The first ever Fstoppers Workshop in the Bahamas is happening May 28th - June 1st at Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas and we want to give one of our readers the trip of a lifetime for FREE! We are actually doing 2 separate contests and they both end today, Friday May 28th at midnight eastern time. If you are looking to expand your own photo skills, connect with other photographers in your field, explore a different genre of photography, or simply take a vacation you can write off, this is going to be the event to attend. How do you win this trip for free? Details are below:
Contest 1: All expense paid trip to the 2014 Fstoppers Workshop in Nassau, Bahamas.
This contest is open to everyone world-wide. On February 1st, 2014, one lucky Fstoppers fan will win a flight voucher worth up to $500 to travel to the workshop in the Bahamas. They will also win accommodations for 5 nights at the Atlantis Resort and access to any of the courses offered throughout the event. A passport is required to enter the Bahamas so make sure your documents are current and up to date.
How to enter (each option below will count as a separate entry):
Fstoppers.com: All you have to do is leave a comment on this post below explaining why you want to win this contest. Vulgar or trolling entries will be disqualified/deleted so keep it nice
Twitter: Simply follow @fstoppers and retweet the following message between now and Jan 31st: "Follow @Fstoppers and retweet this message to win a free trip to the Bahamas for the Fstoppers Photo Workshop http://bit.ly/1afo3ky"
Youtube: Subscribe to our Youtube Channel at www.youtube.com/user/fstoppers and leave a comment on this contest video here.
Facebook: Like our Fstoppers Page and leave a comment on this contest post to qualify. BONUS: Share the Facebook contest post on your own wall and earn a second entry.
On February 1st we will randomly choose 1 name from each of the areas mentioned above and randomly draw one as the grand prize winner.
Contest 2: Full Refund on All Paid Classes
This second contest is open only to those who have signed up and paid for a class at the 2014 Fstoppers Workshop. To inspire you guys to sign up early, rather than waiting until the last minute, on February 1st we will pick one lucky attendee and reimburse their entire photography workshop class package. The full refund amount will depend on the number of classes bought prior to the announcement of the winner. Since this year's workshop is limited to about 200 students, your chances of being chosen are much greater than the above contest open to the general public.
Additional Rules and Terms:
All entries must be submitted before 11:59 PM eastern time on January 31st for consideration. Prizes are contingent on winner attending the workshop and are worth no actual monetary value. Winning trip and classes cannot be transferred or given to anyone other than the winner. Passport is required.
To learn more about the first ever Fstoppers workshop head over to www.FstoppersWorkshops.com or watch the video below.
Pick me, pick me, pick me! - Genevieve Son aka Vieverie. I could write my sad sappy story here and state why you should pick me because of it, but since almost all the comments are written that way already (not that I have anything against it, I just want to be different...) I'm just going to say that, when you do pick me, you won't regret it! I'm passionate about photography, art and life!
This would up my skillz Like crazy :)
I would be so stoked to win this, I'm a wedding a family photographer in Whistler, BC.
www.crystalbrownphotography.com
Bring me to the Bahamas Fstoppers!
Simply a life time dream trip for any photographer
I would like to be considered because I need inspiration. There are so many different avenues in which to focus. I would like to experience a rush.
Thank you for your time and talent.
I would love to win this trip of a lifetime. I am currently teaching Physical Education and a photography class at my school. Myself and a friend are in the process of starting a photography business on the side. The knowledge I would learn from this experience would be priceless.
would LOVE to LEARN, LEARN, LEARN!!!! (for free :)
Help me escape the science building! As a researching grad student, I don't get out in the sun much, but when I do its to take pictures and practice new photographic techniques. I love working with models, and F-Stoppers has been a great source of inspiration. Let me exchange geophysics classes for photography classes and I will be one happy (and thankful) grad student!!!
Come on! 10 of the most talented photographers out there! Why would I want to go?? Chillin' in paradise, amazing hotel, gear heads geeking out, learnin' from the best, uppin' my game and a tax write-off!! Done...sign me up!
Hello.
I have been an amateur photographer for the longest time and actually haven't been active with photography lately because I got very busy with school due to college thesis and the fact that all my lenses are broken in some way. I am graduating this march so I will have all the free time in the world before I get a job. This would be a great opportunity for me to see the world, get back on my photography groove, meet new people and to learn and experience new things.
Being new in the field for the last couple years I would love to learn from the best and get the best tips to help me advance in my photography career. This trip would be a once in a life time opportunity to share a common passion with professional so please choose me !!!!
I want to learn more about photography. it can a big asset for me to gain more clients and to improve my ability in terms of photography.
Would love to go, opportunities to improve with heaps of pros doesnt come around every day. Photography is my passion and feel like I could get kick start into portrait photography from real profesionals.
This would be an amazing experience!! I just got my own little studio space and have started shooting for a few small clients, so this opportunity would definitely help me advance my skills into something that would attract some great work!!!
I almost gave up on photography in 2013 year because I had a very rough transition from my D7000 to my new D800. I just couldn't get the IQ that I was expecting to get not to mention that after I bought the Body I was broke so my lens collection is less than stellar. Slowly I have realized that D800 is a beast that needs a lot of technique to be tamed. This will be an unforgettable experience to whoever is lucky enough to win it. Than you for creating this opportunity!!!
This is one of the best giveaways I have seen ever! So awesome I just want it xD Thank you Fstoppers!
This is Epic!!! Join, share, win then learn..
Hi FStoppers, my name is Glenn Eric Tayag from Philippines. I'm 25 years old. Why i want to win ? because photography is my passion right now. I'm jobless right now what i do for living is photography i think this will be the stepping stone to level up my works and i think FSTOPPERS workshop will changed my life for good.
