give-away!

What's your latest epiphanie? Leave a comment here, and enter to win a free camera bag of your choice. Or read details here to find out how you could win a brand new Canon Mark II or a $2500 gift certficate to Southwest Air.

Have fun and good luck! :)

**UPDATE**

Chosen by random integer generator: The winner of a new camera bag of their choice is Christina from My Topography!!! Congratulations! Thank you everyone for playing! I had so much fun reading through all these really thoughtful posts. :)

Comments

[Auntly H]

a recent epiphany: there are plenty of things in my life that I am not proud of, but along with the successes and the neutral actions, they contribute to who I am and what I believe in now. So, they are not regrets, but hard lessons. And, since I am human, I deserve my own forgiveness for them.

[Sharon]

My latest epiphany was that life can be beautiful in all seasons. Even winter.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/queenofsheba/4404232351/in/photostream/

[littlepurplecow (Stephanie Roberts)]

My epiphany came from author Paulo Coelho in a tweet the other day:

Never say "no" if you want to say "yes". Never say "yes" if you want to say "no."

So proud of you.

[aphrodite]

My latest epiphan'ie' was to just try it... I've been thinking about trying to make money with photography, and I think now I'll just jump in, feet first!

[Shae]

I have come to realize that I am, in fact, beautiful. My husband tells me everyday, but after having my twins, I have a hard time seeing it. I have realized that the extra weight and new grey hairs are because of my wonderful babies, and that is beautiful.

[kristinenoel]

Oh my this is a dream! Can't wait.

[Bincy]

Cooking---not sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing :)

[Lindsay]

these bags are brilliant. absolutely brilliant :)

[chris]

Those bags look so nice - hard to pick just one style/color!

[Jennifer]

Let go, let go, let go

[pam]

i've been carrying my camera in my purse, not ideal for my dslr :)

[Vanessa]

Taking a break for somethings means more time for others.
so simple it's silly but a change in routine feels really good sometimes.

[Sarah]

Oh oh oh oh wowo I so want one..or the tickets..or the bag...oh my!! What fun..please add my name to the hat!! Sarah

[Emily C.]

I realized I need to just embrace my own style and stop judging each photo I take to see if it "measures up" to someone else's work.

The bags are delicious to look at, BTW!

[Lu]

The bags are beautiful! I have been waiting to see how they would turn out and I would be honored to carry one!

[Emily]

My epiphany came the other day when I was freaking out about how swamped I am as my winter quarter comes to an end. People have expectations of me and I have my own expectations to live up to, and as I was talking to my friend about how much I have to do by the end of the week and how I may be nearing insanity, he simply reminded me: "Project positivity." Those two simple words were enough to ground me, at least for the moment we were speaking. I think the term perfectly coincides with Karen's post about "making happy." If I remain positive and have full intention of being happy, I can get through anything.

[Maggie]

I always feel like I need to rush through a portrait session or not keep a client posed in any one way for too long because I don't want them to get bored or feel uncomfortable or get tired of having their picture taken. But I recently realized that they (and I) will be so much happier if I slow down, take my time, think through my composition, and get the shots that I really want!

[shirley]

My latest epiphany - I can't control those around me, I can only control how I react.
I love the bags! Great giveaway!

[Linda]

Mine is that things don't have to be perfect, pictures don't have to be dead sharp. Things can be beautiful as they are, as they are seen, in the moment.

[Pennyscraps]

My latest epiphanie is that my heart has a voice - a voice that speaks through the lens of my camera. Only I can pursue that voice and authenticate it. My camera is the tool that I need to use daily to remember and tell the story of my heart.

[Kassie]

My epiphany was that I need to embrace each day and not just sit back and watch the world go by.

[Dana Beth]

my epiphany? that i totally need that green camera bag- for real!

[sperlygirl]

count me in, these bags are so sweet! thanks for the opportunity

[Hana]

I had an epiphanie last year while thinking what I was going to do with myself once my children were older and all of them in school (still a few years off). I knew that I didn't want to go back to a regular day job that I had done prior to having children. I realized I needed to simply do what I love! I love being a mother and I love photographing people. If I just pursue that and work hard at it then everything else will fall into place. Do what you love and you will get to spend your entire life LOVING what you do. It's simple.

