What the holidays mean to me!

Just a reminder that the last holiday contest is almost upon us!

I need your photos by Jan 8th!

So get out there and find those fabulous holiday photos and send them to me!

Seeley has donated a fabulous gift ($50 gift certificate to Olive Garden). So don't let this go to waste, although it is my favorite restaurant, so nevermind. Don't turn any in, I will go any eat lots and lots of pasta! :)

Jan 8th, photos are due! The topic is huge ladies, you can do it!
Kara

Light contest!

Well, our contest on Christmas lights, didn't have a great turn out. So our winner is Jill!

This is her entry below. Congrats Jill! You did a fabulous job lighting the boys!

Hope you all have a great holiday and more contests are coming soon.

The What the holidays means to you photos are due on Jan 8th.

Kara

Happy Holidays!

Don't forget, while you are enjoying the fun things of the holiday season, take your camera along.

We have 3 great contests going on.

• Christmas Lights - Due 12/18
• Show me your Photo books! Due 12/25
• What the Holidays means to me - Due 1/8

Be sure to get your photos in on time to be one of the fabulous winners of December! I have seen some of those great Christmas lights. Can't wait to see your photos.

Great canvas deal for Christmas!

My gift to you!

Follow this link for a fabulous deal on canvas'!

https://secured.canvaspeople.com/freegift

Enjoy making works of art for your home!

Kara

Did you miss the webinar?

For the cost of a Starbuck...

Go to this link and download the PDF.

Learn all kinds of information on Personalized photo coffee table books.
- examples of books you can make
- where to print them?
- who has the easiest templates?
- who has the software with the most flexibility?
- how much do they cost?
- why make them at all?

All of these can be answered in the $5 PDF version of the Photo coffee table book webinar. Enjoy! And see you next session.

fStop Webinar Survey

This is your time to speak up!

I need you to tell me what you think. Do you like the webinars? The times we offer? Should be offer more times, switch days? The topics? Are you dying to learn about a topic? Let me know about it! Tell us here.

November Photo Contest Winner!

Congrats to Seeley C. who won the November contest! She received the 1 year Clickin Mom's membership for her photo of the hands, which was #1. It was a fabulous photo, I have to agree with everyone who voted.

Thanks again to all of the lovely ladies who participated. The photos were fantastic and really meaningful this time. I loved the little stories I received. The I'm thankful for.. theme was really great.

And I'm thankful for my fStop fans. Thanks so much! Kara

Coffee Table Book Webinar - Dec 2nd

Don't forget, the Coffee Table book webinar is this week!

We have two times on December 2nd offered.

• Noon
• 8pm

If you would like to join us and learn how to make a coffee table photo book for under $20, where to print them, how long they will take, how to organize your files and some fabulous examples. Go to this website and sign up. Click on classes and choose the time you would like to attend. It will charge you through Paypal.

This webinar is $10. This is super cheap, as my competitor is offering a similar webinar for $49. Hey, it is your holiday gift from me to you.

Once you register, I will send you the logon information.

I will see you all online!

Thankful for... Contest

I'm thankful for kids!

I am thankful for fall in the southeast and my beautiful son Paul.

I'm thankful for family, young and young at heart!


I'm thankful for silly little boys.

If you had asked me before my daughter was born, I'm not sure what I would have said, but since she's here, it's her, hands-down! ... she makes me a better person in all ways.

It is that time again. Vote on your favorite photo! The theme was What I'm thankful for.

These ladies did a great job! The voting ends Friday, this is a short contest! Because the next one starts soon! Thanks so much.

And don't forget, this contest is for the 1 year membership to Clickin Mom's Forum! This is huge. So vote often. And thanks to Clickin Mom's for the membership!

Holiday Idea Webinar PDF

For those of you that missed the webinar yesterday, since it was free, I have posted the PDF here. Enjoy this while it lasts, as soon you will have to pay to view these PDFs. Sorry charlies! We had some great feedback and I think the ladies that attended really enjoyed the sessions. Post some comments here ladies! And see the last slides for the upcoming contests! Enjoy!

Holiday Photo Ideas Webinar PDF

Halloween Contest Winner!

