Lensbaby Turns 6 - Birthday Giveaway
Lensbaby's 6th Birthday is February 22nd and to celebrate we are giving away a treasure trove of photo gifts generously supplied by our friends in the photo industry. We are grateful to have enjoyed the support of so many passionate photographers who have embraced our lenses as a way to express their creative vision. Now is our chance to give a little back!
To thank you and to help us stay in touch we are throwing a big social media birthday bash. The Grand Prize will be a Lensbaby Composer plus all 6 Optic Swap Optics - one for each year of our life. In addition, lucky participants will get fabulous photo gifts donated by our friends (see below!)
There are 7 ways to enter, and you get one raffle ticket for each way you enter giving you many chances to score a birthday present. Enter now through March 5th. We'll announce winners in mid March.
The seven ways to win:
- Retweet our Birthday tweet,
- Follow SeeInANewWay on Twitter,
- Become a fan of our Facebook page,
- Sign up for our newsletter,
- Join the Lensbaby Studio Forum,
- Become a contact of our Flickr page,
- Or visit our booth #1133 at PMA.
Good luck, and thank you for your support during our first 6 years!
Prizes!
Bay Photo Lab
30 x 40 Metal Print
MetalPrints are brilliant luminescent prints that are waterproof and scratch-resistant. The aluminum prints are clean, unique way to display images with an ultra-modern look.
20 x 40 Canvas Wrap
GalleryWraps are a stylish alternative to traditional framing. We produce either photographic prints adhered to canvas or images printed directly on to giclee canvas. The canvas is then put on stretcher bars so that the image wraps around the edge of the bars, and they are delivered display ready.
Lensbaby - Grand Prize
Composer Creative Effects Lens and six Optic Swap System optics
The Lensbaby Composer, with its ball and socket configuration, delivers smooth and precise selective focus photography. Photographers simply tilt the Composer to a desired angle and then focus with a manual focusing ring. When combined with the six interchangeable optics of the Lensbaby Optic Swap System, the Composer gives you unprecedented creative freedom. With the Composer you can use three optics that achieve Lensbaby's trademark selective focus look – Double Glass, Single Glass or Plastic – and three optics that expand your creative vision even further: Fisheye, Soft Focus, and Pinhole/Zone plate.
Blurb
Gift certificate good for a Hardcover ImageWrap Bound Book with Premium Paper
Blurb is a company and a community that believes passionately in the joy of books – reading them, making them, sharing them, and selling them.
Holding a finished book with your name on the cover is a truly amazing feeling; it’s one of those experiences everyone should have. As software people, designers, and publishing professionals at the top of our game, we realized something both incredible and obvious:
there’s no good reason why it should take tons of time, technical skills, big bucks, or friends in high places to publish a book. Or a zillion books, for that matter.
So we put our minds together, and developed a creative publishing service simple and smart enough to make anyone an author – every blogger, cook, photographer, parent, traveler, poet, pet owner, marketer, everyone. (This means you.)
Red River Paper
$150 Gift Certificate
Red River Paper was founded in 1997 and has become a trusted supplier of premium photographic inkjet papers to a wide variety of customers around the world. The company offers products that match or exceed retail brand quality with a savings as much as 40%.
B&H
$100 Gift Certificate
B&H is world renowned as the place to be for all your photo, video, pro audio and digital imaging needs. Servicing photographers for over 35 years, B&H carries an unbeatable selection of digital cameras, DSLRs, camera lenses and other accessories—all at the best prices. With the hottest gear from major brands like Canon and Nikon, B&H delivers the incredible world of digital photography directly to you.
Westcott
Westcott Reflector Kit
The Westcott Collapsible Illuminator® Reflectors, Silks and Solids are compact, lightweight and convenient to carry. When open, they are flat squares or rectangles and no disassembly is required to close them. They effortlessly fold to small, hand-held circles 1/3 their original size. High-carbon steel frames are riveted to stand up to years of use.
Nasty Clamps
Set of two Nasty Clamps
Nasty Clamps are the incredibly handy (though somewhat obscene
looking) flexible photography accessory that allow portable strobes,
point 'n' shoot cameras, LED lights, and even digital audio recorders
to be mounted onto just about any sort of clamp-able surface.
Kubota Image Tools
Two $350 gift certificates for Kubota Bucks
Kubota Image Tools create time-saving Photoshop® plug-ins and Lightroom™ Presets for enhancing images with professional results. We also provide training and workshops for Professional Photographers and offer DVD's on our complete Adobe Lightroom™ workflow system - which simplifies and streamlines the entire image management process. Our tools and systems are used by the world’s top photographers.
Focal Press
Four books from the Focal Press catalog
The Photoshop Darkroom: Creative Digital Post-Processing by Harold Davis and Phyllis Davis
FACES: Photography and the Art of Portraiture by Steven Biver and Paul Fuqua
Close-Up and Macro Photography by Adrian Davies
Lensbaby: Bending your Perspective by Corey Hilz due out in early June.
