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Saturday, February 26, 2011

Sundae Scoop w/ Light Scoop!

Welcome to another week of Sundae Scoop!

I’m excited to get this party started! wahoo!

First off let me announce the winner from last week’s Sundae Scoop.

elisekayem said...

I would LOVE the ivory rose ring! Everything in the shop is lovely though!! :)

Giveaway:

Today’s giveaway is brought to you by Light Scoop. To be honest I’m found using my pop-up flash a lot. Trust me I’m not proud of it. I know photographs look MUCH better in natural light… but what’s a girl to do when I take most of my photos at night.  Let’s face it, I’m a night owl crafter.  I also realize my pictures look shiny and off color with the flash… and I hate it. LUCKILY I’ve had the opportunity to review the Lightscoop and must say the pictures look WAY more natural and crisp than with just the pop up flash. Take a look.. You’ll be quite surprised. And Yes I did take a picture of thin mints girl scout cookies… which are now all gone. sigh.

thin mints girl scout cookies

The top picture is WITH the Lightscoop and the bottom is obviously not.  I seriously couldn’t believe the results until I loaded my camera onto the computer. The pictures are taken on the SAME exact mode. Everything was the exact same when taking these pictures except the top picture has the Light Scoop attached. Crazy huh?!

girl scout cookies thin mints

 
 

I’ve enjoyed playing around with my Lightscoop this week and have been really impressed with the pictures. The only downside is you can’t take pictures outside because it needs a wall to bounce the light off of.  It is DEFINITELY worth $29.95 rather than spending a couple hundred extra bucks on an external flash. I think this is a great deal, with great results.

A little about Light Scoop:

lightscoop review

“Lightscoop® is a smart low-tech device that creates soft, flattering light by redirecting your camera’s pop-up flash to a ceiling or wall.

Don’t let your convenient little pop-up flash ruin your photos with evil red eye, ugly shadows, hot spots, bleached out faces, underexposed colors, and blurry movement that exist only in your photographs, not in the real world.

Slip a Lightscoop® on your camera and never miss out on another fabulous picture! Lightscoop creates soft, natural light and lets you capture the scene the way you see it.”

Say goodbye to ugly flash photos with your Light Scoop. 

The nice people over at Lightscoop would like to give one I Heart Nap Time reader there very own Lightscoop. Awesome huh!?

To Enter:

  • Visit Lightscoop’s website and let me know why you need a Lightscoop.

Extra Entries:

  • Join I ♥ Nap Time  on FB or Light Scoop on FB
  • Follow I ♥ Nap Time
  • Share this giveaway on your blog, FB, or Twitter
  • Link Up to the Party

Good Luck. This giveaway will end March 5th at 8PM.

Now grab a scoop of ice cream and let the party begin. I can’t wait to see what you’ve been up to!

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Don’t forget to grab a button or link back to the party. Have a great weekend!

286 comments:

  1. I need one of these! I also am a night crafter and hate having to wait until morning to take pictures. That thing is RAD!

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  2. I need this because I am constantly holding a piece of paper over my pop up flash! My sweet little babe hates my bright pop up flash ;)

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  3. I'm already a follower of your blog ;)

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  4. Okay so I nee-eed(can you hear the whine in my voice) the light scoop! I really struggle taking pictures. I am also a night owl crafter! Thanks for the great Linky Party and Super Great Blog! YOU ROCK!!

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  5. I need a light scoop! My little guy's cute little face always gets so washed out by my regular flash. I've tried making "homemade" light scoops & I can never get them to work! Thanks for the chance to win!
    Cara
    mrs.mcgrady(at)hotmail.com

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  6. Holy Cow! I had no idea that one of these existed! I ALWAYS craft at night, and I am constantly having to wait to take "finished" pictures until the next day, which is so frustrating!
    This would be AWESOME!
    Thanks,
    Lindsayronae(at) gmail (dot) com

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  7. I linked up the fabric check book cover.
    Thanks!
    lindsayronae(at) gmail (dot)com

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  8. Thanks for the fun party Jamielyn!! You know I follow you and love you!!

    xoxo
    Jen

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  9. That looks so interesting!! I would love to be able to craft at night more - especially this time of year when the days are too short! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  10. Oh I need one so bad! I have resorted to covering with my hand! My daughter would also love if I had this!

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  11. I just got a new camera from the hubs and would love this fun gadget!

