Landscape, Nature And Travel Photography

Borrowlenses.com has been kind enough to make available a free week long lens rental (excluding super telephoto lenses) to be given away here on the JMG-Galleries blog.

In order to be eligible you need to:

• Contest open to only those in the US. Lens rentals cannot be shipped to other countries.
  
• The lucky winner will place the order online at BorrowLenses.com and they request a credit card number to cover the risk of a no-return. They will not charge your credit card. BorrowLenses.com is a reputable business but if you don’t feel comfortable with this condition, please don’t enter
  
• The offer excludes super telephoto lenses and pro camera bodies.

HOW TO ENTER

1. Peruse Borrowlenses.com to find something you’d be interested to rent. Feel free to let me know what catches your eye. I won’t hold you to this if you win. I’m just curious.
   Note: Available lenses are for Nikon and Canon cameras. Not a Nikon or Canon user consider their lighting and tripod equipment.
2. Add a comment to this post with the item you’d be most interested to rent.
   Note: Tweeting ” Win a free BorrowLenses.com lens rental. Follow @jimgoldstein & @borrowlenses for a chance to win http://bit.ly/b0BBl2 #JMGLENS” on Twitter is worth one entry to the raffle.

For an additional entry to the raffle…

• In your comment here point me to a post on your blog, Twitter stream, Facebook, or Flickr photostream referencing this giveaway and Borrowlenses.com

Deadline: April 12th at Midnight PST
The winner will be randomly chosen and announced no later than April 14th.

Thanks for taking part and good luck!

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If you’re into photo contests these three might just be right up your alley.  For each I leave it to you to review terms and rules. In my initial pass I see nothing that should warrant anyones concern. Below are the contests for your consideration:

1. 2009 California Fall Challenge “Click Off!” 
   by the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory (SFBBO)
   This contest is specific to the San Francisco Bay Area, and supports a great cause. You can learn a little more about the conservation programs organized by the SFBBO in this slideshow put together by fellow photographer Michael D. Kern
   A Visual Introduction to the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory 
    
2. LLTL Monthly Photo Contest – Summer Contest
   by Darwin Wiggett’s “Life and Learning Through the Lens” blog
   This is a friendly contest among readers of Darwin Wiggett’s blog. If you’re unfamiliar with Darwin Wiggett he’s an amazing photographer on two levels. First he’s a super talented and second he’s a great writer who is always sharing great knowledge. I’ve learned alot from Darwin over the years and he continues to be an inspiration. Whether you enter his friendly summer photo contest or not I highly recommend reading his blog.  
    
3.  Lens Culture International Exposure Awards
   by Lens Culture and sponsored by Blurb & LiveBooks
   I’m new to Lens Culture, but the concept of the contest and photographer friendly terms make this worthy of passing along. The listed judges are an impressive lot and the cash prizes are certainly an attention getter as well. This contest is definitely one to have on your radar.

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Two announcements that I’m happy to share:

1. I will be leading a PhotoWalk here in San Francisco from the Ferry Building to North Beach as part of Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photowalk on July 18, 2009. I invite you to sign up and join me for an evening of urban adventure. Be quick as San Francisco PhotoWalks have been filling up super quick and there are only 50 spots available. The cost is of course free.
North Beach, San Francisco PhotoWalk Sign-Up Page

2. I’m giving away yet another BorrowLenses.com lens rental.

Borrowlenses.com has been kind enough to make available a free week long lens rental (excluding super telephoto lenses) to be given away here on the JMG-Galleries blog.

In order to be eligible you need to:

• Contest open to only those in the US. Lens rentals cannot be shipped to other countries.
  
• The lucky winner will place the order online at BorrowLenses.com and they request a credit card number to cover the risk of a no-return. They will not charge your credit card. BorrowLenses.com is a reputable business but if you don’t feel comfortable with this condition, please don’t enter
  
• The offer excludes super telephoto lenses and pro camera bodies.

HOW TO ENTER

1. Peruse Borrowlenses.com to find something you’d be interested to rent. Feel free to let me know what catches your eye. I won’t hold you to this if you win. I’m just curious.
   Note: Available lenses are for Nikon and Canon cameras. Not a Nikon or Canon user consider their lighting and tripod equipment.
2. Add a comment to this post with the item you’d be most interested to rent.
   Note: Tweeting ” Win a free BorrowLenses.com lens rental ( via @borrowlenses ) Follow @jimgoldstein for a chance to win http://bit.ly/UGMeZ ” on Twitter is worth one entry to the raffle.

For an additional entry to the raffle…

• In your comment here point me to a post on your blog, Twitter stream, or Flickr photostream referencing this giveaway and Borrowlenses.com

Deadline: June 3rd at Midnight PST
The winner will be randomly chosen and announced no later than June 4th.

Thanks for taking part and good luck!

Technorati Tags: photography, borrowlenses.com, borrowlenses, equipment, rental

Today after a short but intense round of research, all of 3 days, I bought a new camera. I’ve mentioned this on Twitter (@JimGoldstein) some and have been intentionally vague about it. My intention with being coy about the purchase was to make an announcement with an example of the output from the camera. I’m still going to do this, but I’ve noticed a flurry of guessing happening with my network on Twitter.

Let’s make it interesting. If anyone can guess what camera I purchased I’ll let you choose a 12×18 print (limited prints excluded) of your choice. I warn you though this will be no easy task to guess what I picked up today. One guess per person so guess wisely. I’ll announce the winner the day I post example output from the camera sometime the week of May 11th.

