http://www.shootsacblog.com/ SHOOTSAC BLOG - by jessica claire en-us http://www.shootsacblog.com/index.cfm/postID/317/we-love-photographers http://www.shootsacblog.com/index.cfm/postID/317/we-love-photographers Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:59:00 GMT
One of our friends is Edmund Prieto who organized a fab get together for a group of photographers that included games, dinner, and of course, a to-die-for dry lake bed desert shootout! The person who won the Shootsac was Daniel Cruz who was so excited to win! Check him out:

Edmund posted this group shot of his photographers.

I spy with my little eye SIX Shootsacs!

]]> http://www.shootsacblog.com/index.cfm/postID/316/birthdays-are-coming-up http://www.shootsacblog.com/index.cfm/postID/316/birthdays-are-coming-up Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:18:00 GMT
You might say, "No it's not, my birthday just passed" and you would be right. But you would also be wrong because everyone knows that the older we get, the faster those birthdays come right around again!

One of the things we do here at Shootsac® is to celebrate your birthday both with you and for you (hey, we love having 365 birthdays)! We want to know when yours is, so you can shop with us and get a free gift when it's your special month.

It's really really easy, just put your little name and birthday on our **BIRTHDAY LIST**. Seriously, that's it: we'll take care of the rest!




]]> http://www.shootsacblog.com/index.cfm/postID/315/hot-new-reversible-covers http://www.shootsacblog.com/index.cfm/postID/315/hot-new-reversible-covers Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:41:00 GMT MAILING LIST, you already know our big news--we have launched 4 NEW REVERSIBLE COVERS, with a fab summer pattern on one side, and a sweet simple suede on the opposite side. And for the first time, you can choose which side you wear!!

On Jessica's blog yesterday, we asked you to name your favorite, and our lucky winner of a cover of their choice is...


MISTY SMITH! Misty said she loves the Flirtations cover, and it's about time she got a new one after being a Shootasc user for the past three years. Congratulations Misty!

I thought it would be fun to post a few more photos here, along with a little explanation of how the covers work!

First of all, if you didn't know, a Shootsac is a great bag for beach shooting! You can take the lenses what you need, cause we all know there's no easy way to roll a big bag on the beach!

Second, the new reversible covers are so much fun! I love the ability to get to choose which cover I want to rock on any given day--and these patterns make me OH SO HAPPY!

It is SO EASY to reverse the covers! The velcro on and off just like your regular covers, but they have a tab on the top you can fold down to choose which side you want to show! Seriously, it doesn't get any easier than that. And how could it get more adorable?

Pick up a new reversible cover while they last! Just click the photo below to buy--they are on SALE SALE SALE till Sunday, so get 'em while they're hot!

]]> http://www.shootsacblog.com/index.cfm/postID/314/we-love-this http://www.shootsacblog.com/index.cfm/postID/314/we-love-this Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:10:00 GMT
I'll admit though, we sure do love the good things we read--we email them to each other and look at them often for encouragement. One of the items that really made a splash here is Julie Azcona's review, which I've posted below with kind permission:

From Julie:

On Thursday I had a fun photo shoot with a lovely girl who will be celebrating her 16th birthday in a few days. It was the perfect opportunity for me to finally test my beautiful Shootsac.

I packed my bag with all my stuff for a one hour session. Placed the lenses in each pocket… and I just kept thinking, and a little pocket for you, and a little pocket for you and oh, a little pocket for you. The bag is awesome! I know is not supposed to be a camera bag… but for me it is. I can fit my 7D without the lens in one of the pockets, preferably the middle one in the front. My wallet, keys, lipstick, bottle of water and cell in the back. Perfection!

And the shoulder pad? Oh, it is comfy! Not sure if without it the bag's strap would be as comfortable. The bag itself kinda falls in love with you though. It hugs you comfortably… it gives you space to move. It feels light and flexible. It is the perfect relationship!

The amount of time it took me to change lenses compare to before…. bah! Not comparable… it is 1, 2, DONE! I highly recommend it!

