In celebration of Adopt A Blogger #3, I am having a little giveaway for all the Newbie Food Bloggers.
Adopt a Blogger is hosted by Kristen over at Dine and Dish. To explain Adopt a Blogger, I will let Kristen do it in her own words…
"Having a mentor to turn to when you want to learn something new, improve upon what you are currently doing, or just share an experience with someone is so important. That is why I created Adopt a Blogger in the first place a few years ago. It seemed like so many of us had talent and skills we could share with others, but there wasn’t any formal way for us to do that."
So…in a nutshell, Veteran Food Bloggers adopt a Newbie blogger and mentor them through all of the wonderful craziness that is Food Blogging.
One of the most major expenses we have as Food Bloggers is a camera to capture our creations. I would like to extend this mentoring a step further by offering a beginners photography package to one lucky Newbie Blogger.
I’m giving away a Kodak Easyshare C813 Digital Camera, a 2 GB SD card and a table top tripod. (retail value of $119.00)
Camera details: 8.2 megapixel, ultra compact digital camera. 3X optical zoom, anti-shake mode, HD still capture, ISO up to 1250, Macro focus (great for food shots!) 16 scene modes and movie mode.
I do know that space was limited this time around due to having more "Newbies" than "Veterans". This giveaway is for all of the Newbies that signed up to participate in Adopt a Blogger #3. It doesn’t matter if you were adopted or not. The qualification requirements are the same for this giveaway as they are for Adopt A Blogger #3….
" Newbies are food bloggers who have a blog that has been up for a year or less. If you are just starting out, you must have had at least 1 month worth of consistent posting on your blog."
All of the Newbies that signed up for Adopt a Blogger can enter today’s giveaway! Please leave a comment on this post and tell us what you enjoy most about Food Blogging.
A winner will be chosen by the Number Generator on Wednesday, May 27th, 2009. If the person chosen by the Generator meets the Newbie requirements you will be the lucky owner of a new point and shoot digital camera and accessories.
In the event that the blogger does not meet the requirements, another number will be generated until a winner is found.
Good luck to all of the Newbies! We hope that for the next Adopt a Blogger that you will have Veteran status and be adopting a Newbie yourself!
I’m a newbie blogger in Adopt-a-Blogger. I started my blog because I wanted a place where I could document everything that I did as well as get ideas for new projects.
I was sort of added at the last minute to AdoptABlogger as a newbie so I hope I qualify. The one thing I enjoy most about food blogging is that I love to create dishes and then share them. It has been very rewarding to me as a person and I love doing it! I know there is much room for improvement and that is why I wanted to be adopted. I have much to learn. And, I desperately need a new camera as my photographs have a lot to be desired (at least I think so LOL) Thanks for having this giveaway!
One of the things I love most about food blogging is the relationships that have sprung up because of similar interests. I’ve met people virtually that I hope to one day meet in person, and this wouldn’t have happened without food blogging…
I’m a newbie blogger in Adopt-a-Blogger. And I started my blog to document my way into pastry school, what I will eventually learn there and what I will do afterwords.
Wow, that is so generous of you! I’m a newbie and just invested in a dSLR, so not a good match for the giveaway, but just needed to tell you how nice this is! Have a great day
I’m a newbie blogger for adopt-a-blogger – I started my blog as a touchpoint for getting over my freakoutedness with certain vegetables, and also to post cute foodie drawings. I really enjoy the community you get with food bloggers and the constant communication on our favorite topic!
I am a newbie! What I enjoy most about food blogging is the community! I have made some great blogger friends who have helped me grow as a writer and as an amateur cook and baker! Thanks for the give-away!
I am a newbie and I love “meeting” all of the fantastic and talented people in blogland! I started a food blog to try and document family recipes that my grown children want to keep, but, I’ve found that I’m learning so much, plus finding so many new recipes and foods to try!
Thanks for the wonderful giveaway!
I am a Newbie adoptee! I have been adopted by “The adventures of kitchen Girl” . For me, my favorite part of food blogging is photgraphing the steps. It is immensly useful to me for understand how the food is prepared, and step by step pictures make it so easy. I am a visual person for sure, and I love taking photos of all the steps, you get a bunch of interesting perspectives!
I am also a newbie adoptee! What I enjoy most about blogging is trying out new recipes and foods, and the community who are so supportive and encouraging
I haven’t been a dedicated food blogger but have been wanting to go in that direction since starting my blog in January. I am really looking forward to being able to share my love of food and my knowledge and experiences with food in my own little blogosphere. I am a second year culinary student who is about to venture out with my own business as a personal chef.
As a sidenote, if by chance I do win the camera, I am going to give it to a dear friend who also participated in the Adopt a Blogger #3, AnyaCooks (http://anyacooks.blogspot.com/). We have been friends since 2003 and she has been camera-less for a while now. I was fortunate enough to replace my own camera that was on the fritz today, so I really don’t need it. So I do hope it’s okay for me to share the wealth if I could be that lucky.
Thank you for your generosity!
Me again…I wanted to add that if you would prefer it not go to someone else other than actual winner, I understand. I don’t want to overstep and assume that it was alright with you.
Either way, it’s still cool that you are doing this and whoever wins is very lucky!
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What a wonderful giveaway! I am looking forward to learning from my new “parent”. The thing I like best about blogging is getting to share great recipes and knowing where to find them the next time I want to make them. Hopefully my children will use it as their personal cookbook one day.
what a perfect giveaway for food bloggers!!!
i am a newbie and have been adopted by Joy the Baker – how exciting!
i would have to say my favourite part of blogging is sharing commments with people all over the world. i love to click the names of the ppl who leave me comments and see where in the world they have visited me from… it is so neat
I am so looking forward to this experience! Thanks for Kristen at dine & dish for facilitating this opportunity and to you for the awesome giveaway!
I’m a newbie blogger taking part in Adopt-A-Blogger, and the thing I love most about blogging is having the chance to share what I love–cooking!
I am amazed every day at how easy it is to keep up with the blog, because it’s not a chore, it’s a treat!
What a great giveaway! I have a SLR that I love, but just wanted to leave a note since I was adopted by you! Looking forward to working together and good luck to those who need a camera!
I’m pretty new at food blogging…just started my blog, foodette-reviews.blogspot.com and am loving it!
I’m a newbie blogger taking part of the Adopt-a-blogger! What I love about food blogging is that it helps me really take time to enjoy the simple things in life such as food, and I love the community!