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.
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I have to finally attend a headshot intensive with Peter Hurley. Buying the DVD has had me itching to get to one. Also Pratik Naik is on my shortlist of retouchers to learn from. It's amazing that you are getting all this talent under one roof. I'd be forever grateful to be a part of it.
I'd love the opportunity. Nothing excites me more than doing it on the highest level of the craft.
Great opportunity ! Hope to be part of this workshop! A lot to learn from these guys!
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I would LOVE to go to the Bahamas for some photography workshops. I am a small town girl wanting to live in the big city world of photography.
Where I live, there are not a lot of commercial and portrait photographers. Everyone just specializes in weddings or families. I'd really like to attend this to broaden my skills to offer my region some mindblowing photography. Plus, it has been -10 for nearly a three months in North Dakota and I'm really getting sick of the weather.
how sweet is the contest beach and workshops for free! rock on!!
Taking my business to the next level. An opportunity like this would be an incredible jump start to that.
This would be THE contest to win! I would love to go to the Bahamas and be immersed in photography with all these amazing people! I have been at the same job for 28 and a half years and it looks like this will be my last for a number of reasons. But mostly I am 58 years old and need to get on with what I love to do. I have taken the online intensive with Peter Hurley which taught me so much and I want more!
this would be a once in a lifetime opportunity
Because no matter what level your at, your always learning. Without websites like Fstoppers, I would not be able to keep growing and pushing myself to get better!
This would be a great opportunity to learn from the best; however, I could never afford something like this :(
Fantastic Source To Offer Professional Photography Effectiveness Really Soon!
What a great opportunity to learn from the best!! I would love to win this trip. To learn from other professionals in this wonderful field would be a lifetime dream. Plus I love the Atlantis resort, I have been there a couple of times and what a great venue for this event.
Sounds fantastic///looking forward to more workshops in the future.
Can't think of better trip with better people!!!!
This will be a great avenue for me to learn from the experts and to meet new friends who share the same passion.
Why wouldn't I want to win? Any education is good education, and especially good if you can hit the beach after class!
Amazing Talent leading the workshops...
As a purchaser of the wedding DVD, I know the kind of quality content Fstoppers produces, so I'd love to attend the workshops and really glean as much information as I can from them to really take my photography to the next level and kickstart my career. Also, catching a few rays in the Bahamas would be nice too.
Wow! This would be an opportunity of a lifetime for me. I can only imagine how this would help me with my photography. Really hope i get picked. :) That's literally the only way I'd ever be able to manage making it for a workshop of this "magnitude."
i would LOVE LOVE LOVE to learn from the best! would love to meet everyone in person.
I love you guys!
I am from a middle class family in India. I have been always enthusiastic about photography and pushing myself to do better each and every day. When i saw the video of the workshop i was telling myself wow what an opportunity. But being from a third world country i just can't afford it. So i research the internet and finds out the free tutorial and studies and push myself. But when i saw this contest i was telling myself what if this is god's way of telling this is your lucky break. The thing is this might be or might be not but i will always thrive to be better every day and for me attending this workshop is surely gonna change myself, my perspective about photography. .
I want to win this contest because I never want to stop learning. I believe there is always room to improve and I want to learn from the best.
Bahamas! That's why I'd like to win. Also Fstoppers is pretty awesome.
I love the bahamas. I love photography. I love to win contests.
I would like to thank Pye in person for using one of my photos in their newborn photography workshop and learn from him in person. I would love to get first hand knowledge and interaction with these amazing photographers and educators.
This would be such an amazing opportunity. I just purchased a new camera and lens and am ready to take my photography to the next level. This is just what I need to get there!
10 reasons for choosing to go to FStoppers Bahamas Workshop!
1. Meet the ultimate pros in every industry!
2. To Learn something first hand directly from the artist!
3. To Gain an upper hand in my market!
4. To Relax and have fun at the beach!
5. To Relax and have fun at the beach!
6. To Relax and have fun at the beach!
7. To Relax and have fun at the beach!
8. To Relax and have fun at the beach!
9. To Relax and have fun at the beach!
10. To Relax and have fun at the beach!
Aahh can't wait for this to happen!!
What a way to celebrate turning 50! Would be so excited to attend this workshop!
These workshops definitely caught my attention. There seems to be something here for every kind of photographer. I am new to the portrait world and still have a lot to learn and lot of shooting to do. I would be interested to hear about the experiences of Michael Grecco and Peter Hurley on how they began their careers. I hope you continue to make these workshops and annual event!
