Book Award Finalist and 2017 Michigan Calendars have arrived!

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Hello from Ludington,

We hope everyone is having a great start to spring! We are looking forward to photographing the flowers as they start to bloom in West Michigan and throughout the state!

Book Award Finalist!!
Team Reed is very excited to announce that Todd and Brad Reed's Michigan: Wednesdays in the Mitten is currently a finalist for three book awards!!!

IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards

Todd and Brad Reed's Michigan: Wednesdays in the Mitten is in the running for a Gold Award in TWO categories in the Benjamin Franklin Awards for 2016. The two categories are best Coffee Table Book and Interior Design: 3 or more Color.

The IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award for excellence in book publishing is regarded as one of the highest national honors for small and independent publishers.

We have already won a Silver Award in both of these categories. Todd and his wife, Debbie, will travel to Salt Lake City, Utah on April 8th to see who is the Gold Award winner.

2015 IndieFab Book of the Year Award

Todd and Brad Reed's Michigan: Wednesdays in the Mitten is also a finalist for the 2015 IndieFab Photography Book of the Year

â€œThe 2015 INDIEFAB finalist selection process is as inspiring as it is rigorous,â€ said Victoria Sutherland, publisher of Foreword Reviews. â€œThe strength of this list of finalists is further proof that small, independent publishers are taking their rightful place as the new driving force of the entire publishing industry.â€

Foreword Reviews will celebrate the winners during a program at the American Library Association Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida in June.

Stay tuned for award updates!

Our 2017 Calendars have arrived!!!!!!

SPECIAL CALENDAR PROMOTION!

From today through May 15th, 2016, Todd and Brad Reed's Michigan 2017 Calendar will be just $15! Not only that, but with each calendar purchase your name goes in a drawing with a chance to win up to five free 24inch metal prints!

Customers who purchase one or more of the first 100 calendars will be entered into a drawing to win a free 24 inch metal print with the image of their choice (does not include shipping charges). For each copy of the calendar you buy, your name will go in the drawing (example - If you purchase six calendars your name will go in the drawing six times).

After we sell 200 calendars, we will have a second drawing for another free 24inch metal print with the image of their choice. All 200 entries will be in this drawing, so if you didn't win in the first 100 you still have a chance!

We will continue the drawings when 300, 400 and 500 calendars are sold, or until May 15th, 2016. Every name that was in the first two drawings for the first 200 purchases will still be in the third drawing. Every name that was in the first three drawings for the first 300 purchases will be in the fourth drawing, and every name that was in the first four drawings for the first 400 purchase will also be included in the fifth drawing.

Theoretically, you could win five free 24inch metal prints, if you are one of the first one hundred purchases. So the sooner you purchase and the more copies you purchase through this promotion the more chances you have of winning!!!

No added discount for multiple purchases. Shipping is not included. The sale will end after 500 calendars are sold or May 15th, whichever comes first.

Special Promotional Pricing = $15
Shipping = $8

Retail price after May 15th or when we sell 500 calendars = $20
Shipping = $8

Click HERE to purchase your 2017 Calendars and get entered into the drawing!!

20/20 Vision and Improving Composition Workshop in Ann Arbor

Location: Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor
Participants will meet at CameraMall in Ann Arbor and then proceed to the theater after checking in. Participants should arrive at the CameraMall at 9:30am.

When: Saturday, April 23, 2016 from 10am to 12pm.

Participants will learn the 20 artistic elements Todd and Brad use when they are in the field composing their photographs. This Father-Son team will focus on the art and vision side of photography so that participants will see the choices and building blocks that are used to create great art. They will share their most current project and the 20/20 vision behind those images, as well as lead a question and answer session.

Cost is $50 per person. Click HERE to purchase your tickets and for more information!

The CameraMall will also be celebrating their Grand Opening on Friday, April 22nd and Saturday, April 23rd. Below are the hours for their Grand Opening Celebration.

Friday: 11:30AM-7PM.
Saturday: 9:30AM-4PM

CameraMall will host Olympus, Fuji, Sigma, Vanguard, Tamron and possibly other manufacturers and bring you the opportunity to take part in different photo activities with these manufacturers ranging from themed photowalks, to workshops, photo scavenger hunts, and opportunities to try hot new products. In addition, we'll have used camera buyers on-hand to purchase your used cameras, and our repairman on-site to check your camera on the spot!

CameraMall - 518 East Washington Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 - Phone: 734-997-5031

Picture Perfect Weekend Workshops

We still have room in our spring and fall Picture Perfect Weekend Workshops and our Advanced Weekend Workshop in the fall. If you've ever wanted help in understanding composition or how to operate your camera on full manual, now's the time! Todd and Brad will have you operating your camera on full manual, and using their 20/20 Vision Concepts when composing your images, before the weekends done! While you're learning these, you'll also be treated to delicious meals courtesy of the Cartier Mansion.

If you are interested in learning more of what these weekends click HERE or to make your reservation, please call the Cartier Mansion at 231-843-0101.

April Photo Tip of the Month

One thing that photographers may forget to do, or maybe they don't realize the importance of doing, is formatting your memory card.

When you download your images off of your memory card, and then "erase" these images, there are still traces of these files on that memory card. It lowers the room available on your card, and has an increased chance of corruption to your memory card.

By formatting your card after you download your images, this removes all traces of the files from the card. Leaving you with your full card memory, and less chance of corruption to your card or files. Be sure to format your card IN your camera, and don't use a computer to do so.

**If you have "protected" any images on your memory card, when you format your card these images will be fully erased off of the card. The protection does not protect when formatting your card, only when you erase the card.

Michigan Adventure Race: Epic Edition

It's not too late to enter the Michigan Adventure Race; Epic Edition!! The 5 or 10 hour races take place in the Ludington State Park on May 21, 2016.The first place finishers in each division will win a 16x24" ready to hang metal print of "World Class View" Click HERE for more race information and to register!

Todd had to get out with his camera and explore after the last winter storm. Both of these images were made March 25, 2016.

Todd Reed's "Decoration Day"

Todd Reed's "Spring Around the Corner"

Wishing you all sunshine this Spring!
Team Reed