Win a $100 Gift Certificate to The Photo Professional

Monday, May 31, 2010 Posted in Photographers.

OOOH – I am SO very excited to announce a FUN giveaway this Memorial Day!! This is another RAD and super easy to enter contest!!
Michelle Black of [The Photo Professional] has graciously donated a $100 Gift Certificate to purchase ANYTHING you want from her online store!!

Professionals, and hobbyists of ANY age/level will love the products from this store. You can purchase textures, actions, overlays, templates, legal forms, etc. You REALLY don’t want to miss the chance to win this shopping spree!! The style of Michelle’s photography products are “A touch of earth, a touch of retro, and a touch of modern in our designs.. to bring you the full spectrum of possibility!”

To ENTER the Michelle/Michelle giveaway, you MUST do the following TWO things,

+ Leave a COMMENT on this blog post and be sure to include the CITY you live in! We want to see where all our lovely readers are from!
+ “Like” this post – (button is at the top & bottom of this blog entry)
(Please be sure to include a valid email so we can contact you when you WIN!)

That’s it! PLEASE be sure to spread the word about this contest via TWITTER, FACEBOOK, your BLOG etc.!
Entries will CLOSE on Friday June 4th. We’ll announce our winner on Monday June 7th!

Follow the [The Photo Professional] on [Twitter] and [Facebook]

Above examples from my favorite set of [Bokeh Textures], available on the [The Photo Professional] website.
(Please note these two images are not my work, just examples from The Photo Professional Website and used with permission. Thank you!)

by Michelle Moore

229 comments

Sara Desjardins - You’re a leader in photography blogging world! I love reading your posts :)

Oops…I forgot to say I was in Toronto, Canada :)

Krista Sparkman - Michelle, your work is always gorgeous!!!! Thank you so much for all the inspiration you pass on :)

OPPSIE!! Forgot my city Tampa, FL!!

Stacy Wagoner - From Gig Harbor! Just around the corner!

I’ve been following Michelle B.’s work for awhile and recently found Michelle M. Both of you girls give me inspiration and motivation. Thank you thank you from the bottom of my <3.

Julie McLeod - Your work is so totally refreshing and I’m always happy to see you’ve got new inspiration to share. I’ll be checking out The Photo Professionals too. Thanks!

Visiting from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Michelle Caillouet - From Denham Springs, LA

thanks for doing the giveaway!

Marisha - Your photography is beautiful!! From Seattle, WA! =)

Tonya Peterson - Cool contest. I am reading this from Roswell, NM. Yep the Alien place.

Kirsti McWold - I love to look at your photos… they inspire me! :)

Im from the middle of nowhere, Wilbur, Washington!

Molly Williams - Hi Michelle, we met at the tacoma click chicks, I was the one that was sitting next to tami. I love your work and you have motivated me, thank you. I am in the bonney lake/sumner

Pleasant Vonnoh - Great giveaway! Thanks!

Pleasant Vonnoh
Chattanooga

Jennifer - AWESOME! and I liked!

Jennifer Martin, Seminole, Florida.

Candace Rosas - Howdy from Houston, Texas! Your pictures are fabulous! :)

Elisa Marie Mitchell - Michelle I follow your blog every single day, I even got my husband hooked : ) Love YOU! You are sooooooo darn awesome.

City: Billings, Missouri

Maddie - Hi Michelle! I love your pictures and your blog! I’m Maddie and I live in Woodinville, WA

Nicole Pfeiffer - Nicole Pfeiffer, Saginaw MI

Love this contest. I had never heard of this site before, but I am a huge fan/supporter of actions and textures. So excited to just check it out now!

kimberly - i love the variety of poses all the time. i enjoy following your blog and getting great ideas! thanks so much. love from fort worth, tx!!!

Jonathan T - Awesome ideaaa! Woo, *high five*

Hillsborough, NJ

Karen Santos - From San Jose, CA!!!!