Being an extreme hobbyist with a small studio in my home, this would be a wonderful opportunity to learn from some big hitters from the industry
I would feel like a little girl at Christmas time if I won this contest. I am so excited to constantly learn more and happiness would fill me completely. The tropical weather is my ultimate longing. Please choose me at this time. I so enjoy filling my brain with your ideas, hints and studies. Any information from your site is good information. But learning from it is called..... Great!
Because I'm worth of some fun, some learning, some Fstoppers. :)
Definitely this is a once in a life time chance that I don't wanna miss! Good luck to all of us and thank you Fstoppers for such an amazing provider of opportunities to us photographers :)
Keep it up :D
What an amazing opportunity! I would love to attend this workshop so I could expand my current knowledge base. Meeting some of my hero photographers would be an added bonus!
A chance to learn and travel at the same time is unreal. A trip like this would put the spark back into my photography.
I'm Louis-Philippe and my dream of being a photographer has always been in my mind. Now that I have my camera, I feel this dream coming by the days, but I know having a camera doesn't make me a photographer. I've always worked hard to learn the photography, read something there, get a trick there, try this, get comments... But I never had a class with someone who is in this metier, and this is one thing that is missing me. I've learned all by myself for two years long now, because I've never had the money to buy me books or a class of photography. All I know in photography, I know it cause I've worked hard, I've tested, I've readed your website and I've watched thousands of videos explaining many different things. But this time, I need a true thing. I wanna get a class with Fstoppers. I read all your articles, and all my confidence is into you. I think this will maybe make me, one day, a true photographer, and not just a guy with a camera.
What a great opportunity for aspiring photographers
I'm currently handling community Management for brands and I've noticed that people really respond to great visual images. I want to learn photography to be able to take great photos that people respond to.
My kids would love to go to Aquaventure at Atlantis! Our family could definitely have a good time and spend some quality time together if we could win this trip. Our two adopted children have a few issues that I won't go into detail about, but they really enjoy a good water park!
Thank you FStoppers for inspiring me to get serious with photography. Something I have always wanted to really get into for many years. This opportunity is one that cannot be passed up. Cheers!
I, too, just had my camera bag with my Nikon D3s, 24-70 2.8, 85 1.4, flash gear, remote, and SD cards stolen this week. I sure could use a stroke of good luck with a trip to the Bahamas to see and learn from this amazing line-up, especially Peter Hurley!
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Hi, my name is Morten Hillebo, 29 years old and from Denmark. I started learning photography six years ago and one year ago I started my own photography business. I spend a lot of time learning the trade and most of my earnings on gear. The last two years I challenged myself to be more creative by joining up in 365 project groups. I believe a trip like this could rocket boost my knowledge and take my business to the next level.
Woohoo - what a generous offer! Good luck to all who enter!
It would be defiantly a great opportunity to acquire new skills. I think the new concept of this workshop emphasizing the direct contact between photographers and instructores is what making it so unique. Will be great opportunity for me!!!
Wont to sign up =]
I would love to win the trip. I decided after 15 years in the business world, to leave it all behind for a life of photography. I have no formal background in it, but a passion. I have spent countless hours reading articles, watching videos and watching CreativeLIVE seminars. I follow many of the greats on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and various blogs. I got my first clients last year, and continue to look for things that inspire my passion. Since leaving the structure and security of salaried job, and couldn't afford a trip like this, but would appreciate it more than you could know.
This is in my bucket list need I say more......
bucket full of Bahamas
on my Bucket list all the best everyone xx
Dear Fstoppers,
I am so thankful for the opportunity for a chance to attend your amazing workshop in the Bahamas. I have been addicted to photography since my 13th birthday when I received a used Minolta XG-1 (which I still have). Finally after much convincing from my husband I started my business less than three years ago. I am continually looking for ways to learn and better myself. Bonus would be capturing the beauty of the Bahamas while I am there. I have never been and it is certainly on my bucket list of places to see!
Sincerely.
Michelle
Just stumbled onto your posts recently from a friend on Facebook. Amazing stuff! Love the idea of workshops in a paradise like this. Keep up the great work!
I want to win this simply because it would be a fantastic opportunity to take my photography and in turn my fledgling business to the next level and be able to stand out from the rest.
Workshops gives so much inspiration ! I want to learn from the best !
It looks like a great workshop. With very energetic instructors like Grecco and Hurley I'm sure I'd leave inspired to take my photography in new directions. It's also 12 degrees here today so the Bahamas doesn't sound that bad for a location.
Im a broke and struggling college student. Havent had a vacation in years and my photography needs it bad.
I would love to win this workshop! I have a travel blog at www.travelphotographersmagazine.com and would love the opportunity to learn from some of the best so I can pass that experience along to my readers!
It seems a lot of aspiring and pro photographers are well-deserving of
this trip! I'm "weak sauce" in the photography industry (read: full
time, over-night grocery stocker...with sugar-plum images dancing in my
head), but a trip like this would certainly be a great learning experience for me or the lucky ducks that get to go!
This is a great opportunity to amp up my photography skills. I have a Canon Rebel and I'm ready. :)
What an exciting trip this would be! To have the opportunity to learn from the top photographers in their fields & to do it in such beautiful surroundings is awe inspiring! Thanks for giving us the chance to win such an amazing trip.
This
would be amazing...I'm excited to be getting married in October and we
made it a goal to both be able to attend some photography training
before then. My fiance has his retreat booked for Sept and this would be
an amazing way to enjoy a vacation and meet that goal!