]]> http://www.shootsacblog.com/index.cfm/postID/313/free-shipping-friday http://www.shootsacblog.com/index.cfm/postID/313/free-shipping-friday Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:49:00 GMT FREE SHIPPING FRIDAY!!!

What is it? Well, you've probably figured out that it has something to do with Free. and Shipping. And Friday. But here's the details:


-ONE random Friday per month, ALL SHIPPING ON ALL US ORDERS will be completely FREE!

-You can only find out which Friday it is by following us on our Twitter or being our Facebook Friend (click the links below). This is ALSO the only way to get that day's code that you'll need to use at checkout

-Any order placed between 6:00AM and Midnight PST on that day will be shipped completely for free!

Follow our TWITTER AND Be our FRIEND


So, you're not going to be able to find out here which Friday is Free Shipping FRIDAY anymore, but I'll give you a heads up this time: IT'S TOMORROW!!

(But you'll still have to follow our Twitter or be our Friend in order to get the code you'll need to check out)

And tell your friends!!

]]> http://www.shootsacblog.com/index.cfm/postID/312/jack-bauer-would-love-this http://www.shootsacblog.com/index.cfm/postID/312/jack-bauer-would-love-this Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:41:00 GMT

NATASHA'S STORY


If you follow me (Natasha) on Twitter, you'll have read the tweet about me feeling a bit like Jack Bauer. Except that I wasn't prepping guns, just cameras and lenses and batteries and memory cards. Not quite as lethal, but still cool nonetheless.

If you follow Aaron on Twitter, you'll have read the tweet about our arsenal for our back-to-back weddings. And he decided to post this lovely picture:

LET ME EXPLAIN.

We do NOT carry guns or weapons to any weddings we shoot. Though since we're in Texas, it probably wouldn't be that much of a surprise to anyone. The only reason why Aaron had his gun was because we were traveling 5 hours away, and he always brings it with him on road trips. You know, in case we get lost or stranded somewhere. It stayed in our hotel room the entire time we were at the wedding, and I guess he thought it would be cool to bust it out for this picture. Oh boys. I guess getting him the camo Shootsac cover egged him on. My bad.

I DID learn, however, that he did bring his pocketknife to the wedding. Aaron would sleep with this knife if I let him. That's how much he loves it. Um, not unless we're sleeping in the jungle, babe. So he keeps it in his pocket during the day, and every night - EVERY FREAKING NIGHT - he takes it out and proclaims his love for his pocketknife. That's how much he loves it. And apparently, it came in handy during the wedding. I guess the groom's brand new socks were sewn together, and his pocketknife came to the rescue.

Just wanted to explain. Now, if only someone could explain the series finale of LOST to me.

]]> http://www.shootsacblog.com/index.cfm/postID/311/guess-whats-coming-later-this-month http://www.shootsacblog.com/index.cfm/postID/311/guess-whats-coming-later-this-month Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:50:00 GMT
Today's feature comes to us from the SKP Girls! That stands for the girls of Sara Knauss Photography. It looks like the girls had their hands full with not one but FOUR couples for this shoot!

I spy with my little eye a fancy schmantzy BAROQUE cover here!

Thanks Sara ... ladies for sending this in to us!

]]> http://www.shootsacblog.com/index.cfm/postID/310/happy-birthday-july http://www.shootsacblog.com/index.cfm/postID/310/happy-birthday-july Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:59:00 GMT
So here we are, in July. And so many of you there are! Check ya'll out:


aaron, abbigail, abby, abigail, adam, adrienne, aidan, aimee, alaina, alana, alecia, alena, ali, alicea, alicia, alli, allison, alvina, alyssa, amanda, amber, amy, ana, andrea, andree, andy, anegla, angie, anjuli, ann, ann marie, anna, annie, anthony, antoinette, apple, april, arthur, ashley, audra, audri, barbara, beca, becki, becky, ben, beth, beverly, billy, bobbi, brendan, brian, brittney, c.h., caitlin, cami, candace, cari, carley, carmen, carole, carrie, cassandra, catherine, catlin, chanthoeun, charissa, cheri, cherie-lynn, cheyenne, chris, christina, christine, cristoph, cindy, colleen, crystal, dale, dan, dana, dani, daniela, danielle, dannell, danny, darrin, darryl, david, dawniel, debbie, deborah, deloris, denise, desheila, diane, dominique, donna, dorothy, eddie, edra, emily, erica, erin, fay, freya, gabrielle, genevieve, glaucia, gretchen, haley, hannah, havilah, heather, heidi, holly, ingrid, iris, isa, isabelle, jack, jade, jaime, james, jamie, janet, jasmine, jaycee, jd, jean, jeannette, jen, jenn, jenni, jennie, jennifer, jenny, jessi, jessica, jessie, jill, jim, joan, jodee, jodi, joe, johanna, jolene, jon, joncee, jude, judith, judy, julia, julie, julyssa, justin, kacy, kaela, kam, kara, karen, kate, kathleen, kathryn, katie, katrina, katya, kelli, kelly, ken, kim, kimberly, kittavong, kori, kris, krissie, kristen, kristin, kristina, lana, laura, lauren, leah, leilani, lesa, leslie, lia, lily, linden, lisa, liz, lorene, lucie, lucrecia, lucy, mabel, madsen, maggie, malia, marcie, maria, marie, marisa, marissa, marla, mary, meegan, meg, megan, meghan, melissa, meri, mia, michael, michele, michelle, mickie, mike, misty, mitchell, molly, morgan, nadia, natalie, nate, nathan, nathaniel, nicola, nicole, nikita, nikki, noelle, okema, patti, pattie, paula, philip, prema, priscilla, rachel, ralph, rebeca, rebecca, rebekah, reeta, regina, ren, renee, rey-robert, rhonda, ricci, rita, robeccer, robyn, rocky, rose, rosemary, ruel, rychelle, sabina, samantha, sami, sandra, sandy, sara, sarah, scot, scott, shanna, shannon, shayla, sherial, simone, sinead, sommer, stacee, stacey, stacy, stephanie, stevi, susan, suzanne, suzie, synda, tamara, tami, tanya, tara, tawni, teresa, teri, terri, theresa, tiffany, tina, toni, tracey, tracie, tracy, trish, tsuki, valdecir, valerie, vanessa, vickey, wendy, whitney, youkeun, yuliya, yuri, zoltan

And I want to give a SPECIAL shout out to two groups of people

1. Those of you born on my birthday, July 22: Allison, Charissa, Christine, Dorothy, Elizaveth, Jessica, Jon, Kam, Kimberly, Meri, Paula, Sandra, Sara, Sherial, and Teri

2. Those of you named Jessica, especially Jessica Cernat, who has the same name AND b-day as me!

No matter what day you were born, you're just a *little* bit smarter than everyone else if you see your name above, because you had the good sense to get on our **BIRTHDAY LIST**! If you're not on it, no free gift for you. Don't be like that!

Happy Birthday July!!

]]> http://www.shootsacblog.com/index.cfm/postID/309/some-random-awesomeness-in-honor-of-june-th http://www.shootsacblog.com/index.cfm/postID/309/some-random-awesomeness-in-honor-of-june-th Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:55:00 GMT
This SUPER fun photo is from twitterer twitter.com/holidaybythesea, and everything about it screams RAD! Check it out:

These two are from e (Erik) of ae photography

Do you have rad photos of your Shootsac ... your subjects and think you belong on this blog? Email those bad boys to flamingo@shootsac.com!

]]> http://www.shootsacblog.com/index.cfm/postID/308/calling-all-birthdays http://www.shootsacblog.com/index.cfm/postID/308/calling-all-birthdays Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:25:00 GMT
Our **BIRTHDAY LIST** is one of my favorite things that shootsac does. Every single month, we send out an email late on the first day of that month to all the people who are on our list having a birthday in that particular month. The blast has a little birthday goodie for all of those peeps.