This is such a great opportunity. A lot of the photographers I admire will be there. What a great experience it would be to learn from all of them in a week. Although I have been doing photography for a while now, I still ddo not feel like I am confident to take it to the next level. I am sure that learning everything I possibly can from all the great photographers will give me the confident to finally make my own business.
I fell in love with photography my senior year of high school and I decided I wanted to make a career out of my passion. I am in my second year studying at Arizona State University for my Bachelors of Fine Arts in Photography and Studio Art. This is an incredible opportunity and would definitely help me expand my experience and launch my own business, part time, while I complete my degree.
I am 32 years old and I have been taking photographs since I was 12. After years of trying to figure out what I wanted to do with my life, it hit me in the face that photography was the one thing that had always been there for me. So, I just started my first semester in college for photography. Winning this contest would be a once in a lifetime opportunity and I believe it would skyrocket my creativity. It would be a learning experience to get tips from amazing professional photographers AND in such a gorgeous location!
The fact of meeting with world class photographers would be something that would inspire and give me drive to be more successful in the photography business can't wait to see what this workshop will have in store for me
I'd love to go to such a workshop, not just for the knowledge and learning, but for the truly inspiring people I'm sure I'd meet there. I'm sure it will be a life changing event for those that attend!
I love Mike Kelley's Photographing Real Estate and Architecture video! It would be amazing to learn from him in person!
I would love to win to further my wedding photography skills. Oh, and also because I want to go to the Bahamas. The photographers running tutorials are fantastic and are in the Bahamas!
Boom! I'd love to attend this workshop!!
Lee, thank you for your vision through fstoppers and all the other ways you give to the community. Your karma is so far into the positive, you're definitely getting to come back as a sacred animal in your next life.
I lost my job a year ago and I've taken this as a sign to pursue my true passion, photography. I feel like this trip would be exactly what I need to jump start my career. The knowledge I would gather would help me hone my skills and develop my style. Since losing my job there is no way I could ever afford such an amazing opportunity on my own.
Given that I live in the most snow covered state, also known as the mitten, it's zero outside, I'm freezing, oh and the fact that I love this site, and have always wanted to go on a photo learning adventure, I hope I'm chosen. Ohh, and the warm weather would be nice too :)
Thank you
I don't know if my comment was posted, so I'll post again(sorry for the redundancy). I've been following Mark Wallace, Lee Morris and Patrick Hall for sometime now and have learned a ton from them. Mark Wallace's "Photography One on One" series gave me a strong foundation in photography and Lee and Patrick's "How to become a professional commercial wedding photographer" video series taught me so much about what it takes to become a successful wedding photographer. Since watching that video last Spring, I've booked and shot 5 weddings and found myself learning and improving after each wedding. My photos wouldn't have been half as good as they turned out without Lee and Patrick's tips and instructions.
While learning from instructional videos online has been invaluable, learning from my photography mentors (you guys are my mentors whether you know it or not) in person would enhance my education so much more. The benefit of having the ability to ask questions and see live demonstrations can't be overstated.
Thanks for giving me and the other contestants a shot for an opportunity of a lifetime. If I get picked, I can guarantee you that I'll be at all of the seminars that are offered (and don't conflict).
P.S. Did I mention I'm from Michigan? It's been like -50 here for a while (thanks, Polar Vortex!), so some warmth and sun couldn't hurt me either! Thanks again, guys!
I want to be good a photos n stuff.
it would be my best year ever.
I would love to become the chance to learn new things from you AND to do this on the bahamas,
I've never been to the Bahamas and would love to attend a workshop there with Peter Hurley to learn from one of the industry's best! (I think my wife and kids might just have some fun too)
Hope I win :) I would love to have the chance to learn from these amazing photographers! Im hungry to learn!
Winning this contest would be the opportunity of a lifetime for me. Photography is my passion and this would be a huge step toward achieving my goal of becoming a full-time professional photographer. I am always looking for ways to improve my photography because I believe that it is my responsibility to capture the precious moments in life in the most genuine and moving way possible. It would mean the world and more to me to have the chance to meet to learn from the best photographers in the industry. Thank you for everything Fstoppers has done for myself and the photography community.
Decided to pursue photography 4 months ago and haven't stopped researching and investing into gear to pursue my passion. I would love to have the chance to learn from so many great professionals! Hope I win :)