Well, we are recovering from a fantastic time with lots of friends at the official launch of the Jules Bianchi Photography Bay Area Studio…. also, known as our real Jules Cafe!
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Make sure you come back to the studio on Wednesday, October 28 at 7:30pm for our very first Jules Cafe in real time, our networking meeting for Photographers, sponsored by Pictage! The address is: 5772 Thornhill Drive, Oakland, CA 94611.
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The party was a huge success, and so much fun. We want to thank our sponsors again for their generous donations and prizes. We gave away so much fun stuff my head is spinning. If you won a prize, we’d love to hear about it on twitter or Facebook, so give us a shout out and thank our sponsors.
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In fact, to thank you all for coming, or just for checking out this post, here is another prize right now! Mark Adams of ShootQ has given the Promo Code JULESPARTY to give you a FREE MONTH of ShootQ when you book your first job via ShootQ’s Online Booking Engine. (This is in addition to the 30-day trial you automatically get when you sign up).
THANK YOU to our fabulous sponsors and prize donators:
Adam Fried of Simply Canvas flew in to personally give away several large canvas wraps.
Simon Anderson of Pictage flew in to personally give away a registration to PartnerCon in November — if you are not going, you need to reconsider!
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Castine Rees of Tamrac flew in to give away a ton of great stuff like:
SpeedRollerâ„¢ 1, Model 5551
Velocity 8x, Model 5768
Express 6, Model 3536
Superlights® Laptop Sleeve 15, Model 1705
Safari Case 3, Model 3433
And everyone won a neoprene memory card pocket — so cute!
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Lori Nordstrom of Pepper Custom Camera Straps flew in to give away her amazing cool personalized straps!
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Kevin Kubota of Kubota Image Tools gave away a starter action pak.
Sara France and Lauren Hillary of GoBee CF Card Holders gave away a sweet ole CF card holder.
Heather Covault of Kolo Albums gave away tons of super cute Noci Album Brag books and other cool Kolo Albums.
Jim Garner of Boda Camera Bags donated a brand new V3 bag.
Dane Sanders of Fast Track Photographer gave away three audiobooks.
Craig Strong of Lensbaby gave away two gift certificates to lensbaby.
Ira Gershoff of Leathercraftsmen donated a companion album.
Brett Brown of Claremont Resort & Spa donated a Bed and Breakfast night out at the Claremont.
Candice Cunnigham of Camera Slingers donated a sweet ole Camera Slinger.
Kerry Garrison of Camera Dojo donated a set of presets.
Jules Bianchi of Jules Café donated a set of presets and her fabulous “Olive Goes to Hollywood” book to a happy dog-loving recipient!
We also want to give a HUGE thank you to our event sponsors:
Simply Canvas
Pictage
OnOne Software
Papineau Calligraphy
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And a final thank you goes out to Michael Corsentino for coming early, hanging lights and pictures, and for shooting during the event. We love you!
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Here I am with Colin Vincent, my studio partner! Thanks, Colin, for everything!
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Wish I could have been there! What a fun time…can’t wait to drop by for a visit next time I’m up. Love this last shot too… I {heart} you girls! Thanks for all the continued inspiration!
Congrats! Can’t wait to stop by sometime! 🙂
It was awesome indeed! Great to meet you both in person after connecting through your blog, the café and Twitter… 🙂
Congrats! It looks like it was an awesome event. I’ll definitely have to swing by the next time I’m in “The City.” Cheers!
HI Jules,
Nicole and I had so much fun! So happy you have a place in the bay area. I think you had an awesome turn and everyone had so much fun! 🙂 Great job!
Not only did it look like a wonderful evening but Jules Cafe already seems to have this wonderfully cozy atmosphere. I can’t wait for a video tour of the place. Looks like something fabulous to see around every corner! Bravo Jules!
What a great day/night!! Congrats ladies, you both rock. Wishing you heaps of success in your new space & much love 😉 Michael