••••••••••••WINNER IS HEIDI DEAN, #129!•••••••••••••••••••
heidi, email me and get me your address. you have a rad new camera strap headed your way from emily and i! wish i could give 831 straps away, i always hate the let down after all the build up of excitement…
yesterday, em came over after school as a surprise for the little girls (we have been hearing moan-y sad complaints like “when will we EVER SEE HER AGAaaaaaaaaaaIN?” with much flopping and hand to forehead sighing) (an hour spent on video chat sunday evening did nothing to satisy them) (where did they ever learn that? certainly not from their overly dramatic and emotional mummas!), to watch our tivo’d project runway, and get indian for dinner. and so that i could eat my weekly allotment of yindi’s neck.
our routine has become ritual at this point. sacred. and awesome.
she also sewed a new (vintage!) ribbon onto my camera strap. i’ve been eyeballing it for weeks in her shop, and lucky me, i get it for free. and guess what? SO DO YOU! (well, one of you!) we decided it would be totally fun to do a camera strap giveaway on my blog. for anyone that doesn’t know, em started making her “funky camera straps” in april 2007. no one else was doing it at the time, she is the original gangsta! when we met, she had the coolest strap on her camera, and i begged her for ages to start making them and selling them. i knew firsthand how hard it was to find a cool strap. i had looked high and low for years for a camera strap that wasnt just utilitarian. and im the google queen, and i could never find anything that wasnt intended for an older male photog and his khaki pocketed vest. she set up shop on etsy, and has sold over 800 of them since.
and now its your turn to get one. if you already have one, awesome, enter to win anyway and have two to switch out!
just comment on this post by 1:30pm PST Sep 18. i will draw a winner soon after that. winner gets the same strap as me. this wonderful, adorable, kitschy vintage goodness.
two someones wanted to model camera straps too…
Way to stick it to the man. Nice to know there are girly straps out there. Out of 800… hummm, probably not me.
Are you kidding? My neck would love you for the rest of it’s life!
Thanks for the chance.
Who WOULDN’T want one of those adorable straps? Here’s to hoping I win!!
Love it. I’d also like that lens, but I’m not seeing that in a giveaway in the near future, darn it!
PS, love the library shots.
Please relieve me of my male camera strap – I’m in need a strap makeover in a desperate way!!
I’d love a new camera strap! Maybe it will come with some good picture taking vibes, too!
Sweeeeeet! Thanks for the opportunity!
Oh, I could so use one of those…so fun!! pick me
I just started checking out your blog – love your stuff! And what an awesome strap; I would love to win it!
I want to be you when I grow young :) Love your work – really inspirational, and I LOVE getting glimpses into your life!
Sa-weet! Go #824!!
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Am I too late???? Love the strap :)
Okayyyy, will some schmooizing help me? Tara, you look awesome and healthy and beautiful!!!(it’s true…) but pick me! pick me! hee hee…
What are the chances that I’ll win–there are already 825 comments! But I’ll leave a comment anyway!
I DON’T KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS THERE, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO ENTER!
OOOOOOHHHHH! I want one of Emily’s cool camera straps!
pick me! ;)
wow – 826 comments already – you are definitely the queen of photogs! And that strap… fit for a queen (and her humble admirer : )
actually ordered one from her several months ago and LOVE IT!
But would LOVE another one too :)
Love the straps, your blog and your pics.
Dang – I love those straps!! Yeah, I hope I win!!
Me, me, me!!! Please pick me ! :) What a lovely, gorgeous camera belt! You both create such beautiful, stunning art. Prayer of peace and love to you both. :)
Love your blog. Love your attitude. LOOOOOVE your photography. Brilliant.
I would LOVE to wear one of these around my neck!!! How sweet!!
pleeeeeease???
am i too late? i check your blog every day and then i didn’t and look what happens…
wow that’s the coolest eva!
Love the camera strap! I’d love to have one!!
Awesome camera strap! However, my question is about your lense hood (thats what they’re called, right?!) I was wondering if they are a must, when you should use them, what they do for your photos, and i know there are different styles, whats the best? THANKS!!!!!! ashley :)
I love love love your ribbon camera strap! I’m going to find some and do that if you don’t mind, I just hate that CANON EOS around my neck in every photo of me.
I also just love your images.
I love the camera strap . . . and your photos too.
Hi Tara – I absolutely love your work and your family stories! I always look forward to checking your blog and find your work and life so inspiring!
holey comments, camerawoman!
i’ve been drooling over that very pattern. so sunny. looks great on you!