Thank you!

s h e r r y - Ooh, funsies! :) I’m in Coquitlam, BC. (Greater Vancouver area)…

Catherine Abegg - Great contest! I was having issues before, but I got it figured out, and will NOT forget my city this time! :) Bremerton, WA… soon to be Ballard, WA!!!

Penny Murray - Love it! In Madisonville, La!

Emily Gitelman - I’m from Sammamish, WA! Oh, those silly suburbs.

Eleanor Petry - I’m from Seattle, Wa.
Michelle Moore Rocks!!!

Shannon Erickson - I live in Greenlake in Seattle WA!
Keep up the great work, Michelle.

-Shannon

Merissa Garcia - Merissa Garcia
Calimesa, Ca

It would be wonderful to win especially because I am a broke college student! But these textures really are beautiful!

Stephanie Pana - Such an incredible giveaway! I’d love to be a part of this :) Chicago, IL!

Victoria Morris - Houston, TX, USA
You work is awesome. I’m a huge fan ♥

Rebekah S - I’m from Pensacola, FL… I love your unique take on portraits!

Becca Martin - San Jose, Ca! Thank you Michelle!!

Erin Stefanik - Tinley Park, IL

Your work is amazing and I am inspired by you! Thank you!

Amanda Arch - from Barrie, Ontario Canada. Such a big fan!

Abby - Oh so lovely. :)
Asheville, NC

Tambi Alderin - Those look like amazing actions and textures! Sure to give any photog the upper hand!

Bend, OR…I forgot that part earlier!

James Smith - San Diego, CA. Awesome contest!

Julia Kinnunen - Michelle! I’m from Camano Island, originally, (I did kidstage with Mikey for years!) but now I’m living in NYC. As always, your work is amazing. This contest is awesome too!

Kelly Decoteau - Thanks for the giveaway! I’m from North Brookfield, MA (Central MA)

Catina - Love the blog from Phoenix, Arizona

Erin MacDougall - Great stuff! LOVE it! Newport Beach, Ca

Heather Sanderson - I am from Lubbock, TX! This is an awesome contest!

Becca - I’m from Atlanta GA :-)

Olga Marchenko - Love love love love love your work!!!!

I’m from Auburn Washington :)

Danielle Barnum - From Seattle, WA

Your work makes me happy. The end.

Jenna - Cool, hope I win! Tempe, AZ

Noa - Englewood, NJ

Kim Bauer - So in love with your work, it’s GORGEOUS!!!! Santa Fe, Texas!

Branden Harvey - I’m from Pullman, Washington!

Carla - I love your blog! I’m a teenage photographer in Chicago, and I so wish that I lived in Seatle so I could get you to take my senior portraits! Haha. I love all your posts and these are so nice for you to do. You rock!

Maria Esztergalyos - From Seattle, WA

Liz Hermans - Fairfield, CA, but I use to be up there in Seattle! Love it up there!

Teresa - Love your work! From Minneapolis, Minnesota

Traci Shupert - Thanks, Michelle! I’m from Goshen, Indiana.

Christa - Liked. : )
Abilene TX

Thanks for the giveaway.

tish - albuquerque, nm! (i just felt like i was in a beauty pageant shouting out the mane of the state i was respresenting!)

kyle - Currently in Miami, but normally in Santiago.

Leah Hopkins - Following from AMARILLO, TX!

Jenna Davis - Indianapolis, IN!

Tina Prainito - Riverside, CA
I love contests! :)

Rebecca Knowles - Panama City, Florida!!!!!! YAY for the world’s most beautiful beaches! ;-)

Harmony Loves - San Diego in the house! woot, woot :)
Harmony from SD.
And of course I LOVE your work!

Cassandra Davis - Hi,
My name is Cassandra Davis and I am just starting out in photography. I sure could use the gift certificate. And I LOVE your blog!!

