We have 5 pairs of tickets for the July 24th screening. If there is a screening in your area, post to the comments below with the city you are able to go to and on Friday at noon we will draw our winners.

On July 24, 2011, Life in a Day will continue its journey when it premieres in theaters across the U.S. Additional screenings will be added July 29.

Locations and tickets: http://lifeinaday.cinedigm.com/tickets.html

Visit the LIFE IN A DAY channel at http://youtube.com/lifeinaday

Official Life In A Day Facebook: http://facebook.com/lifeinaday

Along with this, a photo contest will be launched in a couple of days based on the theme “A day in your life” so get your brain cells warmed up and start thinking about how you can get this shot.

High school seniors vie for $5,000 cash prize, $1,000 in photography products

Ronkonkoma, NY, Nov. 30, 2010 – Sigma Corporation of America is currently accepting photo and application submissions for its second annual Scholarship Contest. The contest, which will award $6,000 in cash and photography gear, is open to all high school seniors who plan to pursue a photo-related career.

Applications for the contest are now being accepted through Feb. 28, 2011 via the Sigma scholarship website. Students interested in entering the contest must submit between three and five photos that are thematically tied. These photos must also represent outstanding image quality, a concept that is the foundation of Sigma Corporation’s commitment to the photographic industry. In addition, students must complete an essay of between 300 and 800 words that describes their creative process in shooting, selecting and editing their photos.

Students pursuing higher education in industries such as photography, photojournalism, graphic arts and design, visual arts and art history are eligible to apply, and each submission will be judged on the creativity of the subject selection, overall technique, and image quality.

“The images submitted in our first scholarship contest exhibited a high level of skill and passion which was a true pleasure to see,” said Mark Amir-Hamzeh, general manager of Sigma Corporation of America.  “Our support of these talented young photographers has been confirmed and we very much look forward to seeing what this year’s competition will produce.”

Sigma’s first Scholarship Contest winner, Jamie Russell of Cheektowaga, N.Y., submitted a series of photographs depicting poverty in her hometown. A total of 122 students competed in the contest.

A public, online vote will be held from March 1, 2011 until April 1, 2011, and the top five vote-getters will become finalists. Sigma executives will then choose the Scholarship winner; the winner will be announced on April 18, 2011.

For information about the Sigma Corporation of America Scholarship, eligibility, the application process, material submissions and a formal list of contest rules, visit http://www.sigmaphoto.com/scholarship/.  For information on Sigma Corporation of America and its lenses, cameras and flashes, visit www.sigmaphoto.com.

About Sigma Corporation
For nearly 50 years, Sigma Corporation’s expertise and innovation has driven the company’s core philosophy of “knowledge, plus experience, plus imagination,” with an emphasis on producing high-quality, high-performance photographic technology at moderate prices. This family-owned organization is the largest, independent SLR lens manufacturer in the world, producing more than 50 lenses that are compatible with most manufacturers, including Sigma, Canon, Sony, Nikon, Olympus and Pentax. Sigma Corporation also produces digital SLR cameras and high-definition digital compact cameras. The company is headquartered in Japan, with offices strategically located throughout Europe, Asia and North America. For information, please visit www.sigmaphoto.com.

To enter to win a copy of Gary’s book, you need to follow these instructions:

Go to Gary’s blog site at: http://garyfong1.xanga.com/

You may need to go back a little bit, but you need to find the answer to the question “What animal makes a good pet”

Send your answer to contest@cameradojo.com with the subject “Gary Fong Contest”. We will pull several names on Jan 15th 2010.

Be sure and check out all of Gary’s products at http://garyfonginc.com/

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Kerry and Jules also announce their upcoming workshop on Jan 26th. For more information on the Light, Location, and Love workshop, please check out:
http://cameradojo.com/2009/12/09/light-location-love-workshop-with-jules-bianchi-and-kerry-garrison/

Be sure and check out Jules’ website at http://julescafe.com.

Don’t forget about our CameraDojo MediaSmart Server Giveaway

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• Powered by Microsoft® Windows® Home Server software
• The  EX495 with an Intel® Pentium® Processor Dual Core 2.5 GHZ 64-bit
• Capacities: 1.5TB single drive. 3 empty hard disk drive bays for internal expandability.
• Expandable up to 17TB
• Network-based backup of PCs using Windows® Home Server as well as Macs using Apple’s Time Machine®
• Photo and video sharing with family and friends
• Remote access to digital media, files and PCs from any Internet connected PC or Mac®
• Media streaming of photos, music and videos to PCs, the entertainment center and remote devices including the iPhone®
• The HP Video Converter converts your video library on the server (including unprotected DVD’s) into a MPEG-4 (H.264) video format.(f) Plus, you control how your videos are converted by selecting the device your video will be played on or specify the video settings yourself.
• HP Media Collector automatically collects, organizes and centralizes your media files from multiple Windows PCs and Macs (including iPhoto®, iTunes®, and iMovie® libraries) to the server so you can easily find, share and stream your media.