[shalv73]

Need new bag!

[Krissy]

I simply love the idea of a nice-looking camera bag! I also really enjoy coming to this site daily to see another beautiful image by a talented photographer.

[Lea]

Just recently fell in love with photography...figuring out what to do with it....

[Stephanie]

I usually carry my camera in an over-sized purse too! I'm so nervous about damaging it and there's usually not enough room to bring more than one lens. I think my epiphany may be that I just need to get a good bag. It'll be so much easier to lug around San Francisco!

[Alyssa]

Going out with grownups (even once a month) for some juicy, inspired, idealistic conversation feeds the soul.
Staying home with children and being silly, dancing and having juciy, inspired, idealistic conversations does too.

[Raquel]

My epiphanie is I need to stop reading about shooting in manual and just do it - love the bags!

[minnesota:madre | Sarah Jane]

My epiphany...that I really might be able to use the manual mode.

[Joelle]

My latest epiphanie - turning 40 is a game changer! No more excuses - no more taking the safe route - no more taking myself out of the game. Here we go!

[mika]

i'm definitely in need of a new camera bag :)

[amanda]

my latest epiphany is that i must quit comparing myself with others. i'm me - good, bad, imperfect - and that is good enough.

[Patty Reiser]

I have been looking at these bags. So cute. I would love to win won. My big purse just isn't as fashionable!

[Sierra]

I've been trying to wait until my birthday for one of these bags - they are gorgeous!

[Trude]

Oh dear, that's so on my wish list!! My latest epiphanie was that it's okay to let things go sometimes. I'm the only one setting these huge expectations on myself and thrashing myself mentally for not meeting them all the time isn't doing me any good! It sounds so rational when you write it down like this, but it's truly a hard thing for me to do. :)

[Liz//Tipping Point Photo]

An epiphanie, realized in New Zealand of all places: There is more to life than work, but the right kind of work can be your life in the best kind of way.

[Shannon Chenoweth]

My epiphany is that I have come to realize that I have been given great gifts with my photography and writing and that no matter how I utilize them, I just need to be out there using them. Not everyone has to love or appreciate the work that I do, it's more important that I am doing what I am most passionate about. Great gifts are meant to be used, not bottled up on a shelf somewhere collecting dust. Get out there, have fun and just do it. Your life will be all that more enjoyable and fulfilling.

[Erika]

Love the look of these bags. I am on a constant search for the right bag. Could this be it?

[Rach]

Epiphany: family first - editing can wait.

[Rachel Dallaire]

Lovely giveaway. My latest epiphany was that I have to get healthy. There are no options or excuses anymore. :-)

[Tobi]

I just had an epiphany that I need a new rocking-out camera bag!

[Christina]

Latest epiphany: do only one thing at a time. I get so anxious multi-tasking, trying to get everything done. TThere is satisfaction in being able to complete just one thing at once...

[Kara]

My latest epiphany is that I think I was born in the wrong decade. I'm an old soul in a young body.

[Sarah Shah]

I LOVE that one in the image above. Pick me!!

[Irena]

I don't care nor want to sound smart , I just want a bag.
And if you think this comment is kinda depressed you are more than right - still, I will play along and share my latest thought... maybe not an epiphany but something that every so often pops into my head lately : after losing my 17 year old cat last week I figured that life changes don't really take a lot of time. Everything can change in a second, and you can find yourself on a completely new and different route in a blink of an eye..... you win a bag, you lose a cat....good stuff, bad stuff...... same increment of time.

[Terry]

There's an epiphany every day! Thanks!

[Lyana]

Absolutely love these bags!! As part of a group of women empowering each other, I'm in the middle of a 30 day challenge to stop complaining. My latest 'epiphanie' is that the rest of the world actually craves complaining and seems to feed on it. It has become so ingrained in our society that people expect it, support it and excuse it. Suddenly I see so many 'enablers' surrounding me. As I stand strong in my resolve, however, I'm finding the personal transformation brings more positive energy to my photography in so many different ways.

[April Brown]

Love these bags! Thanks for the chance! Being stuck at home for the past few days, due to surgery, my epiphany was that I need to take more random, candid shots which document our daily lives. For instance, my best friend in the past days has been my favorite slippers, and right now they have a story to tell...!