Well, LensProToGo is now holding a contest where the winner will get a free rental of Canon's or Nikon's newest powerhouse cameras - the 1D X or the D4, respectively.

On top of that, Lensbaby and Nations Photo Lab have jumped on board and will be including some additional prizes as well! Lensbaby will be giving away a Lensbaby Composer Pro with Sweet 35 Optics a $400 value (one with the D4 and one with the 1D X) that the winner gets to KEEP forever and ever! Nations Photo Lab will be giving the winner a $150 credit towards prints to each winner as well!

Entry for the contest is straightforward. Just follow this link and read up on all the details on how to enter.

Good luck!

Our good buddy, Vanelli, is at it again! This time, he & his friends are heading to the Bahamas for a 4 day/3 night cruise/photography work­shop that will take place from Octo­ber 14-17th, 2011.

And you get a chance to win a ticket to attend!

onOne Soft­ware is spon­sor­ing two partial schol­ar­ships to the Vanelli & Friends Pho­tog­ra­phy work­shop! You pay for the cruise and your travel, ($350.00) and onOne will take care of the work­shop cost – that’s over a $595 value.

Sim­ply explain why you feel you need to attend the work­shop. Entries must be com­pleted by Aug 26, 2011.

Just head over here to enter.

Details of this amazing workshop can be found here!

We're heading to Las Vegas in early September to be a part of the force that is Photoshop World (September 7th - 9th). The entire show is electrifying and offers so many opportunities to learn and network within the photography industry.

To that end, we're holding a contest that will make one lucky winner very happy. To the winner goes two tickets to Photoshop World Las Vegas. You'll get full access to all of the fantastic courses, instructors, and premiere vendors on the expo floor (ahem, cough ).

We want to hear why you'd be PUMPED to attend Photoshop World. Tell us which instructor you're most excited to meet AND which course you're most excited to attend. We want to know both so just pick one of each (instructor and course). Just remember - CREATIVITY COUNTS!

You've got two ways to enter to double your chances:

1. Leave your answers on our Facebook Page

2. Leave your answers on my Google+ Page. (If you need a Google+ invite, just click here)

We'll select the most compelling answers and announce our winner on Friday, August 12th, 2011 at 10:00PM Eastern here on the blog, as well as on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+.

Best of luck. Can't wait to see what you come up with!

The Fine Print

All travel, lodging, and incidental expenses are at the expense of the winner (ie. We give you the tickets to Photoshop World. Getting there, getting home, and everything in between is the winner's responsibility to arrange).

And so, today brings us to our last day of our Perfect Photo Suite Contest

Each day, you'll have two chances to win:

1. Follow us on Twitter (@ononesoftware) and tell us what you're hoping to shoot this weekend. Be sure to use the hashtag #PerfectLayers
   
2. Press the 'Like' button on our Facebook Page and tell us what you're hoping to shoot this weekend.

It's that easy!

On top of that, we’re offering a SWEET Suite deal! For a limited time, you can get the entire Perfect Photo Suite for $349.95! You’ll get all six of our award-winning products PLUS Perfect Layers!

Each day, you'll have two chances to win:

1. Follow us on Twitter (@ononesoftware) and tell us your favorite genre of photography. Be sure to use the hashtag #PerfectLayers
   
2. Press the 'Like' button on our Facebook Page and tell us iyour favorite genre of photography. Be sure to use the hashtag #PerfectLayers

It's that easy!

On top of that, we’re offering a SWEET Suite deal! Until June 23rd, you can get the entire Perfect Photo Suite for $349.95! You’ll get all six of our award-winning products PLUS Perfect Layers!

Each day, you'll have two chances to win:

1. Follow us on Twitter (@ononesoftware) and tell us if you are Lightroom, Aperture, or other image management user. Be sure to use the hashtag #PerfectLayers
   
2. Press the 'Like' button on our Facebook Page and tell us if you are Lightroom, Aperture, or other image management user. Be sure to use the hashtag #PerfectLayers

It's that easy!

On top of that, we’re offering a SWEET Suite deal! Until June 23rd, you can get the entire Perfect Photo Suite for $349.95! You’ll get all six of our award-winning products PLUS Perfect Layers!

Each day, you'll have two chances to win:

1. Follow us on Twitter (@ononesoftware) and tell us what you hope Perfect Layers will bring to your post processing workflow. Be sure to use the hashtag #PerfectLayers
   
2. Press the 'Like' button on our Facebook Page and tell us hat you hope Perfect Layers will bring to your post processing workflow.

It's that easy!

On top of that, we’re offering a SWEET Suite deal! Until June 23rd, you can get the entire Perfect Photo Suite for $349.95! You’ll get all six of our award-winning products PLUS Perfect Layers!

Each day, you'll have two chances to win:

1. Follow us on Twitter (@ononesoftware) and tell us which Perfect Photo Suite app you're most excited about using if you win. Be sure to use the hashtag #PerfectLayers
   
2. Press the 'Like' button on our Facebook Page and tell us which Perfect Photo Suite app you're most excited about using if you win.

It's that easy!

On top of that, we’re offering a SWEET Suite deal! Until June 23rd, you can get the entire Perfect Photo Suite for $349.95! You’ll get all six of our award-winning products PLUS Perfect Layers!

First, go to our Facebook Page and click on the 'Like' button. Then leave a comment on our wall letting us know what you're looking forward to the most with Perfect Layers.

Second, follow us on Twitter and Tweet out a message about what you're looking forward to with Perfect layers and use the tag #PerfectLayers

On top of that, we're offering a SWEET Suite offer! Until June 23rd, you can get the entire Perfect Photo Suite for $349.95! You'll get all six of our award-winning products PLUS Perfect Layers!

One new thing in this contest is that I'd like to ask that the photo you submit be one that is taken after today's date of April 15, 2010. For this one, no digging through your archives. Go out, have some fun and shoot something new!

For this month's prize, I've gone back to Vincent Versace and asked him if he would donate one of his DVDs from Acme Educational as the prize. Not only did he say yes, he said that the winner could select any one of the DVDs as the prize, so if you win, be sure to look at the selection that Acme Educational has to offer. One last thing, be sure to read the Photo Contest Rules as well.

In closing, I'll leave you with some photos of clouds that I've taken over the past two years that are some of my personal favorites. I can't wait to see what you guys shoot!

Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon

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Safety Harbor, FL

Lakeview, Oregon

All photos this page copyright Mike Wong. All rights reserved.