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Western Digital NYC Photo Walk with Bruce Dorn

Eric Reagan — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 04:45:59 +0000

Western Digital will host a NYC Photo Walk with WD Creative Master and Canon Explorer of Light, Bruce Dorn, on Wednesday, October 26, the day before PhotoPlus Expo, which opens on Thursday, October 27.

Bruce will take eight lucky winners on a three hour Photo Walk in New York to take pictures, provide instruction, and give one-on-one guidance. Photographers interested in participating in the WD Photo Walk can enter at www.wdphotowalk.com by submitting any photo they’ve taken and writing a brief, 100 word description about why they want to participate.

All eight participants will receive a Lowepro bag, Lexar memory card and WD My Passport drive. In addition, one lucky participant will receive a Grand Prize package consisting of a WD TV media player, WD Livewire Powerline AV network Kit, WD My Book Live Personal Cloud storage drive, and a Lowepro roller bag.

All entries must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. on October 10 (Pacific Time).

Elgato Turbo.264 HD Winners

Eric Reagan — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 18:25:39 +0000

Congrats to the three randomly-selected winners for the Elgato Turbo.264 HD giveaway.

Check your email inbox guys. I’ll be emailing your license codes soon.

A big thanks to Elgato for hooking us up with the software to give away. Check out Elgato’s website and Twitter page.

Stay tuned for more giveaways coming up soon.

Elgato Turbo.264 HD Giveaway

Eric Reagan — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:00:20 +0000

Want a free copy of Elgato’s Turbo.264 HD video conversion software for Macs?

This basically converts any video files you can throw at it into iPod/iPad-friendly files, syncs them to iTunes and/or uploads them to YouTube.

How do you get a chance to win a copy?

Just comment below.

Make sure you put your email address in the “email” box (not in the comment body) so I can contact you to let you know that you won. I’ll pick one random winner after midnight on Wed, Sept. 7, 2011 when the giveaway ends.

I’ll provide the winner with a link to download the software and a full license code provided by the fine folks at Elgato.

Good luck.

And the Swag Bag Giveaway 2 Winner Is . . .

Eric Reagan — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 20:59:33 +0000

First off, let’s have a big round of applause for the Swag Bag Giveway 2 sponsors.

Think Tank Photo (FB) | Verbatim (FB) | Datacolor (FB) | DIY Photography (FB) | Wiley (FB)

We couldn’t have done it without all these great sponsors! Make sure you stop by their Facebook pages (above “FB” links) and “like” them.

Now, for the winner.

Congratulations to Nicole Matte, whose entry was randomly selected from all of the entries.

When I sent Nicole a message to let her know she won, her first response was, “Is this for real???”

It sure is Nicole.

Nicole gets all of the following:

Think Tank Photo Retrospective 5 ($129 value from Think Tank Photo)
500GB Verbatim Store ‘n Go Firewire 800/USB 3.0 Hard Drive ($174 value from Verbatim)
SpyderCheckr Calibriation Tool ($129 value Datacolor)
Ring Flash Lighting Kit ($24.95 value from DIY Photography)
Double Flash Bracket ($19.95 value from DIY Photography)
Bokeh Masters Kit ($35 value from DIY Photography)
Creative Landscapes: Digital Photography Tips and Techniques ($29.99 value from Wiley)
Creative Lighting: Digital Photography Tips and Techniques ($29.99 value from Wiley)
Digital Wedding Photography Photo Workshop ($29.99 value from Wiley)
Black and White Digital Photography Photo Workshop ($29.99 value from Wiley)
Nature Photography Photo Workshop ($29.99 value from Wiley)

The UPS man will be bringing all this cool stuff to your door soon. Enjoy it! And, be sure to share some of your images with the rest of us once you put this gear to use…

For everyone else who entered, stay tuned. We’ll be giving away more photography goodies soon.

If you make or sell photo gear or products and want to be a sponsor for the next Swag Bag, shoot me an email at contact@photographybay.com.

Last Chance to Win the Swag Bag

Eric Reagan — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:10:45 +0000

This is it. Your last chance to win the Swag Bag Giveaway 2 ends tonight.