What’s that all mean?

Technical mumbo-jumbo aside, the MediaSmart EX495 provides you with a network share for having a complete, secure file server on your network, gives you automated backups to both Windows and Macintosh client systems, and can convert video files into different formats and stream them to PC’s, Media Extenders, and even iPhone/iPod Touches.

The base unit comes with 1.5tb of storage and has 3 additional bays for additional drives as well as being able to use external USB or eSata storage devices.

What the EX495 is not, is it is not a RAID system like a Drobo is, instead it has a unique system that allows you to choose which folders you want duplicated across multiple drives within the system for redundancy. For example, you may want your pictures saved to two drives, but your converted videos you may not care about having a backup of. This helps optimize disk space within the system.

HP provided me with one of the units to solve the storage needs of Camera Dojo and I am so impressed with it that HP and Camera Dojo are going to give one away.

The Contest Details

This is supposed to be more about having fun than being super technical and instead of being a photography contest, this one is going to be about image manipulation. The winner will be chosen on originality and concept and not about being super technically proficient with Photoshop. The winner will receive an HP MediaSmart EX490 with 1tb of storage and Intel Celeron Processor.

What you need to do is take the Camera Dojo logo, manipulate it any way you want, put it anywhere, on body parts, 18 wheelers, etc. The idea is to have fun with this idea. To enter this contest, send your image (800 pixels wide on the long side) to contest@cameradojo.com with the subject MediaSmart Contest.

The contest will end on December 20th. Throughout the contest, the top entries will be posted to CameraDojo.com. To download a hi resolution version of the Camera Dojo logo, click here (right-click and select save as).

For more information about the HP MediaSmart Servers, check out their website at:
http://www.hp.com/united-states/campaigns/mediasmart-server/

Technical details aside, let’s get down to it and see who won what.

Let’s start off with our big prize winners.

The winner of the BUI Brothers Promo Video is Scott Richardson from Greenfield, IN

The winner of the Spend a Day with Scarlett is Ric French Jacksonville Fl

The winner of the Lensbaby Composer is Marc Bourassa Marietta, GA

The following is the remaining list of winners:

ShootSac - LeeAnn Townsend Starke, FL
Think Tank Backpack - Tim McCarty Warren, MI
Marc Fuller Website Theme - Luis Lopez-Santiago Ann Arbor Michigan
Camera Slingers Strap – Stephen Brown Carrollton, TX
Camera Slingers Strap – Melissa Yocum Castle Rock, CO
Camera Slingers Strap – Amy Burke Cincinnati, Ohio
Camera Slingers Strap – Chris Myers Farmington, MN
GoBee Bag – Michael Croft Billings, Montana
FastTrack Audio Book -  Tim Lemons Peoria, IL
Pictage – Matthew Dillingham Talladega, AL
Westcott Reflector – Casy Wilkins – Phoenix Az
Black Rapid Strap – Allyn Edmonds Antioch California
Black Rapid Strap – Mark Kelly Clarkston, MI
Black Rapid Strap- Jeffery Saddoris Alta Loma, CA
Black Rapid Strap – Karen Winger Bridgewater, MA
Camera Dojo Lightroom Preset Pak - Riz Crescini Kitakyushu, Japan
Camera Dojo Lightroom Preset Pak – Sara France San Diego, CA
Camera Dojo Lightroom Preset Pak – Gwendolyn Tundermann Jacksonville, FL
Camera Dojo Lightroom Preset Pak – Jenni Lillie Erie CO
OnOne Focal Point – Nicole Spikes Shreveport, LA
Carlos Baez – See The Light DVD – Dennis Zerwas Jr Andover, Minnesota
Trendy Camera Straps – Dana L Schagunn Dickinson, North Dakota
Trendy Camera Straps – Kortney Jarman Powell, Tennessee
Trendy Camera Straps – Jared Haagen Fort Wayne, IN
Trendy Camera Straps – Craig Roberts Langley, BC
Trendy Camera Wrestlettes - Eric C. Magnuson Westmoreland NH
Trendy Camera Wrestlettes – Thomas Spragg  Centerville TN
Photographers Toolkit Lookbook – Sergio Villareal South San Francisco, CA
Camera Dojo – DSLR Cleaning Kit – Josh Husted North Canton, Ohio