Have fun and good luck!

The winner of the BorrowLenses.com Lens Rental Giveaway is…

Miles Bintz who was comment #58. 

Selections were made randomly thanks to the use of the random number generator at Random.org. Extra comments or entries were excluded from the random selection.

5% Discount
If you didn’t win don’t forget to claim your 5% discount at Borrowlenses.com with the JMG-Galleries Blog discount code “JJJ5” sans quotation marks.

Additional Specials & Announcements
If you’re on Twitter be sure to follow Borrowlenses as they often announce specials and other discount codes.

Add a Comment to Show Your Support
Thanks to everyone that took part by entering the contest. I’ll be working with Borrowlenses.com in the future in the hopes of bringing you more of these giveaways. If you’d like to see more of these types of giveaways on the JMG-Galleries.com Blog be sure to add a comment here. The more interest the more likely I can repeat such a giveaway. 

Have a great weekend everyone!

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Borrowlenses.com has been kind enough to make available a free week long lens rental (excluding super telephoto lenses) to be given away here on the JMG-Galleries blog.

In order to be eligible you need to (updated 3/27/09):

• Contest open to only those in the US. Lens rentals cannot be shipped to other countries.
  Be located in the United States.
• The lucky winner will place the order online at BorrowLenses.com and they request a credit card number to cover the risk of a no-return. They will not charge your credit card. BorrowLenses.com is a reputable business but if you don’t feel comfortable with this condition, please don’t enter
  Be able to place an order online with a credit card. No charges will be made, this is merely a technicality.
• The offer excludes super telephoto lenses and pro camera bodies.

HOW TO ENTER

1. Peruse Borrowlenses.com to find something you’d be interested to rent. Feel free to let me know what catches your eye. I won’t hold you to this if you win. I’m just curious.
   Note: Available lenses are for Nikon and Canon cameras. Not a Nikon or Canon user consider their lighting and tripod equipment.
2. Add a comment to this post with the item you’d be most interested to rent.
   Note: Your blog comment is worth one entry to the raffle.

For an additional entry to the raffle…

• In your comment here point me to a post on your blog, Twitter stream, or Flickr photostream referencing this giveaway and Borrowlenses.com

Deadline: April 1st at Midnight PST
The winner will be randomly chosen and announced no later than April 2nd 4th.

Thanks for taking part and good luck!

Technorati Tags: photography, borrowlenses.com, borrowlenses, equipment, rental

In early January I kicked off a ticket giveaway to (3) three Epson Print Academy events in Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles. The results are in from a very random selection process… namely a number on paper, for each comment/trackback to my original post Epson Print Academy – I’m Giving Away Tickets, thrown into a bowl. Duplicate entries were removed for those making multiple comments and selections were picked blindly.

A reminder even if you did not win… I highly recommend registering for the Epson Print Academy event. The information shared on workflow, post-production and print preparation is well worth the discounted $99 registration fee. With out further ado the winners are as follows for each location..

Seattle on January 31st, 2009

• Jesse Fueng
• Jay Chadney

San Francisco on February 7th, 2009

• Andrea Pook
• Greg A. Lato

Los Angeles on February 21st, 2009

• Mike Cavaroc
• James Bau

Congratulations! I will be contacting winners by email to arrange access information with Epson.

Technorati Tags: Epson Print Academy, digital printing, digital photography, photography, contest, giveaway, Epson

It’s not often I get behind a commercial venture, but if I do its because I really have found it to be of value. Such is the case with the Epson Print Academy. Back in 2006 I attended the San Francisco event and walked away with notes I reference to this day.

It’s for this reason and with great enthusiasm I’m announcing a JMG-Galleries blog exclusive:
I’m giving away a total of 6 tickets …
2 tickets to each of the following Epson Print Academy events:

1/31/09 – Seattle, WA.

2/7/09 – San Francisco, CA

2/21/09 – Los Angeles, CA

The Epson Print Academy has two tracks and if you win you can choose either track to attend.

Track 1:
Instructor – Jack Reznicki
Learn how the pros create award winning prints with the latest generation digital SLRs, software and printers.

Track 2:
Instructors – JP Caponigro, Greg Gorman, R. Mac Holbert, Andrew Rodney and Jeff Schewe
cover how to optimize a professional workflow to increase productivity and create the ultimate print with Epson UltraChrome® HDR Ink Technology

Giveaway Deadline: Friday January 23rd – 11:59 PM PST for all 3 locations

How to Enter:

1. Simply leave a comment on this post with a short answer to the following question for 1 entry into the drawing:
   What would you like to learn about to create prints or improve your print making?    

   Important: 

   • Be sure to use a valid email address when filling out the fields to leave a comment. This way I can contact you if you win.
   • In your comment clearly specify what city you’d like to attend the Epson Print Academy.
     The option are Seattle (1/31), San Francisco (2/7) and Los Angeles (2/21)
      
2. For a 2nd entry into the drawing write a few lines on your blog about printing, answering the same question above, while incorporating a link back to this blog post.

What If I Don’t Win?

Even if you don’t win the giveaway I highly recommend attending. There is a discounted price to attend if you register at least 3 days before the seminar.  Track 1 costs $49.95 (normally $79.95) and Track 2 costs $99.95 (normally $149.95). The knowledge you’ll walk away with is well worth the cost to attend.

Technorati Tags: Epson Print Academy, digital printing, digital photography, photography, contest, giveaway, Epson