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  12. I need this because I, too, am a night crafter! I always remember to take pictures at night in order to post in the morning.

    chris.tana08@hotmail.com

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  13. I follow I <3 Naptime
    chris.tana08@hotmail.com

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  14. I'm link #29
    chris.tana08@hotmail.com

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  15. I need *anything* that will help me take better pictures! The Light Scoop looks very cool.

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  16. I need this for my husband! He's an AMAZING photographer and would just die to have this! And I would get some extra points for winning something just for him.... Which would be nice for me! :) :)

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  17. I definitely NEED one of these! I am a night crafter as well so it is pictures with the flash or nothing!

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  18. I totally need this! :) I've been taking much better photos lately in manual mode, but the indoor lighting & flash issue isn't the best. This would be so helpful!!

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  19. I linked up my tulips at about the exact same time you left a comment on them on my blog...so weird! Anyway...I am #37 Thanks for hosting!

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  20. I have never heard of Light Scoop, but I have been desperately needing something like this. I, too, take most of my crafting pictures at nighttime, but end up having to wait until the next day. I also take pictures of food at nighttime because that's when I get to do most of my baking at cooking, and always end up with shotty results. AHH! I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to have one!!

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  21. Oooh, I have never seen this before but it wouldn't definitely come in handy at my house!

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  22. I joined I heart naptime on FB! Looks like fun stuff on there too! YAY!
    http://www.tiffanieschendel.blogspot.com/

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  23. I so need one of those! I have an external flash and while it's better than just the built in flash, it's still so harsh. This product sounds amazing!

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  24. I linked up. Not sure if I'm supposed to leave a comment for that, but just in case :)

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  25. This is a great idea! I've wanted a new flash for indoor stuff. Especially since we don't get outside in this cold weather and I have cute kids I want pictures of. We send photos to Dad who is away with military. I liked you and lightscoop on FB, follow your blog, and blogged about this. Thanks!

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  26. Oh my...
    I struggle.
    I really want to take amazing pictures, but just don't have it. I really think this would help me! how amazing! thanks for sharing!

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  27. I need a light scoop because it will prevent my pictures from looking flat. I never use my flash for this reason it's just too powerful. Being able to bounce flash of walls is great though!

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  28. Shared on FBOOK!
    I've had my eye on a light scoop for a while now, figured I'd wait until my birthday. Hopefully I win, that would be so awesome! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  29. "Liked" Lightscoop! I already "like" I heart Naptime

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  30. I now am a "follower"! Whipee I REALLY hope I win. It's not an expensive accessory for great results.

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  31. I need a Light scoop - I have the absolutely worst lighting in my home. I do not have a lot of natural light so I have to rely on my camera flash or my nasty tungsten lights that leave all my pictures yellow. Help!!

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  32. I like I ♥ Nap Time on Facebook!

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  33. I need a lightscoop for late night project pictures too!

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  34. i really need one of these! the pop up flash is driving me crazy and it looks like this could solve my problems--if i don't win it, i'll certainly buy one!

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  35. I definitely could use a light scoop! Not only are my kids at school during most of the good natural light hours, I live in the northwestern US so there is very little of the right light available from October to April!
    Thanks for hosting the party!

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  36. I would love to win the lightscoop and be able to take good pictures inside - even at night. :)

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  37. This looks like a fantastic little gadget that I would definitely use! Thanks to you and Lightscoop for the chance to win.

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  38. I've been following your blog for quite some time now. Love it!

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  39. I follow you through email and I must admit I need the "light scoop" because I am fascinated by taking pictures of hands and I can see what a difference it would make in a picture.

    Thanks,
    thegrayhair@gmail.com

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  40. Definitely would like better pics for my blog and I take a lot of pics at night too.

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  41. I so NEED a light scoop! Amazing invention huh!! I am a newbie at taking pics (well trying to take appealing pics at least) so a light scoop would help me out! I am crossing my fingers!

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  42. I joined the party as well! Thanks for the invite, I am adding my St.Patty's S'mores~ no bake!

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  43. Oh, this would be perfect!!! If you've seen my pictures you can see I too have the flash issue :-)
    Hugs, antonella :-)

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  44. Ver cool device! I take lots of nightime pics, and I certainly have lighting issues! Would love to try the scoop!

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  45. I follow your blog.....love it!;)

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  46. I do tons of blogging and post lots of pictures of projects. I need this for my Nikon Camera. Thanks.