Congratulations to all of our winners and special thanks to all of the prize sponsors

Prizes donated by:

The Bui Brothers: http://thebuibrothers.com – $1,500 Promotional Video

Scarlett Lillian: http://scarlettlillian.net – $1,500 Spend a day with Scarlett
Lensbaby: http://lensbaby.com – Lensbaby Composer Selective Focus Lens
Shootsac: http://shootsac.com
Think Tank Photo: http://thinktankphoto.com
Marc Fuller: http://www.marcfuller.com
Camera Slingers: http://cameraslingers.com
Go|Bee: http://gobeebags.com
Dane Sanders: http://fasttrackphotographer.com
Pictage: http://pictage.com
Westcott: http://fjwestcott.com
Black Rapid R-Straps: http://blackrapid.com
Camera Dojo Lightroom Presets – http://cameradojo.com
OnOne Software: http://ononesoftware.com
Carlos Baez – See The Light DVD – http://www.seethelightDVD.com
Trendy Camera Straps: http://www.trendycamerastraps.com
Photographer’s Toolkit – http://photographerstoolkit.com

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Kerry Garrison
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David Esquire
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Top Ten Contest Entries

Nashville Train Station (link)
The Link (link)
Millenium Bridge (link)
Nicholson Viaduct (link)
The Road Goes on Forever (link)
Gothic Walkway (link)
Quase Infinito (link)
Golden Beach Dock (link)
DC Metro (link)
Her first day on the job (link)

And the winner is……

LShadrack's The Link

LShadrack’s entry, The Link is our contest winner. This killer shot of a bridge in Kansas City played well with the theme of the contest, nailed the symetry of structure, was exposed well, and made for an excellent image. Congrats!

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David Esquire (http://esquirephotography.com)

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Enter to win a copy of Adobe Photoshop Lightoom! Go to the Lightroom product page and find the six word tagline and fill in the blanks:

Simplify photography from _______ to _____

Send your entry to contest@cameradojo.com with the subject: Lightroom Contest, in the body of the email have the completed tagline, your name, and twitter name if you use twitter. The winner will be drawn and announced (via twitter) on March 20th.

Here are the links mentioned in the show:

Lightroom Journal (http://blogs.adobe.com/lightroomjournal)
John Nack’s Blog (http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/)
Lightroom Suggestion form (http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform)
Dear Adobe (http://dearadobe.com)

Show Hosts

Kerry Garrison (http://kerrygarrison.com)
David Esquire (http://esquirephotography.com)

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If you dont already visit his site on a regular basis, you are missing some terrific content and this photo contest is a great way of giving him back some love for all of his hard work for the past three years.

Site: DIYPhotography.net

Mike talks about the possible future for plugins and for OnOne Software and hints at possible tools for the Apple iPhone and for dealing with video from new cameras such as the Nikon D90 and the Canon EOS 5D Mark II.

Mike also is giving away a copy of the Plugin Suite 4 which contains the following plugins:

• Genuine Fractals 6 Professional Edition
• PhotoTools 1.0 Professional Edition
• Mask Pro 4.1
• PhotoFrame 4 Professional Edition
• PhotoTune 2.2
• FocalPoint 1.0

This is a $499.95 value!! To be entered to win we have a little scavenger hunt to solve. First off, go to http://ononesoftware.com and find the page for the Plugin Suite 4, Figure out why you need plugins, and from there, find the 10 word slogan. When you have found it, send an email to contest@cameradojo.com with the subject “OnOne Software Contest” in the subject and the answer and your name in the body of the email. Entries must be received by 5pm on Friday the 13th of March, 2009 and will be announced on the podcast that airs on March 17th.

Be sure and check out the OnOne Software blog (http://www.ononesoftware.com/blog/) and the OnOne Exchange (http://www.ononeexchange.com/)

OnOne Software: http://ononesoftware.com

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Kerry Garrison (http://kerrygarrison.com)
David Esquire (http://esquirephotography.com)

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Jason gives some great tips for wedding photographers for getting to know all of the people personally that will generate the most sales for you.

Jason is also giving away a 1 year membership (or extension to existing members) to a lucky listener. To enter the contest, you have to go to http://pictage.com/blog and find the post about photographer Joanne Bartone, find the song she listens to the most on her iPod. Send your answer in an email to podcast@cameradojo.com with the subject “Pictage Contest”. All entries must be in by Feb. 21 2009.