Who would turn down a free birthday gift? That would just be crazy! Get on the list!

]]> http://www.shootsacblog.com/index.cfm/postID/307/last-day-of-the-sale http://www.shootsacblog.com/index.cfm/postID/307/last-day-of-the-sale Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:31:00 GMT
Today, Sunday the 13th is the LAST DAY to participate in our Super Sale! To refresh your memory, for $189 (that's just $10 more than a Shootsac Lens Bag ONLY), you get:

-1 Shootsac Lens Bag
-1 Shoulder Pad
-1 Baroque Cover

That's EVERYTHING you need to get started! Don't show up to weddings looking sloppy this year, show up with some STYLE!

Just go to: www.shootsac.com in the US and www.shootsacinternational.com to play with us!

]]> http://www.shootsacblog.com/index.cfm/postID/306/baroque-and-the-world-two-of-my-favorite-things http://www.shootsacblog.com/index.cfm/postID/306/baroque-and-the-world-two-of-my-favorite-things Tue, 08 Jun 2010 01:48:00 GMT

There are so many places I'd love to go: Africa, Ireland, China, and everywhere in between! If I was independently wealthy, you'd find me gone for a month here and there, exploring off the beaten paths and nooks and crannies from land to land.

Some of you are even out there doing just that!

In fact, we get emails almost every day from someone, somewhere in the world, asking why we do not ship worldwide. Our response until now has been that you can order our bags from our partner, Adorama, who does ship internationally.

UNTIL NOW!!

If you live somewhere besides the US (and most people out there do!!), you can go to our new international website:

SHOOTSAC INTERNATIONAL!!!

And yes, you'll be able to participate in each and every sale we have, as well as have any item shipped to you anywhere for a flat rate of $35.

Hooray World!!

Which leads me to the next big news!! Until Sunday night, June 13, we have a SWEET SAUCE SALE going on! Check it out:

To play with us, if you're in the US, go to:

www.shootsac.com

and if you're anywhere else go to:

www.shootsacinternational.com

]]> http://www.shootsacblog.com/index.cfm/postID/305/nyc-walkabout-winners http://www.shootsacblog.com/index.cfm/postID/305/nyc-walkabout-winners Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:57:00 GMT
15 for the shoot + class.(9:00am-12:00pm) These people should show up at Adorama's front door at 8:45 sharp, 42 West 18t St, between 5th and 6th avenues, NY, Ny 10011

1. Maggie Harkov
2. Heather James
3. Samantha Shay
4. Kaycee English
5. Christine DeLessio Miller
6. Ashley Bartoletti
7. Janine Kaye
8. Jamie Delaine
9. Megan Fluharty
11. Michael Miville
10. Jennifer Imus
12. Chris Dion
13. Steve Pestrock
14. Rachel Naft
15. Jillian Farrell

10 for the class only. These people should show up at 11:00 sharp on the 5th floor classroom at Adorama, same address: 42 West 18t St, between 5th and 6th avenues, NY, Ny 10011

1. Mark Litwa
2. Melissa DiLernia
3. Lisa Doan
4. Faith Jones
5. Irina Danielyan
6. Julie Branyan
7. Caitlin Scott
8. Adam Scherer
9. Lilian Hoyt
10. Ariane Hunter

Jessica Will be sending the winners an email with more information shortly! Thanks so much for entering!

**Are you interested in a walkabout in your city? Leave a comment and let us know where!**


]]> http://www.shootsacblog.com/index.cfm/postID/304/happy-birthday-june http://www.shootsacblog.com/index.cfm/postID/304/happy-birthday-june Mon, 31 May 2010 17:45:00 GMT
Little did I know that they have something here called June Gloom. As in, the entire MONTH of June is enclosed in a dark, foggy gloom that hovers just above the horizon.