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  47. GRADUATION!!!! I need this Light Stop. I have my youngest graduating from high school....my oldest will graduate from law school next yr, and middle child will grad from college in 2years....so many pictures..so many mistakes. I need all the help I can get.

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  48. I need one of these so I can take pictures of my newborn without blinding her! hat a great idea!!

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  49. I need a Lightscoop desparately. I am fed up with the washed out pics and the huge black shadows that come from using the flash on my SLR. if i don't use the flash, it's blurry. Would love, love, love to win a lightscoop

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  50. I NEED that!! My house has almost no windows and gets very little natural light, so unless I take my photos outside or make my kids sit in an open doorway I have to use my pop up flash.

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  51. i liked Lightflash on FB

    trfaulk at comcast . net

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  52. I posted this giveaway on FB

    trfaulk at comcast dot net

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  53. I am a follower! Thanks for the giveaway.

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  54. I am a follower and would love one to use on my pop up flash. With kiddos, the best time to craft is when they're sleeping. Which means pics are taken at night because I can't wait till morning to take them. :) Love it!!

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  55. i blogged about this giveaway.

    http://featuringthefaulks.blogspot.com/2011/02/lightscoop-giveaway.html

    trfaulk at comcast. net

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  56. I would LOVE to win a Light Scoop. I do a lot of crafting/cooking after daylight hours are spent, and my flash photos are awful!!! I have a new Nikon, and I'd love to pair it with a Lightscoop. :)

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  57. I'm such a novice when it comes to photography, but I have a Canon Rebel XTI and my pictures look horrible. This looks likes something simple that I could use to make my pictures look so much better!

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  58. THIS is the answer! I have a very expensive camera and I'm never happy with the photos because of lighting issues. I was just thinking this morning that I have got to figure out a way to fix it or get a new camera. I think this is my answer! Thanks for sharing it and the opportunity to win one!

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  59. oooo....I need one of these babies! Let's just say my pictures could use all the help they can get!

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  60. i'm really sad i didn't know that this existed before now!!!!! why do i need one? because i have HORRIBLE lighting in my house. we are talking one window a room around here...& my kids manage to do something photo worthy either at night, or when it's completely overcast & there is no light in sight to peek through my one measily little window...

    this is AWESOME! thanks for spreading the word & for the opportunity to own one!!

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  61. Thanks for sharing about lightscope. I've been wanting a new flash for so long now. This is a great alternative for indoor pictures!!

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  62. I Followed LightScoop on FB, AWESOME Product!

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  63. I would love a lightscoop...I love taking pictures of my crafts, or my kids art projects, however, I always have funny coloring because of the flash!!

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  64. I need one because I am also a night crafter...plus, I will *hopefully* find out I'm pregnant this week and I will be taking thousands of pictures of my future baby!

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  65. Oh,I NEED one of these, for real! I have a Canon 30D and have never been happy with the pop-up flash. I think the website summed it up perfectly for me, "Don’t let your convenient little pop-up flash ruin your photos with evil red eye, ugly shadows, hot spots, bleached out faces, underexposed colors, and blurry movement that exist only in your photographs, not in the real world." I liked both your site and the Lightscoop site on FB, subscribed to your blog here, and now I'm off to post this give-away on my blog! :D

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  66. I blogged about this!

    http://madewithemilylove.blogspot.com/2011/02/lightscoop-giveaway-over-at-i-heart.html

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  67. I have a blog and an Etsy as well as 2 beautiful kids to photograph. I take pics daily, and would love something to keep shadow down on food pics. I really need one of these.

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  68. I need this! I have a great camera, but you're right, the flash always ruins the light, and I end up spending forever in Photoshop fixing stuff. Pick me! Pick me!

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  69. I would love one for the late nights I still need to take pictures but no natural light!!

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  70. I need one of those light scopes for sure! I do most of my baking/cooking in the evening after work and food does not look too appetizing when taken using a flash!

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  71. OH and thanks so much for the invite! I linked up my Minty Oreos :)

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  72. WOW! I am SO impressed! Such a simple thing makes a huge difference. I take my own family photos using a timer and often have HUGE problems with the lighting, shadows, blurring! I want on bad!

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  73. Awesome product. Blogged about your giveaway.

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  74. Posted on facebook too! Hope I win, as do all the subjects in my photos. Thanks Jamielyn!

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  75. I really could use one of those. It would take care of the shadows I have been complaining about. I also follow your blog and l"liked" both your page and I was the 1000 person for lightscoop. That was cool. Thanks.

