Intuos 4 Wacom

I’ve been using Wacom products for a number of years now and have been amazed at the growth of them through the years as technology evolves. I’m fortunate to be on a team for Wacom with their penscrappers.com website for digital scrapbooking. Sharing how you can utilize a tablet is fun for me. When I got my first Wacom, I had to throw my computer mouse into a drawer, far away from my desk. And, now, I spaz when I use a mouse. You just get used to it, for the better!

An all new professional tablet, Intuos4 takes into consideration the many aspects of a professional’s workflow, software integration points, and equal demand for both performance and comfort. Innovation in every detail. That’s Intuos4. Whether it’s the new Wacom Tip Sensor that lets you capture every nuance of a stroke, the new precision mode, or the added levels of pressure sensitivity to dynamically adjust exposure, brush size, line weight, and opacity, Intuos4 promises to exceed your every expectation.

The medium Intuos4 tablet is the most popular and versatile choice among creative professionals. With 48.5 square inches of working area, this tablet provides ample workspace for most tablet users.

The medium size is built with eight ExpressKeys and illuminated displays that provide easy reference to your assigned functions.

This product retails for $349 – and can I just say, I’m JEALOUS of this giveaway! I was fortunate that Wacom gave me one of their new Bamboo Touches when it came out for our team projects (which is another innovative product that’s VERY affordable if you’re looking to get into the Wacom products for your computer use). I can honestly attest that using a pen over a mouse is so much more ergonomically friendly to your hands, but also allows you to have much more precision during editing of your photos, or any design work that you might be doing.

Sooooooo…the kind people at Wacom knew that you all would love an opportunity to win one of these amazing Intuos4 Tablets – and well, I told them you’d do more than love it. You’d DIE for it! That’s why you have an opportunity now!

Enter to win, simply by leaving a comment on our blog here (this post) – not on Facebook, not on Twitter. Right here! We’ll give you two weeks to enter this time. Remember, first time posters must be approved manually, so please wait up to 24 hours for approval of your comment. We choose our winners from the admin side, based on the time you commented, not when we approve you.

Contest ends on February 15th at 11:59 p.m. CST – International customers welcome to enter, but must agree to pay shipping difference from US shipping vs. International based upon your country rate.

Now – have fun and GO!

Holly McCaig is a professional photographer in St. Louis, Missouri
Visit her website at www.hollymccaigdesigns.com

Posing Guides Winner

Congratulations to Jenny from Jenny Lynn Photography who won all four of Kelly’s Posing Guides valued at $200!

We used the Random.org generator to pick #28 and then to make it fair, we used our comment list from the admin section. This shows comments as they submit, whereas the blog will show you comments after we approve them (if they have never had previous comments before.)

We’ll be in contact with you Jenny!

Don’t fret if you didn’t win!  Kelly’s coupon code is still valid for 10% all of her products by using the following code….

Code: PINKINK

expires: 2/15/10

For more info, visit www.willettedesigns.com or

http://willettedesigns.com/photographer-tools/posing-guides/

Stay tuned for our next contest………..IT’S A REAL DOOZIE and you don’t want to miss out on the opportunity to receive it absoltely free just by posting a comment on our blog!!!!!!

Have you checked out Pink Ink’s latest products?  Be sure to head on over here to see what our designers have whipped up this week!

Posing Guides by Willette Designs- Giveaway

Our latest giveaway is from the wonderful Kelly Willette of Willette Designs!  The winner will receive all four of her posing guides (children, siblings, families and seniors) valued at $200!!!

Here’s the skinny on what the guides are all about from the creater herself…

“The Portrait Cookbook posing guides are geared towards children’s photographers who need guidance on how to vary poses, who need to shorten the amount of time spent photographing at a session, and/or photographers who are just starting to branch out and start their own photography business. This resource is the result of my need to harness my desire for fantastic photos into a more streamlined approach so I can have fun with the kiddos I photograph rather than fumble with how I’m going to achieve a great portrait. Each guide includes at least 25 unique poses with pose cards that include info on how to pose and how to achieve variation within the pose. The product is a downloadable file that includes directions on how to print so you can carry them with you to a session. Current pose guides include: children’s, sibling, family and senior guides. Each guide can be purchased individually for $50.

And to make this giveaway even sweeter, Kelly has given our readers a coupon code for 10% off her products!

Code: PINKINK

expires: 2/15/10

For more info, visit www.willettedesigns.com or

http://willettedesigns.com/photographer-tools/posing-guides/

To enter, simply leave one comment below in our comment section. Be sure to use a valid email address!

Contest ends January 29, 2010 at 12am (CST) We will announce the winner on the following day. Good luck!

Custom Photo Pendant Winner

Congratulations to Sharon Sossaman from California who won a certificate for a custom photo pendant! We used the Random.org generator to pick #54 and then to make it fair, we used our comment list from the admin section. This shows comments as they submit, whereas the blog will show you comments after we approve them (if they have never had previous comments before).

Sharon, we will be in touch with you on how to get your prize.

And, to everyone else, we know you loved JessJaye’s work as much as we do, so make sure you contact her to get your hands on this fabulous memento you can offer your clients. She can take just about any photo you send her – bridal, newborn, family, pets, etc. and create a truly special and unique gift for your clients or their loved ones. How fabulous would it be to offer this as an add-on to your clients? Just drop JessJaye a line and we know she’ll love to work with you (less than $20, plus shipping).

Special thanks to Jessica Lemberg for her donation to Pink Ink Studios and our customers.

If you want to keep track of the giveaways as we start launching them, up in the menu, you’ll see a link for “vendors” – all of them will be linked to their original post here on what we gave away which will then link you to their websites. We love our sponsors!

