Time for a spring portrait with the Easter Bunny? Put on your bunny ears and head over to Target's portrait studio, where you can get a free 8x10 print plus discounts on packages or on your whole order. Even better, there's no sitting fee, so you can pack the studio with your best bunnies and take a GIANT group photo!
Good through April 22. Find a portrait studio.
- Stephanie P.
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Showing posts with label photos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label photos. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Friday, February 19, 2010
Contest: Win a 2-night round-trip package on the Victoria Clipper.
I don't think I've ever posted a contest announcement here, but I just happened to stumble across this one and thought it was worth posting for Seattleites. Victoria Clippers is having a photo contest for your best pictures of Seattle, Victoria, and the Victoria Clipper itself. Winners in each of those three categories will get two round-trip tickets on the Victoria Clipper plus a gift bag, and the grand prize winner gets a two-night vacation package, champagne breakfast, and gift bag.
You can read the full rules here, but basically they want a hi-res JPG that captures the essence of each city. So if you've got a Seattle picture you're proud of, why not submit it for the heck of it? Entries are due by Feb. 28, so start snappin'!
You can read the full rules here, but basically they want a hi-res JPG that captures the essence of each city. So if you've got a Seattle picture you're proud of, why not submit it for the heck of it? Entries are due by Feb. 28, so start snappin'!
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Free photo books from Hot Prints.
I haven't tried this out personally, but apparently Hot Prints is an online company that makes custom photo books, calendars, etc., and they're offering one free 16-page photo book per month per customer. It does come with ads, but they'll be on their own pages (not on the other side of picture pages) and can easily be removed.
Sounds like you may have to download some software to lay out your photo book and captions and such, but it could be a nice little Valentine's card or a gift for that aged relative who still can't open picture attachments in email.
(Courtesy of HeyItsFree.net)
Sounds like you may have to download some software to lay out your photo book and captions and such, but it could be a nice little Valentine's card or a gift for that aged relative who still can't open picture attachments in email.
(Courtesy of HeyItsFree.net)
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
50 free photo cards + free shipping.
This freebie comes from HeyItsFree.Net, evidently by way of freebies4mom, but either way, you'll want to get in on this one: 50 free 4x8 or 5x7 photo cards with free shipping! Use promo code freebies4mom-1109 before November 30.
You can also get 100 free photo prints when you create a new account and use the promo code prints, but that has to be in a separate order, so you'll have to place two orders to wring the maximum value out of them.
Photo gifts are everywhere this year! Take advantage of technological magic freebies for your holiday correspondence needs.
You can also get 100 free photo prints when you create a new account and use the promo code prints, but that has to be in a separate order, so you'll have to place two orders to wring the maximum value out of them.
Photo gifts are everywhere this year! Take advantage of technological magic freebies for your holiday correspondence needs.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Update: The KodakGallery $15 gift certificate totally works.
Last week I posted about a KodakGallery offer where they're giving out 100,000 $15 gift certificates every week through November 13. I tested it out myself, and just received my order today, which was fairly quick for a custom photo gift, I think.
I ordered the porcelain filigree ornament, which turned out to be very pretty and delicately patterned in real life. The photo quality was clear (albeit a bit darker than the original image), but the big thing was that it didn't crop the same as the onscreen tool pictured it. Mine is a head-and-shoulders close-up of two people, and it cropped the top of one person's head completely off, which is not how it showed onscreen. You'd think whoever was manning the machines would figure that a customer wouldn't want the subjects' heads to be lopped off and tweak it accordingly, but no.
This may not be such an issue for items like mugs or mouse pads where there's a larger printing area, but if you're doing a very small item like the ornaments, make sure to give yourself a generous margin on all sides. Still, since I got it for free and paid $2.99 shipping, I'm pretty satisfied with the result. If you've always wanted an ironic photo mug, here's your chance!