Tamrac
Velocity 8x Pro
The Velocity 8x Pro Sling Pack accommodates a pro digital SLR with a grip (such as Canon's 5D Mark II or Nikon's D700) and an 8" zoom lens attached. The Velocity 8x can be carried comfortably like a backpack, but when swung around to the front, the secure zippered Quick Flip Top opens away from the body for fast and convenient access to camera gear. A well-padded sling strap comfortably distributes the weight, but need not be removed to quickly access photo equipment.
ZipShot Tripod
At only 11 oz. (312g) and 15” (38cm) when folded, the ZipShot™ is ultra-lightweight and ultra-compact. Constructed of sturdy, high quality aluminum with a heavy-duty, metal ball-head, it will hold a DSLR camera and lens up to 3 lbs. (1361g) and all point-and-shoot cameras. A single release lever allows the camera to be positioned at any angle so vertical and horizontal shots are easy.
Plywerk
Four $45 gift certificates
Plywerk provides an easy, sustainable, and tangible solution to get your digital photos and art displayed on the wall where they belong. It is a framing alternative with over 30 size options, 2 wood options, and 11 ink-jet and c-type paper finishes. Upload & Order on Plywerk.com. You should know that my friend Steve's Aunt called Plywerk "More versatile than a can of diced tomatoes".
Trek-Tech
TrekPod GO! PRO
The TrekPod GO! PRO is a full functioning monopod, that is strong enough to use as a hiking staff, and has three legs on the bottom that allow it to stand as a tripod. It is light and compact enough to give a photographer the flexibility to have stabilization in places ordinary tripods can’t go when space and weight is limited. TrekPod Go! PRO comes complete with the MagMount PRO quick release ball head, breaks down to 22” so as to fit into carry-on luggage, and a padded nylon travel case is included.
Joby
Two product bundles which include:
Gorillapod SLR-Zoom
Flexible, wrappable legs allow you to secure professional camera equipment weighing up to 3kg (6.5 lb) to virtually any surface, expanding the range of shots you are capable of capturing.
Gorillatorch
Flexible, wrappable legs and super-strong magnetic feet allow you to attach the Gorillatorch to just about anything; illuminate your target while keeping your hands free!
Gorillamobile for 3G/3GS
The only iPhone case that comes with its own set of flexible, bendable legs.
Digital Photo Academy
6 free Advanced or Intermediate classes
If any of our lucky winners are not located in the vicinity of the 23 cities where DPA offers classes, DPA will offer a one-on-one critique session online with a professional DPA instructor of 12 of the winner's images.
SmugMug & New Skin Media
Free 1-year Pro account AND a free customization by New Skin Media
Customization Details:
Full website self-contained in SmugMug, custom designed header & background, up to 6 content pages and SlideshowPro on home page.
Lenspen
Two SensorKlear Kits containing the SensorKlear Loupe and the SensorKlear Lenspen
The SensorKlear Loupe is the only sensor loupe on the market that actually allows you to see while you’re cleaning. Clean CCD and CMOS sensors like the pros! SensorKlear II combines the unique LensPen cleaning tip with an articulating head - use it in combination with the LensPen SensorKlear Loupe for fast, effective sensor cleaning results every time!
Radiopopper
RadioPopper PX system
The RadioPopper PX system is the premier product line offered by RadioPopper. The PX system acts as a transparent link between all of your ETTL compatible equipment. Some of the benefits of this link include the ability to use full ETTL mode, Manual mode, as well as all ETTL channels, groups, ratios and high speed sync (HSS). The PX system offers amazing range (up to 1,500 ft) and reliability so you are never left without light when you come across that once in a lifetime shot. In addition the PX system is fully compatible with the JrX system.
Datacolor
Spyder3Studio SR™
Everything the advanced and professional photographer needs for simple, accurate calibration from shoot to edit to print. Products included are SpyderCube for customizing white balance and other color adjustments, Spyder3Elite to ensures consistent, accurate color on screen and Spyder3Print SR for Creating custom ICC profiles in minutes with Strip Reading Spectrocolorimeter.
Hoodman
Hoodloupe 3.0
Hoodloupe 3.0 is for Glare Free LCD screen viewing. Checking your histogram, composition and focus outdoors is easy with Hoodman's HoodLoupe. HoodLoupe is worn around your neck just like a normal loupe. When it is time to review your shot; bring Hoodloupe up to your image and place your eye up to the eye cup for complete glare free viewing.
Hoodman RAW 675x 8GBCF Card
Hoodman Raw CF cards are faster and more reliable than any other card on the planet. Features include: SSD Flash Inside and a 4 channel controller, download speeds—up to15 seconds per GB, made in the USA, and a lifetime warranty.
ACD Systems
ACDSee Pro Photo Manager 3
Accelerate your workflow with ACDSee Pro Photo Manager 3, the best value in digital asset management software. A fast, efficient workflow platform, ACDSee Pro 3 is designed for and tested by professional photographers, delivering a pro experience at a tremendous value. Manage, view, process and publish images with speed and ease. With the flexibility offered by ACDSee Pro, you can customize your digital asset management because ACDSee Pro 3 is the photography software with the flexibility to adapt to your workflow. Save time and stay organized in every step of the way with ACDSee Pro 3.



