What a lively contest! But we have a winner. After 99 votes, #6 Caren F. is our fStop Fan Favorite! Congrats! That was a great photo, too cute.

The fStop Judges pick is #8, Jill T. We spoke in the webinar of how to shoot jack o'lanterns. She did an excellent job on this. The reflection is awesome. Great job!

You both you should be proud, as well as the rest of you ladies. Congrats.

Kara

Holiday Idea Webinar Information Coming Soon

As many of you know I'm traveling. But as soon as I get back I will post the log on info for tomorrow's webinar. I can't get to it on the road. Sorry for the delay. It will be free. Here are the details.

Holiday Idea Webinar:

• Being held at noon and 8pm
• Online
• Tell all of your friends
• Free!
• Will discuss the following topics:
• Christmas card ideas, how to shoot Christmas lights, organizing your digital files for next year and the Holiday photo contest and much more!

Come join us!

First Annual Halloween Contest!

After our Halloween webinar, we put a challenge to our ladies. We challenged them to go out and shoot Halloween. And man did they deliver! We have some fabulous shots here. You guys are going to have a hard decision here! So much so, that I'm going to open it to multiple votes. You guys really out did yourselfs. Send this link to everyone you know. The voting will be open for 1 week and remember. There is a $25 Target gift card up for grabs! Happy voting! Thanks for making the first Halloween contest a fantastic and spooky one! I hope next year to get in on the action.

Think Pink Contest Winner!

I would like to congratulate our Think Pink winner! #2, by Julie E! By a landslide, Julie won our contest. It is a beautiful photo and could be shown for many themes. But I think especially for breast cancer awareness. Thank you to everyone that voted. It was fun to see how you guys used your creativity in this contest.

And has always, I pick a fStop favorite. I picked #3, by Seeley C. I think it really showed the spirit of breast cancer awareness. Being the beautiful pink flower in the crowd. It is estimated that 1 and every 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. If you don't want to be that one pink flower, please tell everyone you know be educated. Do self checks and yearly mammograms.

Julie and Seeley. Congrats! And to all of the other participants, thanks for your entries. They were fantastic. Your honorable mention logos well be on your way!

Kara

Huge November Contest! - Due Nov 22

All,
I wanted to send this out to everyone, because this is huge! We have been gifted a 1 year membership to Clickin' Moms which is a fabulous photography forum. I go there daily to see what these ladies are up to. If you have even a little desire to learn photography next year, you will want to get in on this contest.

Here are the details. Remember how I said this was going to be a little harder than usual... There are two parts to this.

Part 1
- Send me your best 1, yes, just 1 photo... that has to do with the following theme
- The theme is I'm thankful for... This could be anything. Your iPhone, your kids, your hubby, be creative. I know you guys will be.
Part 2
- In the email, I need you to include at least 2 places or groups that I could fStop market to. As you know, as of Jan 2010, we will launch fStop to the world. So, we want to spread the word, and you guys seem to enjoy it, so help me spread the love. Tell me how. You can definitely add more if you would like. Tell me websites you go to, stores you frequent, mom groups I can drop by, etc. Everyone takes photos, I need your help to tell them about us.

- Due date is Nov 22
- The prize is a year's membership to Clickin' Mom's forum (this is worth over $50)

Good luck and may the best photo win!
Kara

Halloween Webinar PDF

If you would like a copy of the Halloween webinar in PDF, just send me an email and I will email it to you. I have updated the PPT with links to the actual photographers websites, so we can stay legal. :)

Enjoy.

Kara

Halloween Contest - Deadline Nov7th

If you attended the Halloween webinar, you know that we started a Halloween contest! Photos are due on Nov. 7th by midnight. The photos can be of anything Halloween. Pumpkin patches, jack o lanterns, trick o treating, costumes, etc. That gives you 1 week after Halloween to cleanup your photos and turn them into me. Remember, you can't win if you don't send them in! The photos will be posted on the blog after the 7th.

Seeley has offered to donate a $25 gift certificate to Target for the prize! How amazing is that?

So get out there this weekend and shoot!