I ordered the porcelain filigree ornament, which turned out to be very pretty and delicately patterned in real life. The photo quality was clear (albeit a bit darker than the original image), but the big thing was that it didn't crop the same as the onscreen tool pictured it. Mine is a head-and-shoulders close-up of two people, and it cropped the top of one person's head completely off, which is not how it showed onscreen. You'd think whoever was manning the machines would figure that a customer wouldn't want the subjects' heads to be lopped off and tweak it accordingly, but no.
This may not be such an issue for items like mugs or mouse pads where there's a larger printing area, but if you're doing a very small item like the ornaments, make sure to give yourself a generous margin on all sides. Still, since I got it for free and paid $2.99 shipping, I'm pretty satisfied with the result. If you've always wanted an ironic photo mug, here's your chance!
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Free $15 gift certificate for Kodak Gallery.
So I guess this is a promotion with the Ellen Degeneres Show, but there will be 100,000 free $15 Kodak Gallery gift certificates given away each week through November 13. You give them your email, they send you a promo code, and then you go shopping in the online store. Upload your pictures to create photo gifts, and you're done!
I tried this out myself to confirm it, and in case you're wondering, $15 is enough to get a hilarious photo mug, a touching porcelain photo ornament, a mini photo book with 14 double-sided pages, a dozen photo cards, or a photo mouse pad. The $15 is not good toward shipping, but I ordered one item and the shipping was $2.99, which I figured was reasonable for a delightful photo keepsake.
Knock someone else off your holiday list with a photo gift and never look back! Or dazzle your friends with an amazing photo card.
I tried this out myself to confirm it, and in case you're wondering, $15 is enough to get a hilarious photo mug, a touching porcelain photo ornament, a mini photo book with 14 double-sided pages, a dozen photo cards, or a photo mouse pad. The $15 is not good toward shipping, but I ordered one item and the shipping was $2.99, which I figured was reasonable for a delightful photo keepsake.
Knock someone else off your holiday list with a photo gift and never look back! Or dazzle your friends with an amazing photo card.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Free makeover and free 8x10 from Glamour Shots.
Oh yeah, I'm talking about THAT Glamour Shots. I never got to do these back when I was young enough that it actually seemed like a good idea (well into my unicorn/sticker album/Lisa Frank stage), but now I can recapture my lost youth with a free glamourizing session and free 8"x10" photo! Plus a free digital version of your picture.
The "session" includes:
The "session" includes:
- Airbrush Makeover Hairstyling
- 3-4 wardrobe changes
- Slideshow presentation
I thought I had read somewhere that Glamour Shots and its ilk were reinventing themselves as creepy "boudoir" (i.e., NAKED) photography studios, but all the women on this page look fully clothed and one of them is a child, soooo maybe my information is wrong. Anyway, if you've been wanting to surprise your special someone with 5 lbs of makeup and a popped-collar Bedazzled denim jacket, here's your big chance.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Free photo notepad & 50 free prints at Snapfish.
New customers, you can sign up at Snapfish and get a free photo notepad and 50 free prints. I signed up like a chump the other day to investigate a different offer that turned out to be dead, so... I'll just have to be crafty and find some other way to make this happen, I guess.
This offer is good today only, and the photo credit expires on July 13, so you've really got to get moving if you want your free pics. But I was thinking about making a vacation photo collage anyway, so I'm on it.
UPDATE: This is the second time now that I've tried to sign up as a new customer only to have the offer magically disappear and get replaced by a less-good offer for 20 free prints. Still not bad, I guess, but don't be surprised if this doesn't work correctly for you.
This offer is good today only, and the photo credit expires on July 13, so you've really got to get moving if you want your free pics. But I was thinking about making a vacation photo collage anyway, so I'm on it.
UPDATE: This is the second time now that I've tried to sign up as a new customer only to have the offer magically disappear and get replaced by a less-good offer for 20 free prints. Still not bad, I guess, but don't be surprised if this doesn't work correctly for you.
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