Read more...]
I'm often asked what's in my bag...camera bag that is and while it's not everything I want, it's a start. I'll start with my bag. It's a Quantarary Pro Backpack. It's okay...a little bigger than I'd like to have but it's been durable. If I could recommend one, it would be the Nikon Backpack that holds your DSLR camera, lenses, and even your … [Read more...]
COUPON CODE IS: cowboy15 I was excited to be able to try Photofiddle out. I needed a picture of my son up on the wall and decided to use the bronc ride picture that I previously wrote about and turned into black and white. Only this time, I chose to send in the original color version and asked for the oil painting version. Photofiddle … [Read more...]
I recently had a guest post on my food blog from Maternal Spark. Well, actually it's a republished post of Butterfly Cupcakes with a little photo editing. I'm getting pickier about the photos that go on my food blog and not that hers were bad but they were a bit grainy and there was a distraction. With this simple tutorial, you'll be able to … [Read more...]
After checking out the Diva's tutorial on color highlighting, I thought I would recreate the tutorial using Adobe Photoshop instead of Gimp since this is what I have. Basically it's the same thing but we have different readers so I thought I'd do it for my readers. I've always enjoyed seeing photos that are black and white with one particular … [Read more...]
I don't edit any of my photos with the exception of cropping. I would love to know how but learning the programs and terms can be extremely time consuming and that's something I don't have right now. I'm always in the Digital Photography School Forum trying to learn this and that and decided to submit one of my photos to be critiqued by others … [Read more...]
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