Hampton, GA

Thanks!!
-Cassandra

Erica Peerenboom - Marysville Ohio :)

Lindsay Chavez - like it? No! Love it! :)

Lindsay from Riverside, Cali

Chelsie - Awesome contest!! Entering from Nunda!

maureen cassidy - Maureen Cassidy, Madison Wisconsin
Great store, awesome give a away

Rikki Westfall - I am the owner/photographer of Rikki Knight Photography, which is located in Webster Springs, WV. Your work is amazing and love the contest…I will be checking out The Photo Professional website!

Melinda Moore - Thanks for a great giveaway!!

Columbus, Ohio

ManuelW Photography - Uh i love your blog and your work so much. Good job :)
I’m from Leipzig, Germany.

Jon Beaty - Pure Awesomeness! Fort Smith, AR

Kendra - Michelle, love reading/looking at what you do!!!.. I’m from Houston, TX!!

Brienne T. - Beautiful photos, from Brie in Connecticut.

Micaela - Dana Point, CA

I absolutely love the way you edit your photographs, this is such an inspiration to a learning photographer like me. Wonderful work !

Megan - I live in Port Orchard, WA!!! Thank you for a great giveaway!

Christina Valentine - LOVE LOVE LOVE all of your work! You are a true inspiration for this Rocky Mount, NC gal. Keep it up!

Karen - been fooloing u since I have no idea, it’s been a while, I love ur blog!! best to you from Weslaco, TEXAS!!!

Alicia Damron - I’ve really been enjoying all your posts, especially the one about location scouting.

I’m in Monroe, NC and I’d love to win your prize!

Saykana - Thanks for sharing all of your work and giving tips and ideas!

Mukilteo, Washington USA

;)

Anna Jackson - Can’t wait to wake up in the morning and see what you’ve posted…Thank you so much for all the info and such gorgeous pictures to look at!

oh sorry…forgot…Salina, KS!

Shekira Derryberry - Would love to win this! Great contest, thanks! Tallahassee, FL

Raquel Reis - I’ve been feining to purchase some textures …. I’m new to photography and am loving everything I’m learning !!!
Raquel Reis
Bellerose , New York

Raquel Reis - I’m a newbie to this fantastic world of photography and I’m loving everything I’m learning. I would love to play with some textures !
Raquel Reis
Bellerose,New York

Amy - How fun!! I’m in Sacramento, CA!! :)

Debbie S - Count me in to win, love it!

Chandler, Arizona

Kristin Guynn - Fayetteville, North Carolina!!! Home of the 82nd Airborne Division :)

Rachel - I’d love this! -Kent, WA

hannah kinley - I am from Clovis, NM and a new professional photographer. This is one of the most exciting times in my life!! Thanks for being an inspiration

Annalisha Johnson - Great contest! Liked it!
Huntington, West Virginia

lori - I love the creativity in these works. IMPRESSIVE!

treneka - I really enjoy your posts! Thanks for sharing your beautiful work, tips & ideas! And the great giveaway!

fredericksburg,Virginia

Jill Jones - MOORE Inspired from the South by my favorite pioneer! LOVE the textures too! New Orleans, LA

Denise Shaffer - Yay – I found you! Sending love from Redmond, Washington. xoxo

Jennifer - Your work is so beautiful. Red Deer, Alberta, Canada.

Dan Shaw - Dan from Portland, Oregon here!

Anthony - Love your work! Houston, TX

Angela M. - Commenting from bothell, wa This is an awesome treat!

Ashlee - This is awesome! I’m from Meridian, Idaho.

Meredith - Love it!!!

Redlands, CA

Joanna - I’m from Lynden, Washington, a small town you pass through to get to the Canadian border. I’m a newbie photographer, but I like to play around with my old film camera. Thanks for all the little bits & tips on your blog! They are truly helpful :)

Khaled Mosli - Hi there!

Great contest and great products. Glad to be part of this contest, and hope to win! thanks for such a fun contest and amazing gift certificate!