Pictage: http://pictage.com

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Kerry Garrison (http://kerrygarrison.com)
David Esquire (http://esquirephotography.com)

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From Scarlett:
“I had so much fun last year shooting a sizzlin’ bride and groom session in the glamorous lights of Vegas with Ross of Flosites.com and his bride Leysa, and this year, I want to give you the same opportunity for some rockstar portfolio pieces too! For those attending WPPI this year, I’m hosting a stylish photoshoot in Vegas again. Lyndsay, who won my “I Want to Spend A Day With Scarlett” contest will be the model with her hot husband as we shoot around the city that never sleeps! ”

To join in on the photoshoot, the session fee is $199 and we’ll shoot on Monday, February 16 at 7pm. To sign up, send Scarlett an email at scarlett@scarlettlillian.com! This a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE event, and WILL sell out, so by emailing, you are agreeing to reserve your spot by paying the registration fee!

One of the sponsors, Pocket Wizard, will be at the workshop filming an exclusive BEHIND THE SCENES video of Scarlett and all of you participating in the workshop! So bring your inner rock star and get ready to be on camera! Seriously, you won’t want to miss this!

One lucky winner will get a chance to win a FREE spot in the workshop, so let’s do another CONTEST! The winner will ALSO win a pair of Pocket Wizards, AND the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place winners will all win a Trendy Camera Strap, and Camera Dojo Powertools & Dojo Wedding Tools Lightroom presets! Woo hoo!!

You guys got so creative with the “I Want To Spend A Day A With Scarlett” contest, but this time, let’s call it, “I Want To Shoot With Scarlett in Vegas!”

THE RULES:

1. You have to be in the pic. You are welcome to have others in the picture as well!
2. The pic has to say somewhere “I Want to Shoot With Scarlett In Vegas” whether holding a sign or photoshopped or whatever.
3. Get creative as you want, and try to tie in something Vegas into it! You can dress up like Elvis, or reenact Britney’s quickie Vegas wedding, or show me your winning hand at poker, or whatever you want!
4. Once voting is opened up, you will want to blog/Facebook/Twitter about your contest entry and direct people to come vote for you here on my blog!

Because WPPI is quickly approaching, the DEADLINE for contest entries is next Monday, February 2 when the Finale of my video blog premieres!! Then we’ll have my blog readers vote on the winning photo to award the winner! There is limited availability for the workshop to keep the group intimate for learning and getting the best shots, so for those interested, go ahead and sign up now, and if you win, I’ll refund your session fee!

Thanks to these amazing sponsors! Check them out!!!

Trendy Camera Straps (Scarlett will be hanging out at their booth, more details later on how you can come say hi!)
Pocket Wizard
Camera Dojo
Modern Photographers

• R-Strap Camera Strap Courtesy of BlackRapid
• Fast Track Photographer Audiobook courtesy of Esquire Photography
• Dojo Wedding Tools Presets for Lightroom
• Dojo Power Tools Presets for Lightroom

All together this is about a $200 prize package.

Example from Roberto Valenzuela

Example of Converging Lines from Roberto Valenzuela

Contest Rules

Please get this right so you do not get disqualified. To enter your image into the contest, upload it to your Flickr account. You will need to be a member of the Camera Dojo Flickr Group and then you can add your image to the Group photo pool. You must tag your image with the words Contest and Lines. This will allow me to find them easily.

You must only upload images that you took yourself. We will post the winner’s pictures on CameraDojo.com but you will retain all copyright to the image. We suggest you have a watermark on your images as well. The deadline for entries is Feb 28th 2009 and the winner will be named on the following podcast.

Here are a few other examples:

Current Entries

“Lost That Spare Tire” from PeptidBond. He will receive a new R-Strap from BlackRapid. They also announce the next contest “converging lines”. More info about this new contest will be posted tomorrow.

Later, Kerry sat with Master Photographer David Ziser. David is a high end wedding photographer who has recently made the switch from JPEG to RAW and discusses the reasons for making the switch.

David has also recently switched to the new Canon 5D Mk II and discusses the new camera and how video will play a role in wedding photography.

Be sure and check out David’s website at http://digitalprotalk.blogspot.com and watch for news on his upcoming seminar.

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Kerry Garrison (http://kerrygarrison.com)
David Esquire (http://esquirephotography.com)

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To be entered to win the contest, you need to visit the BlackRapid website and find out the position in the company that Milo has. When you have found the answer, send an email to podcast@cameradojo.com with the subject “BlackRapid Contest” and let us know your answer.

The winner will be randomly drawn on Dec 31st, 2008.

Show Hosts

Kerry Garrison (http://kerrygarrison.com)
David Esquire (http://esquirephotography.com)

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Udi Tirosh – diyphotography.net

Brian Auer – blog.epicedits.com / fineartphotoblog.com / photonetcast.com

Jim Talkington – prophotolife.com

Rick Smolan – Against All Odds Productions

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