Details are here.

Thanks Swag Bag Sponsors

Thanks to all the sponsors below for making this awesome giveaway happen for Photography Bay readers.

Think Tank Photo | Verbatim | Datacolor | DIY Photography | Wiley

Swag Bag Giveaway 2 Ending Soon – Don’t Miss Out

Eric Reagan — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 21:08:29 +0000

We’re closing in on the end of the Swag Bag Giveaway 2. Someone is going to win some awesome stuff.

Make sure you don’t miss out on a chance to win it. Entering is easy. Do it by August 31. Details are here.

Thanks Swag Bag Sponsors

Thanks to all the sponsors below for making this awesome giveaway happen for Photography Bay readers.

Think Tank Photo | Verbatim | Datacolor | DIY Photography | Wiley

Pictureline Giving Away a Nikon D5100

Eric Reagan — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 04:17:38 +0000

Just a quick heads up to point you in the direction of the cool guys at Pictureline. Those of you in Utah are likely familiar with the local camera shop, Pictureline, which also has an online presence here.

Anyway, they’re giving away a Nikon D5100 to a random Facebook follower as soon as they hit 5100 followers. Get the details over on Pictureline’s blog.

Swag Bag Giveaway 2 Reminder

Eric Reagan — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:58:17 +0000

We’re halfway to finding out who wins the Swag Bag Giveaway 2.

Make sure you don’t miss out on a chance to win it. Entering is easy. Do it by August 31. Details are here.

Thanks Swag Bag Sponsors

Thanks to all the sponsors below for making this awesome giveaway happen for Photography Bay readers.

Think Tank Photo | Verbatim | Datacolor | DIY Photography | Wiley

Swag Bag Giveaway 2

Eric Reagan — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 01:15:10 +0000

It’s been a long, hot summer. So, Photography Bay is here to help one lucky reader beat the heat with some cool photography gear in the Swag Bag Giveaway 2.

One lucky reader will receive the following gear in the Swag Bag:

Think Tank Photo Retrospective 5 ($129 value from Think Tank Photo)
500GB Verbatim Store ‘n Go Firewire 800/USB 3.0 Hard Drive ($174 value from Verbatim)
SpyderCheckr Calibriation Tool ($129 value Datacolor)
Ring Flash Lighting Kit ($24.95 value from DIY Photography)
Double Flash Bracket ($19.95 value from DIY Photography)
Bokeh Masters Kit ($35 value from DIY Photography)
Creative Landscapes: Digital Photography Tips and Techniques ($29.99 value from Wiley)
Creative Lighting: Digital Photography Tips and Techniques ($29.99 value from Wiley)
Digital Wedding Photography Photo Workshop ($29.99 value from Wiley)
Black and White Digital Photography Photo Workshop ($29.99 value from Wiley)
Nature Photography Photo Workshop ($29.99 value from Wiley)

Here’s how you can easily get your shot at winning the whole Swag Bag:

1. Be a fan of Photography Bay’s Facebook Page by “Liking” it.

2. Leave a comment on Photography Bay’s Facebook Wall that says something like: “I want to win the awesome Photography Bay Swag Bag Giveaway 2!”

That’s it. Do those 2 things and you’re entered to win.

Details: You have until midnight on August 31, 2011 to enter. Only one entry per person. Winner will be chosen at random and announced after the contest ends. Winner must have a valid Facebook account and respond to prize notification within 72 hours of such notification. If the winner fails to respond within 72 hours, another winner will be randomly selected. Applicable taxes are the responsibility of the winner. The Swag Bag will only be shipped to a US mailing address.

Thank You Swag Bag Sponsors!

Photography Bay sends out a big heartfelt thanks to all the sponsors of this awesome Swag Bag, which include:

Think Tank Photo | Verbatim | Datacolor | DIY Photography | Wiley

Without awesome sponsors like these, the Swag Bag giveaways just couldn’t happen. Thanks!

Lensbaby Giveaway – One Week Left

Eric Reagan — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 21:52:47 +0000

If you want to get in on a chance to win a Lensbaby Composer, you’ve only got until next week. Details are here.