Thank you everyone who entered my Where did you get that tip? giveaway it was great having so many visitors. I really enjoyed hearing about what inspires you to pick up your cameras and your comments have influenced me for my next shoot.
Wrightfood Cover courtesy of Wrightfood blog
The winner of the Wrightfood Ebook is
The key to taking pictures Cover courtesy of Katie Evans Photography
The winner of Katie Evans Ebook is
Congratulations to you both and happy snapping everybody!
Its Title Tuesday once again, whether you are a regular reader or have just stumbled across my blog, please suggest a title in the comments.
Don't forget you can still enter our Where did you get that tip giveaway until the end of Wednesday 1st of June only one week to go!
As much as I love a good old fashioned paper book I have recently discovered another great resource to tap into. Around the web I have been bumping into some very talented authors/bloggers sharing their knowledge through the medium of ebooks. Affordable, easy to download and almost immediate delivery to your inbox appeals to me.
Over at Wrightfood I was excited to discover that the talented Matt Wright has just released his new book Wrightfood Photography Manual in downloadable pdf. Without fail every time I visit Matt's site I come away feeling hungry, inspired by his photo composition and with a wealth of handy hints (his recent post on lighting set up was a beautie).
Wrightfood Cover courtesy of Wrightfood blog
I found this manual to be a perfect extention of my food photography course, not only has Matt created this wonderful resource for you and me snapping away in our home kitchens all the proceeds from his sales are going towards the Japan relief effort through the Red Cross.
Although having learnt quite a bit about photography since my first course I find that I sometimes struggle when trying to explain it to others. Fellow blogger Katie Evans does not have that trouble in fact quite the reverse and has just recently released her ebook The Key to Taking Pictures Like a Professional Photographer.
The key to taking pictures Cover courtesy of Katie Evans Photography
I think a really good first step for anyone interested in taking photos is to read your camera manual. This ebook would have to be a great second step as the perfect companion to your manual.
It expands on difficult concepts with examples keeping things real and easy to understand. While reading this I kept on finding myself nodding my head so much of it is transferrable to any type of camera and spot on.
Now I am not one to keep such a good thing to myself so I have one copy of The Key to Taking Photos Like a Professional Photographer and one copy of Wrightfood Photography Manual to give away. To enter:
Please tell me what inspires you to pick up your camera in the comments along with which book you would prefer by the end of Wednesday 1st June and one of these wonderful books could be in your inbox before you know it.
The winner of the handy Photo Keyring is .... drum roll please.....Vicky!
Congratulations Vicky soon on its way to you will be the Photo Keyring and a copy of your favourite Smoked Cheese print the starry skies.
A big thank you to everyone who stopped in I have had a huge amount of visitors to Smoked Cheese in the last week and hope to see you again.
As I gear up to spend time catching up with friends and family I am looking forward to showing them some of my favourite pictures of 2010 on my photo keyring. This Kaiser Baas Photo Keyring allows you to carry over 100 images in your pocket and no software installation required.
As it is the season for giving here is a chance to win the above photo keyring.
To enter leave a comment telling me your favourite Smoked Cheese photo of 2010 by Tuesday 21st December - Australian Entries only
The winner will be chosen at random and your new keyring will be express posted out in time for Christmas!
When I started this blog my aim was to document my journey as a Photographer, maybe even inspire some of you to pick up your cameras and start shooting. What I hadn't fully realised is what a two way street this would be. It is often your comments, suggestions and support that inspires me, when I logged in recently and saw 100 comments I wanted to mark this milestone.
One of my most loyal readers right from the start has been my Father in law Arvie. He often comes up with creative captions for Title Tuesday and we have had many photography focused conversations since the beginning of Smoked Cheese. So it came as no surprise that he is Smoked Cheese's 100th comment.
To celebrate 100 amazing comments a pack of personalised playing cards is on its way to Arvie's farm Wombat Hollows. To personalise them I hunted down the very apt below Smoked Cheese original print.
Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to support me in my Smoked Cheese blog endeavour. I hope your cameras have been busy and you will check back here soon.
The winner of the unique camera strap by allana C was chosen at random & it is .... Nicola!
Congratulations Nicola I hope your stylish new strap stands out while travelling.
Also headed in your direction is an original Smoked Cheese print enjoy!
A huge thank you to everyone who left a comment.
It was great having you all stop by and I hope you will check in here again soon.
A warm welcome to our first giveaway store, allana C. My etsy addicted wife discovered Jodie’s work when she was determined to make our camera more "us". On finding allana C one of their fresh original handmade camera straps was a must have!
From Jodie
So to a wee little bit
about me.....I love handmade and I have been crafting, making, sewing for as
long as I can remember. When I got a SLR camera last year I thought the strap
needed brightening up so I made a new strap for my camera and liked it so much
I decided to add them to my online shops. They have sold really well
and encouraged me to start attending a couple of markets in
Canberra. Unfortunately this has meant my photography has suffered but I still
really love taking photos whenever I can.
Our new strap is so comfortable to wear, it has personalised the camera and we have got quite a few complimentary comments on it already. I am won over by our distinctive cheery strap and am very impressed with the quality of sewing.
You can visit Jodie's wonderful stores at allanac.etsy.com or madeit.com.au/allanac
In celebration of all things locally handmade Smoked Cheese
is offering you the chance to win the unique camera strap below.
To enter leave a comment on this post by Wednesday 12th May
The winner will be drawn at random and announced here soon.