Custom Photo Pendant – Giveaway

We are so excited to share our latest giveaway with you! Jessica Lemberg, aka JessJaye, caught our eye with her fabulous custom photo pendants.

Isn’t this just adorable? Jessica cuts the glass and solders the metal by hand. All of her pendants are lead free.

She can take just about any photo you send her – bridal, newborn, family, pets, etc. and create a truly special and unique gift for your clients or their loved ones. How fabulous would it be to offer this as an add-on to your clients? Just drop JessJaye a line and we know she’ll love to work with you (less than $20, plus shipping).

JessJaye is giving away a certificate for a custom photo pendant for one lucky Pink Ink Studios friend. It will be added to a 30″ ball chain necklace and gift wrapped in an organza & confetti bag (her packaging is too cute!). Just post a comment to this post and we’ll pick a winner at random after Thursday, January 21 at midnight, CST.

If you win (or want to get your own right now) all you have to do is send her 1-2 images in .JPG format and she’ll create the custom necklace especially for you or your client(s). The back side can be customized with just about anything – birthdate, names, vintage maps, vintage music sheets, etc.

Rod Evans Fashion Lighting Tutorial Winner!

Congrats to our winner, Cindy Ellis from Albuquerque, NM! We used the Random.org generator to pick #33 and then to make it fair, we used our comment list from the admin section. This shows comments as they submit, whereas the blog will show you comments after we approve them (if they have never had previous comments before).

Cindy, we will be in touch with you on how to get your prize.

And, to everyone else, Rod’s team was so amazing to work with that they are offering a great discount to you! Get $30 off this product when you purchase it on their website using a special coupon code for our readers. That makes it an amazing $189! Remember, it’s the Fashion Lighting Tutorial for Seniors. You won’t regret this purchase!!!

Use the code: pinkink

Special thanks to Rod and his donation! If you want to keep track of the giveaways as we start launching them, up in the menu, you’ll see a link for “vendors” – all of them will be linked to their original post here on what we gave away which will then link you to their websites. We love our sponsors!

Choosing Our Winner Tomorrow/Tuesday!

Thanks for entering to win Rod Evans’ lighting tutorial this month! It ended yesterday and with my crazy busy time of doing my studio open house, I will pick a winner tomorrow! So excited and EVERYONE will get something good out of this! Keep watching the blog tomorrow!

Holly McCaig is a senior and wedding portrait artist in St. Louis, Missouri
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Rod Evan’s Fashion Lighting for Seniors Tutorial – GIVEAWAY!

As a senior portrait photographer, finding ways to keep busy in the cold, blustery winter months can often be a challenge. Luckily, I found an amazing spot to call my studio and that allows me to stay out of the frigid temperatures and still have enough space to get creative with my seniors. But, when you’re in a studio, and you’re primarily a natural light photographer, how do you make lighting work for you when you’re not an expert lighting person?

I’ll be honest, you have to understand lighting to some degree. There are plenty of workshops, schools, etc. that you can attend to help you understand the basics of them, but that’s for another post.

Rod Evans, a premiere photographer that has the edge on indoor senior portraits, developed this lighting tutorial that inspired me to get more creative in the winter. I, like Rod, live in a winter-prone area, but you can apply these techniques any time of the year, not just winter. What Rod found is that seniors want to look like the pictures from their favorite magazines. And, he’s captured that need and put it to use in his business model. In this Fashion Lighting Tutorial, Rod demonstrates how he  interacts with his clients to types of lighting and you can watch him in action.

I don’t know about you, but I’m a hands on person, so this is probably the closest thing to that. If I read something, I may “get it” but when I have the visual, it all becomes that much more clear to me. Light setups that Rod demonstrates are four lights for head shots and full body shots. He shows you how to incorporate a five light setup and my favorite, a two light hot light setup (grrr). And, finally a one light set up. You can achieve so much with just one or five lights.

For just $219, you can purchase Rod’s awesome Fashion Lighting Tutorial – or you can enter to win it here!

The tutorial includes:

• Over 90 minutes of video
• Video of 3 senior fashion shoots
• Details on lighting and diagrams
• And, lessons on how he interacts with his subjects.

So…how do you win a copy? It’s simple this time! Simply leave a comment on the blog below (remember, if you’re a first time poster, we manually have to approve your comment). Tell us why you would like to win a copy of this and we’ll draw a winner on January 10th.

While you’re at it, check out his other products too. I particularly love the idea of Facebook Marketing!

October Contest

Let’s live Pink for the month of October!  We love pink not only because it’s part of the name of our store, but also because of what pink represents for the month of October……Breast Cancer Awareness Month!  So to live pink we’re going to have a photo contest and you can participate in one of two ways……

1)  Take a photo of yourself holding a sign that starts with “I love Pink Ink Studios because…..

or

2)  Take a photo of yourself or someone you know affected by Breast Cancer with a sign that starts with “I live Pink and I’m a survivor” or “I live Pink because…… or any other phrase that ties Pink and Breast Cancer Awareness together!

ONE photo per person please.

All entries should be sent to contest@pinkinkstudios.com by October 25, 2009.

Wondering what the prizes are?  How about this…..

1st Place- $100 Gift Certificate to the store

2nd Place- $50 Gift Certificate to the store

3rd Place- $25 Gift Certificate to the store

All gift certificates must be used by November 30, 2009 (no exceptions)  Winner will be announced October 30, 2009 and we’ll be sharing some of our favorites on the blog so go take your photos and send in your entries today!

Top Poster Contest

And the winner is……..

UlmerStudios!

Congratulations Amber and Josh! You’ve just won $25 gift certificate for being the most chatty in our forums for the month of March! Want to win one yourself and want to know how? Simply post in the forums each month! Ask questions, give answers and you could be our next winner!

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