City: Tampa

Best,
Khaled Mosli

Yana Krikov - Michelle, great stuff! I really enjoyed your location scouting post:) I was just doing some scouting today! I’m from Bellevue, WA.

Kristie - Hi Michelle. What a fun giveaway! LOVE your work! From Woodinville, WA (made the move recently from Tampa, FL)

christine - Belfast, Northern ireland, United Kingdom.. woo!

i found you via Promise Tangeman – you both have amazing, colourful and inspirational things always coming through your blogs.. which keeps me coming back. Northern Ireland has a long way to come before both people and photographers expect and want creative photography, but it is happening and that’s exciting! Thanks for sharing your work.

Tiffany S. - From Vancouver, Canada!

Michelle’s actions are so lovely but as a university student, all my money goes toward my tuition :(

Sarah - Hello from Fulda, Germany! Awesome contest :)

Jen Wilczynski - From Indianapolis, IN

This is an awesome giveaway! I’m checking out The Photo Professionals right now, and there is all sorts of great stuff over there!

LaTara - Hello from Birmingham, Alabama! You’re work is such an inspiration!

Tabitha - Hayward…thank you!!

Emilee Fuss - Awesome contest! I’m in Englewood, Florida. :)

Erin Scott - I’m from the other, far-away Washington– DC!
;)

Jamie Koppi - Yeah! Love it! I am from spring, TX

Maja - Yay!!! Ridgewood, NY (Queens)

Amie - Would love to win this!!! Great products offered there

(Boston)

Eileen Trevino - Great giveaway! Eileen in Edinburg Texas

Wendy Ternes - I love your stuff!! Yucaipa, CA

Lisa Nathan - I would love to win, I am from Longview, WA.

Krista Bitting - I Love all of your work and keep up the amazing work. I check it out every post! I am from Reading, PA. Have a great week! :)

Philly - Hi, I’m from Adelaide, South Australia :)

Nancy Ryan - I have purchased some of Michelle’s products and they are GREAT! Thanks,
Nancy from Bend, Oregon

Connie McClain - This is an awesome giveaway! —Norfolk, VA

Sandy Smith - Your works inspires me! I love photography and all of its art! I like to explore new ideas on how to make my photos pop and stand out above the rest! Your ideas and creations are marvelous! Keep up the good work and keep it coming! :-) Ft. Gaines, GA

Heidi Porter - LOVE LOVE LOVE this!
Farmington, Utah!

Teresa Murphy - Your work is fabulous!! Writing all the way from Ireland!

Linda Willets - Yuma, AZ

Just discovered your blog. Will be checking back often.

Jenelle - Cochrane, Alberta, Canada
Found you thru Red Leaf Studios. Beautiful photography!!

jlyn - oh sometimes *I* don’t even know what city i live in. just moved from richland, WA to fort bragg, NC….soon to move back to spokane, WA. :) I’m a Northwest girl at heart….

Terri - What a fabulous giveaway. You have great items to offer. Fingers crossed in Columbus, Ohio!

Kathy W - Love the photos, love the textures! Girard, PA

Beth T - I love your work! Thanks for the advice for fellow photographers and this giveaway! Sterling, VA

Sonia - I am from Nottingham in the UK!!!

Love your work!!!! <3

Avanleigh Murphy - Wilsonville, OR.
Always love your blog and photography, Michelle!

Meera A - Another fun contest! Thank you for bringing us this awesome blog and all these contests! From: Austin, TX.

daniela - I am from great tennessee chattanooga!!

Michelle Tanner - Oh my gosh! I really want to win!! I really, really want the forms! (And other things of course!) I’m in Minneapolis, Minnesota!

Lynda Breedlove - Love give-aways,love your work etc. so nice of you to have a give-away.

melissa - Love it!
Nashville.

Toni - Big shout out from Redmond, Washington! :-) Thanks for the giveaway.

Kristen - What a great giveaway! I would REALLY love to win this! reading your blog – from Thermopolis, Wy.