Pink Contest - Nov. 8th

Ok, you asked for it. Here is another contest! Voting is up until next Thursday, Nov. 8th. Good luck ladies. This was fun! Vote to the right hand side. The winner of this contest will receive a $20 gift certificate to Kid to Kid in the Woodlands! Isn't that fantastic?? I love that place..

We have a winner!

It is official. The second Introduction to Photography class homework contest closed this past weekend and I can not introduce the Blog winner.

It is #9, Chanda A. , one of our newer members! This image is her son Paul at a park. I love the sparkle in his eye and the framing of the slide. Pure love and joy in his face. You have to love it!

You did a great job Chanda. And looks like you have a following.

Each contest, I will also pick a fStop favorite. It isn't necessarily the one that one the most votes, but the one that caught our eye. This award goes to #5, from Lee Anna L. I think she did an amazing job with this photo. The depth of feel is fantastic! The musicians in my house were drooling.

You two can post your winning icons on your website or blogs (I will send them to you)! Congrats ladies. And to the rest of you guys, the photos were amazing. Competition was tough. Keep trying, maybe next time will be your time!
Kara

Think Pink Week

Ok, many of you know it is Think Pink Week! My mom is a breast cancer survivor, which our family is very proud of. So in honor of that. You all have until next Monday to send me send me any photo that you think shows the theme PINK!

We will do the normal thing of posting the entries that I get and voting. The winner will get a gift certificate to Kid to Kid! I know I shop there all of the time. I'm assuming most of you do too. So, start thinking. You have one week! Get shooting. It can have the color pink in it, the word pink, it can even insinuate pink. Just send it in! For example, here is one.

Good luck!
Kara

Class 2 Homework - Voting ends on Sunday!

The contests are back! Class 2 was busy for the past two weeks shooting and man they did not disappoint! They did a fantastic job! There is a little of everything in here. See what you think. I anticipate the competition is going to be fierce this time. The deadline is Sunday the 25th. So happy voting! The poll is on the right hand side.

Woodlands Fall Photo Opportunities

Ok, so this is a little sneak peak of the webinar, but I figured you might need to know before the 27th. So here goes...

These are some that I have heard about or driven by.

• Dewberry Farms - long drive but I have heard it is worth it!
• The Woodlands UMC - starting this weekend they will have pumpkins, can't beat that location
• Faith UMC on Sawdust - great selection and if you go during the day, there isn't a sole there
• 7 acre woods in Conroe - all organic and has all kinds of other stuff to do there too!
• TGR exotics in Spring - has pumpkins and animals, what could be better! They have strange hours so check their website for more details.
• Hay Maze benefiting Young Life - Good cause with lots of fun activities! - Woodlands United Methodist Sports Field, 2200 Lake Woodlands Dr. Weekends only. Saturdays 10am - 5pm, Sundays 12:00 noon to 6pm. Cost is $5 per person. Kids 3 and under are free!
• The "Pumpkin Patch" will be held at the W. Goodrich Jones State Forest from Oct 16-24. The 1,733 acre forest is located on F.M.1488, approximately 1 mile west of 1-45, or approximately 2 miles east of SH 242. Click here for more information on the W. Goodrich Jones State Forest or the Texas Forest Service. To get a map of the forest click here.

I'm sure there are many others, but those are the ones I can think of right now. I will add more when I see them. Happy pumpkin hunting!

Kara

Last call for contest entries!

If you attended the last Introduction to Photography webinar, or read the PDF of the slides and participated in the 2 weeks of homework, you know that you have until tomorrow to turn in your photographs to me.

So send me your photos! Please keep your photos to about 1mg in size and choose your favorite 1 or 2 to send me. I will post them to the blog this weekend.

Then you will see a similar poll like the last on the fStop blog. I will place a link from this website to remind you where to look.

Happy shooting!
Kara

Halloween webinar - Oct 27th

Great news for you, not so great news for me.

Ok, I can not get my act together on getting the website up and running for you, so this is great news for you!

The Halloween webinar is going to be free for you guys and there will be two of them!

Oct. 27th at 12pm during lunch and 8pm at night. Both free!

Can you believe that?

Can't make a better deal than that for you. So put it on your calendar. One of two dates. I will post the login information here soon.