I refuse to admit this exists! Even if it does, it still doesn't take away what June does for me--it refreshes. It renews. And it's never gloomy ALL the time :)

So June Babies, chin up, no matter what the weather is where you are! You shine so bright that no cloud could compete with you anyway!



aaron, alicia, aliza, ally, allyson, amanda, amber, amy, andrea, andrea dawn, angie, ann, anna-lena, anne, annette, ansley, april, ashlee, ashley, aubrey, becky, ben, beth, bianca, brandi, brandon, brenda, brian, bridget, brit, britney, britt, brittni, brooke, brynn, caitlin, cameron, candi, carey, carla, carlea, carolyn, carrie, casey, cassie, catherine, celeste, chantelle, charity, chastity, chelsea, chris, chrissie, christina, christine may, christy, chrystal, claudia, cory, courtney, darling, deanna, debbi, debbie, deborah, debra, denise, diana, diandra, diane, dorian, dustin, elisabeth, ella, els, emilee, emily, emma, erica, erika, erin, esther, ethan, frankie, gabrielle, gen, getti, ginny, hannah, heather, helen, holly, ilse, ivette, jadine, jamie, jana, janelle, janna, jax, jean, jeanine, jeannie, jeff, jen, jenna, jennefer, jennifer, jenny, jesse, jessica, jessie, jill, joel, josh, julie, jummy, kacie, karen, karin, karly, katherine, kayleigh, kaylyn, kel leigh, kelli, kellie, kelly, kelsey, kendall, kenny, keri, kerry, kerstin, kim, kira, kristi, kristin, krysta, krystal, lana, laura, leina, leslie, lidda, linda, lindsey, lisa, lizzie, lori, louise, lynda, lyndsay, lynn, maha, malyn, mandi, mandy, marchelle, maria, mariana, mariann, marie, marissa, mark, martha, mary, matt, meg, megan, meggie, meghan, melanie, melissa, michelle, mike, mindy, missy, monica, naghmeh, nancy, natalia, natalie, nathalie, naudra, neely, nichole, nickole, nikki, nina, noush, nova, olivia, onna, pam, pamela, patricia, patti, penny, pinky, priscilla, rachel, rae, rej, renee, rhonda, richard, robbie, sabrina, samantha, sami, sara, sarah, scot, shana, shannon, shaun, shawn, shelby, shelley, sherah, simona, siri, stacey, starla, stefanie, stefany, stephanie, susie, suzanne, syl, sylvia, tahlia, talar, tamra, tara, tasha, taslim, tassy, theresa, thao, theresa, tiffany, tilman, tori, tracey ivy, traci, tracy, trish, tyler, vanessa, veronica, vicki, vicky, vu, wendy, winnie, wyatt

I was unable to find out many interesting facts about June, so instead, here are some interesting facts about life in general:

-The pupil of the eye expands as much as 45% when a person looks at something pleasing
-Dalmations are always born with no spots
-Bats always turn left when exiting a cave
-It cost 7 million dollars to build the Titanic and 200 million to make a film about it
-The average person laughs 13 times per day
-If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, that person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died of wounds received in a battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of a natural cause

Did you like this info? Want fun facts, and free gifts on your birthday? Then **GET ON THE BIRTHDAY LIST**

]]> http://www.shootsacblog.com/index.cfm/postID/303/a-free-shoot-with-jessica-claire http://www.shootsacblog.com/index.cfm/postID/303/a-free-shoot-with-jessica-claire Mon, 24 May 2010 11:38:00 GMT
Jessica Claire ... Shootsac have partnered with Adorama to bring you a 100% FREE morning shooting and processing! Although the workshop is totally free, the class is limited to 15 winners, and an additional 10 who will join us for processing only. Here's the skinny:

WHERE: NEW YORK CITY, BABY!
WHEN: June 28th, 2010, 9:00am for shooting, 11:00am for processing
WHAT: A gorgeous couple in vintage attire will be our models as we walk around the NYC streets shooting and chatting for an hour! Then we'll head back to the Adorama store for a processing class and a Q...A
HOW: You might be wondering how to enter! Good question! Just click the link below, and get your name on the list!

ENTER TO WIN!!

Hope to see you there!

**winners will be announced the first week of June!**

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