Jennifer - Thanks for the giveaway! from Fort Blackmore, VA

Alee Svensson - I am located in SURPRISE, ARIZONA

I hope I WIN :p

-Alee

Kelly Roberts - What an awesome giveaway.. thanks you guys! Love both of your blogs. -Yuba City, CA

Kerry Brooks - Huntsville , AL

Thanks for the contest, and I love both the Blogs!

Jen Parker - Pick me! Pick me! I love your work. Amazing…

Valencia, CA

shannon harrison - Temecula, CA :)

Kaitlynn - Kaitlynn from Salem, OR.

Laurel Riffey - LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!
Tampa, FL

Emily - Love this!

Champlin, MN

Karen - Wow, I love these Bokeh textures. Lake Tapps WA

Cindy Robb - Minneapolis!

Hannah King - THANK YOU SOOO MUCH for all that you share with us! Not only do you pour out your own brilliant art, but also techniques, advice, encouragement and free stuff! It is all wrapped up in one word- INSPIRATION!
Blessings from Grants Pass, OREGON!

Deanna - Stevenson Ranch, CA LOVE this too!

Lindsay - Thanks for the great opportunity from down here in Dallas, TX! :)

Daniel - I love all the love!!!

Zanesville, Ohio

lisa shifflett - great blog! i just need better time management skills to read it more often. lawrenceville, nj.

Jeannie Cochran - From Columbus, Ohio here. Awesome stuff comes from The Photo Professional. Thanks a million for such a great contest.

alexa - Oooohhh! Awesome giveaway! I live in the teensy little city Seville… Which is in ohio. :)

Kendra Boehne - Great Blog! from Dallas, TX

Jan - Beautiful work, great information. Adrian, MI

Misty - Fun stuff! Thanks for the giveaway from Edmond, OK!

Mary - These are lovely Michelle! Bellevue, WA. I will miss it, and you so much next year when I’m off in Chicago!

Amanda - Love it!!! :)
Boise, Idaho

Erin - Love your work! I’m from Stockton, IL :)

Claire Reynolds - When I grow up I want to shoot seniors as well as you can :) Blogstalking from Kansas City, KS

Kristina - Wonderful blog! Dubuque IA

Michelle Broxterman - Your work is inspiring! Greetings from Sellersville PA!

Stefanie - from Alexandria, Alabama :)

Tina M. - I’m from Oregon and I love coming to your blog. You have such an amazing talent.

Jaymie Darden - I love your work! I’m here in Seattle as well!

Jarette Howell - Always a pleasure to view your blog! Cuyahoga Falls, OH

Thresha - I love your blog, especially your photog q+a!! Hurley, South Dakota

Leanne - All the way from Sydney Australia… love seeing whats happeing on the otherside of the world !! lol.. An inspiration !

Caiti Barr - Hey there! I just wanted to say that I love looking at your blog and I get tons of inspiration from all of your shoots. I’m your biggest fan coming from Ortonville, MN!!!

ellie kurz - I love your blog. And these actions look so fun! I’m living in Jersey. For now. =)

Heather - I selected the like button :) I live in Lanesville, Indiana which is about 20 minutes from Louisville, KY.

Kristin - Love the actions on the Photo Professional site and your blog of course!! I am in San Diego, CA.

Alicia - Kirkland, WA! :D I love your blog!

Allegra - What a great give away!! I’m from Portland, OR & I love visiting your blog!

Christine - What a great giveaway!

Reading from sunny Orlando, Florida!

Marika - Lovely! Seattle, WA

cindy - Love the different effects achieved with textures. Great blog!
From Ft Myers Fl.

Chelsy Hulet - P.S. I’m from Provo, UT. Forgot to include that :)

Diana - Count me in! From Kingston, Jamaica.

Carolyn - Well hello to everyone !!! or shall I say, bonjour ! I’m in Montréal, Québec, Canada… xoxo

Rachel - Wooo! I’m so excited for this contest! I love reading your Q&A posts :)

Rachel from Lincoln, NE!

