Yes, I said PRIZES! This year, as you may have noticed already, is different than years past. Not only did we add an awesome panel of judges, we also added some fun prizes for our winners! Here is what the winners will receive.

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For the 1st place photographers in each category, one of my most favorite items ever! If you haven’t seen these frames, by The Vintage Crush, you will probably have the same reaction as when I first saw them. How gorgeous are these? I am DYING to add a few of these to my office and the lucky three winners will get their choice of any color/style 8.5×11 frame in the collection. Lucky!

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All 9 of our Top 3 in each category will receive some super awesome lens bracelets courtesy of amazing photographer Adam Elmakias. How PERFECT are these for the contest? When I came across the Lens Bracelet website, I just had to contact Adam. I am so glad I did!

In early 2010, Adam Elmakias created his first set of Lens Bracelets© to be used as a promotional tool for his photography. Starting off with a single design, based on the 50mm, Elmakias began sharing the bracelets with friends, photographers and fans, giving away nearly 250 wristbands as he toured throughout the US and Canada.

After only six months, thousands of Lens Bracelets© have now been sold and shipped to individuals in over 50 different countries. The buzz around the bracelets has led to an expansion in Elmakias’ offerings: a multitude of focal length designs to choose from. Photographers and fans can now show off their favorite lenses, even when they aren’t shooting.

The timeless design was created by a photographer, for photographers and features classic embossed lettering and lens grip ridges that replicate actual lenses. The silicone wristbands are available in two different base styles and focal lengths of 50mm, 35mm, 85mm, 14-24mm, 17-40mm, 24-70mm, 24-105mm and 70-200mm. Size choices for Lens Bracelets© include 7″ circ. x 1/2” and 8” circ. x 1/2”.

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For our Michigan Photo of the Year winner, the always fabulous and business savvy Anne Ruthmann, has offered up a free pass to her Smarter Business Workshop in Michigan! How awesome is this? The workshop is going to be a really great resource for local photographers and she has a few scheduled around the US. Even if you aren’t in Michigan, you should definitely check this out. Anne has helped me in more ways than I can count and I just know this workshop will be amazing.

From the website: Photography can be an incredibly rewarding career, if you make smarter business decisions every step of the way. Success comes with great ideas AND great implementation. Too often photography workshops forcus on ideas, but without implementation, sustainable success doesn’t follow. I want to change that. I want to help you create a plan of sustainable success–ideas put into action–to move your business forward- from wherever you are now. Photography has empowered my creative life, and I can help you have the same.

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Each of our three First Place winners in each category will also receive a one year ad placement on The Bliss Blog! Pretty awesome, right?