Travel Photography and Photography of Mexico and beyond

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Welcome to my Travel Photo Art Lens!

This lens is here to let you know about my photographic art products available today. All of the products use original photographs taken with a digital camera. Most were taken in Mexico, where I've lived for many years. So far I've added photographs of Grutas de la Estrella or Star Caves, in Estado de Mexico, Mexico; Malinalco a prehispanic town and ruins in Estado de Mexico, Mexico; Mexico DF (Distrito Federal) a.k.a. Mexico City where I live, and Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico.  I have many more photographs from trips to Oaxaca, Puebla, Cuernavaca, and other places to scan and make available to you, so check my Zazzle and Imagekind pages frequently.  Here's a hint: I update my Imagekind gallery before making products from the new photographs.

So, What is the difference?

Imagekind offers the highest quality fine art prints with option custom frames in a variety of styles and colors. You can even choose the type of paper or even canvas.

Zazzle is more for gifts. They offer shirts for men, and women, mousepads, mugs, keychains, ties, bags, and more all custom made. You can even select one of my TravelPhoto art products and personalize it. For example you can select one of my T-Shirts and change the color or change it to a fitted shirt if you're buff or slim. My Zazzle shop is new so keep coming back as I add new products to it.



If you are looking for photo art gifts with holiday themed text messages added go to my Holiday Greetings Zazzle Store.

Malinalco Photo Art Gifts at Zazzle 

Malinalco Photo Art Gifts at Zazzle

Malinalco Photo Art from Malinalco, Estado de Mexico, Mexico, a really pretty and relaxing city near Toluca.
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How do I prepare my photos for Zazzle and other Print on Demand? 

While I know many people just directly upload images for sale that is not what I do.

First after finishing a photo shoot, I copy the images to a new directory on my hard drive and then I do a first pass through them. I delete the ones that are blurry, have bad lighting and other strong defects. Then I look at the similar images and keep the best. Out of the remainder I fix the contrast, color balance and make my final selection.

Even then I'm not ready to upload. I erase any artifacts or crop out what doesn't belong, check saturation, scan the image for tiny artifacts, and then apply effects as desired. If and when I'm happy with the image I upload it to Zazzle, Imagekind, and Redbubble for viewing and possible sale.

How long does it take to prepare a photo or image? 

It takes me on average about one hour of editing to prepare a photo. This is after taking the photo. It depends more on the level of detail than the number of effects.

What tools do I use to take and prepare my photos for Zazzle and other printing services? 

I take my photos with a 10.1 Megapixel Casio Exilim. It is a pretty good camera, but it is not pro. I've had it since spring 2008. It does well with daylight, shade and indoors during the day. It isn't good at night and it can't take any true macro photos only close up shots. If I try to get too close everything goes blurry (yes, in macro mode) I use Adobe Photoshop to edit my Photos.

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Grutas de la Estrella or Star Caves on CafePress 

Grutas de la Estrella is in Estado de Mexico, Mexico

Grutas de la Estrella products using my original photographs. I would rather you go to my Zazzle store for a complete collection of Grutas de la Estrella products. TravelPhotoArt Zazzle Store

2.25" Magnet (10 pack)

Cave Formation at Grutas de la Estrella

Price: 23.98Buy Now

Postcards (Package of 8)

Cave Formation at Grutas de la Estrella

Price: 8.99Buy Now

Wall Calendar

Cave Formations at Grutas de la Estrella

Price: 17.99Buy Now

White T-Shirt

Cave Formation at Grutas de la Estrella

Price: 18.99Buy Now

Rectangle Magnet

Cave Formation at Grutas de la Estrella

Price: 5.99Buy Now

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Malinalco on CafePress 

Travel Photo Art from photos taken at Malinalco, Estado de Mexico, Mexico

I would rather you go to my Zazzle Shop It has a more complete listing of Malinalco photo products and it is updated frequently.

Malinalco Wall Calendar

12 Month calendar of Malinalco as seen from the ruins

Price: 17.99Buy Now

Malinalco Calendar Print

A mountain view at Malinalco

Price: 6.99Buy Now

Malinalco Greeting Cards (Pk of 20)

Malinalco is an old beautiful town in Estado de Mexico, Mexico.

Price: 29.99Buy Now

Malinalco Rectangle Magnet

A mountain view at Malinalco

Price: 5.99Buy Now

Malinalco Long Sleeve T-Shirt

A mountain view at Malinalco

Price: 22.99Buy Now

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Outside of the Star Caves, Grutas de la Estrella on CafePress 

Plants and scenes from the area surrounding Grutas de la Estrella including bromeliads

Trucker Hat

Grutas de la Estrella cave entrance with stream

Price: 16.99Buy Now

Journal

Bromeliad in bloom in Mexico

Price: 14.99Buy Now

2.25" Magnet (10 pack)

Bromeliad in bloom in Mexico

Price: 23.98Buy Now

Wall Calendar

bromeliads on branch in Mexico

Price: 19.99Buy Now

Long Sleeve Dark T-Shirt

bromeliads on branch in Mexico

Price: 29.99Buy Now

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