Photo Freedom Giveaway.

To celebrate Stacy's new book Photo Freedom, I have one here to give away. Leave a comment below + tell me your biggest photo struggle. Comments will be open until Thursday at 8pm Pacific.

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  1. Cheryl says…
    01/23/2008

    Not being able to find the photo/photos I'm looking for when I'm inspired to scrapbook the story.

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  2. Jenna says…
    01/23/2008

    My biggest struggle right now is getting my camera fixed! I've had all these great times in the last 3 weeks and canon had it for repair.
    ARGH!

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  3. denise (imchatty) says…
    01/23/2008

    My biggest struggle is learning how to adjust the flash and taking great indoor pics. Sometimes I get a great pic but most of the time I get it too bright and the faces look almost whited out or too bright...if that makes sense.

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  4. Meg says…
    01/23/2008

    My biggest photo struggle right now is how to protect digital pictures long term!

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  5. karen says…
    01/23/2008

    I have over 7,000 pics in 3 years on my computer. My husband bought me an external drive (I had no idea what that was) because he said I was using up too much memory on the computer. Now, the files are listed by date. Can you imagine looking for a photo. I just end up reprinting pics over and over. Or I spend my time looking for a photo to scrap then in the mist of search end up spending an hour strolling down memory lane. By the time I find the picture, time is up and I don't feel like scrappin' So yes, I'm looking forward to discovering an answer to solve my dilema

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  6. Brandi S. says…
    01/23/2008

    I love photograpy and I love scrapbooking, but my biggest challenge is sitting down to actually organize and scrapbook the photos I've taken. I get so excited when I pick the photo prints up from the printer and I always have good intentions to scrapbook them right away, but for one reason or another I don't do it. Instead the prints just sit in the photo envelope in which they came in from the printer, which I know is not good. I need some fresh ideas to get myself motivated!

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  7. Denise says…
    01/23/2008

    Organization of all the STUFF - pictures, CD's, negatives, etc. and photography in low light situations. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  8. emily (justem) says…
    01/23/2008

    Oooh exciting. My biggest challenge is learning to use the light that I have to it's fullest potential!

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  9. Jayne Kielman says…
    01/23/2008

    My biggest CHALLENGE is group/activity oriented photos and finding a way to "cut through the clutter". I struggle to find what I want to be the "focus" of the photo- and feel like my results are a little busy sometimes.
    Can't wait to see Stacy's new book!

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  10. Kim says…
    01/23/2008

    My photo struggle is that I take a gazillion photos of the same shot. I tend to not just take one, two, or three, but many more than that. Three from each angle! :) It ends up being repetitive, and it clutters up my already jam packed hard drive!

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  11. Lindsay says…
    01/23/2008

    hmmm.... definetely the system (or lack thereof) that goes with my pictures. the ones on the computer are organized, but then there's the ones in albums and then there's the old ones that are in stacks. Oh yeah don't forget about the ones from my husband's childhood that can be found floating about. Oh, just thinking about it makes my stomach churn.

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  12. Rachel says…
    01/23/2008

    Thank Ali!
    I hae two struggles. One is in the printing. I find that I go to scrap and I don't have the size I want of certain pics. I like to order all my photos in big quantities, mostly because it's cheaper this way, only problem is, I don't plan for this.
    My second struggle is being bold. I have a hard time pulling out my camera in weird public places. It's silly, because I have a great camera and I know the photo is usually gonna be worth any stares I get. I need to get over it!

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  13. spencergirl says…
    01/23/2008

    Taking good indoor (poor lighting) photos. Everything turns out too yellow.

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  14. carla says…
    01/23/2008

    My biggest photo struggle is printing out my photos. I take lots of photos and organize them on the PC but rarely print them and share them with others.
    Carla

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  15. Fiona says…
    01/23/2008

    The guilt of having a lot of our family and heritage photos and not having a way of sharing them with the rest of the family.
    Knowing that a lot of these photos are in danger of falling into the "Stranger in the Box" category, without names.
    And now there's all these digital photos that never get printed and displayed.

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  16. Tannis says…
    01/23/2008

    Organizing 6 years worth of photos on our computer! Deciding which ones to print and which ones to scrapbook...Definitely needing to take some kind of PhotoShop course to learn of the possibilities of how to edit... The list is endless. I'd like to keep it simple, but am not sure where to begin!

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  17. evelyn says…
    01/23/2008

    I'm struggling to get control over my digital camera. It's always a great shot in my mind but the resulting photo doesn't match up. Lots to learn. Next challenge: what to do with all those files on my computer and backed up to the EHD. So many so-so photos, so little time...

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  18. Suzanne says…
    01/23/2008

    My biggest struggle is just remembering to get the camera out and take every day pictures. That includes taking pictures of my husband and also allowing the camera to be turned on me. I have so few of me....

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  19. Photojenic says…
    01/23/2008

    I have the same struggle as everyone else, organizing photos. I started shooting digital in 2002, and have a ton of digital as well as film photos.
    For the most part I had my film photo pretty well organized until I decided to have them scanned. The scanning place had me sort them by SIZE, which meant instead of being in neat little boxes by year they are now a gigantic mess. Not to mention the scanning company did a terrible job, making the digital copies unusable.
    So now I not only am out $100, but I have years of photos (mine and my grandmothers) that need to be completely resorted and reorganized.
    This time though, I'm planning on putting them into sleeve albums instead of boxes, so that my family can enjoy them whenever they like. I really need to get started, but every time I look at the box full of jumbled photos (almost 3000 pictures!), I get depressed and don't know how to get started.

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  20. Karen says…
    01/23/2008

    My biggest photo struggle is getting them off the camera... I still have photos from Thanksgiving on memory cards waiting for me to get them saved onto the computer!

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  21. Michelle Marsh says…
    01/23/2008

    I have finally given up my compulsion to scrap all of my photos, but I'm still struggling with what to do with the ones I don't scrap. Plus, I really want to scan all of my pre-digital photos so I have them on my computer, but this is so overwhelming!

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  22. Jonel says…
    01/23/2008

    My biggest fustration would have to be the fact that my camera is too big for my britches. I bought a Canon Rebel SLR and no very little about what to do with. I know that am not even near using it to it's potential. I know a photography class is in order but that would mean less cash for scrapbook supplies so what's a girl to do. Love you, Ali
    Simon looked great in his birthday hat!

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  23. Crafttealady says…
    01/23/2008

    Oh, very cool! I haven't read any of the books that Stacey has written before.
    My problem would have to be F stops and bright light... I haven't got the hang of that at all! I do fine in low light, but brights - blah!

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  24. Jodi says…
    01/23/2008

    organizing excess photo's once I've scrapped them. Also backing up whats on my computer.

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  25. Mary Jo says…
    01/23/2008

    My biggest struggle is going from digital to print with my photos... being a web developer/designer, there are so many filters, leveling, color corrections, and cropping. The possibilities are endless. So endless, i don't know where to start or where to go. :D

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