Mark Jacobs - Thanks for all the great info!
Auburn,WA.

Peyton Halstead - redmond, washington

Erin Poppe - I just love your blog! I read all of your advice/fashion articles about photography. Thanks for all of your amazing work!

Oh, and I’m from Burlington, WA!

Renee Bowen - Love this giveaway – thanks Michelle! :)
I’m from LA

Ciara Richardson - So beautiful! Woods Cross, UTAH!

Cari Enticknap - Great giveaway – I’ve liked the post! I’m from Enumclaw Washington. Love your work!

Peter - You’re a huge asset to the photographic community! Thanks for the tips and inspiration. Previously Seattle, WA, currently Auckland, New Zealand.

Hope - I’m from Greencastle, PA!

Jolynn - Love this!! ~Grafton, OH

Kristin - Thanks for the great giveaway!! From Austin, TX… :)

Meg - Awesome! Dallas, TX

mandii marie - rural montevallo, Alabama loves michelle/michelle!

jennifer - beautiful work! i’d love to win! from birmingham, al. thank you!

Aileen Smith - Covington, WA

Jennifer Patin - Love your blog! Thanks for the contest!

Lafayette/Breaux Bridge, LA

Heather Sanderson - I would love to win this!

Sry I forgot to put I am from Lubbock, TX!

Rebecca - Very cool! -Rosharon, TX (Houston area)

Ashley Gale - Columbus, Ohio – Your biggest midwest fan!!!!! :)

Emily (: - Hi :)
Just starting out and loving looking to you for inspiration!
Your work is always being viewed here in Onalaska, WI! :)

Kathy - Ahhh, this sounds amazing! Thanks to everyone who was involved in the giveaway :)

-KATHY LE
Syracuse, New york

Anna Do - Syracuse, New York!

Lesly Hazell - Your work is amazing! :)

Sacramento, California.

Karen Taggart - Just starting out and I live in Zimmerman, MN (just north of Minneapolis). Came across your name today in a comment on the Photo Talk Forum blog!

Lori - I’m glad I ran into your site. Amazing work!

Harlingen, Texas

Kelly - Wow! And I almost missed this! Those textures are so cool!

And I’m in Okinawa, Japan!! :)

Andrew Coles - A constant inspiration, all the way to Melbourne, Australia.

Melanie Meyer - City: Hamilton
Glad to be here! What else is there to say? :)

Amanda Howse - I live in Renton!!!

tiffany zajas - What a fun giveaway! :)

Tiffany Zajas
Nashville, TN

Heather Meyers - I love your work and this blog! It’s totally inspiration-central for me – and now an awesome giveaway! Yay!

Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

Jade Alana - I love your work, you’re a real inspiration to me…from Derby, UK

Heidi - I’d love to win!! My city is Woodland (WA) :) Always enjoy following your blog!

Jamie Scott - HELLO FROM INDY!! :)

Brooke - you are truly an inspiration! I look forward to your new projects all the time! keep them coming! :)

From Lovely Fox Lake, Wisconsin

Gina Yesnik - Hey -this is amazing!!! I am from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada… I dare you to say that fast 4 times LOL!!! Found you on Facebook!!!! Going to check out The Photo Professional now…. have a great day!

Kendall Lauren - Everett, Wa

LOVE those textures! ♥

Becca Ellison - Seattle baby!

Melissa McFadden - Hello from Walla Walla, Washington! Great contest, even better photos Michelle. You’re an inspiration to us all!

Shannon Holm - I love the Photo Professional resources!

Beautiful blog also Michelle.

Much Love from New York City,

Shannon

Alicia - Recently found your work and loved it!
Always inspirational.

New friend from Danville, Indiana.

Julia Avina - Lakewood, California

Stephanie Castillo - Wow that’s AWESOME!! I look forward to hearing the outcome :) I am from Roseville, California (Sacramento).