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  76. I need a lighscoop because I am a beginning photographer and I ONLY know how to take pictures with flash and they just come out OK.

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  77. I need one because I just do! :]

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  78. I would LOVE to win a Light Scoop.
    I take more pictures than I would like to admit, only none of them are great because I still use the auto setting with the flash. This would help me soooo much!

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  79. OMG! I would LOVE to have a Lightscoop! I take so many pics of my baby girl and none of them turn out just right. This would help me sooooo much!

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  80. I liked Lightscoop's facebook page

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  81. I NEED one of these so I won't have to tape my flash down anymore on my Rebel!

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  82. I need one because my pictures look terrible with my flash!

    nickandashleycrown(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  83. I am a follower

    nickandashleycrown(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  84. I like your facebook page.

    nickandashleycrown(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  85. I would love one of these! I work during the day and most of my pics are taken in the evening so I am always needing extra light:)

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  86. I would love this! I joined iheartnaptime on facebook:)

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  87. I'm obsessed with a Light Scoop and bugging Cute Husband about one constantly, so I'd love to win one! :)

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  88. That Light Scoop is SO cool!! I would love one to give to my sister who just got a DSLR and is still learning the tricks with lighting. This would help her HUGE!!

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  89. I like I heart naptime on Facebook already :)

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  90. This is sooo cool! What a huge difference it makes

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  91. I am using my cell phone to take pictures of my products and it really is just not working. I need anything at this point. lol

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  92. That thing is awesome! I didn't know it could be possible to take good "dark time" pictures without being a flash-guru! Let this be the lucky number!!!! I need this because I have an awesome camera (still learning how to use it) and no idea about lighting! Help me!!

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  93. I'm also a follower of your blog!

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  94. I definitely could use a lightscoop, since any photo I take with my camera flash makes people look like the walking dead!

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  95. I could desperately use a lightscoop! I just recently had a baby and unfortunately he doesn't always wait until there's "natural light" to do adorable things!

    *i already follow your blog, but also joined you on fb. :)

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  96. I would love one of these! I am always taking my pictures at night.

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  97. I linked up the baby blanket, sleep sacks, Amelia Top, and Carmen's Tunic.

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  98. I would love a lightscoop because the lighting in my dorm is terrible!

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  99. Oh I really need this because I take a lot of pictures of my daughter inside (too cold outside) and I hate the flash shadow! Pictures would be so much better with it!

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  100. Thanks for inviting me to your Linky Party.

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  101. I totally NEED one of these!! I make lots of my stuff at night or late day and my lighting is horrible! This would be AWESOME to get pictures of my late night creations!!

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  102. Wow, I definitely need one of those. It would be awesome for taking photos of my kids in our dimly lit house--we need flash here!

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  103. I need Lightscoop so I can take good pictures any time of the day.

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  104. I had never heard of it before but now I NEED one!!! I hate when my kids are doing something cute but I cant' capture it in a picture cuz the lighting is all wrong.

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  105. I would LOVE to have one of these! I need one because my birthday is on Friday and everybody knows Momma's hints go unnoticed.... :) I take a lot of inside photos of my toddler and they are always a HOT MESS. I hope I win!

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  106. thanks for hosting, jamielyn! xo

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  107. YAHOO!! This is awesome! I nnneeeedddd one! My kids always have bright "Flash" faces in indoor photos and it BUGGGSS me! So difficult to get that look out of your photo using photoshop!

    I NEED THIS!

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  108. I really need a Lightscoop! I always have to take my food photos outside since my kitchen is so dark. If I had one of these, maybe my neighbors wouldn't think I was so crazy taking pictures of cupcakes in my yard :)

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  109. oh my goodness, I so need this! I detest the results I get with my pop-up flash (canon 600D) and prefer to get blurry shots with no flash to the harshness of the flash photos (or no photos at all) . If I don't win, I'll be trying to get one shipped to Australia for SURE!

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  110. I need one to get rid of the SHADOWS! :)

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  111. I linked up my Popcorn Cupcakes ~ thanks for the giveaway!

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  112. I follow I Heart Nap Time!

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  113. thanks for hosting and allowing me to share my idea and pick up others

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  114. Thanks for hosting! Love this blog party. your blog is so pretty.

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  115. I would love this! It works so much better than a pop-up flash, and is light and compact.

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  116. After the kiddo is in bed is the only time I get things done, so I'm also a night owl crafter. And both my little boy and my husband have blue eyes, so there is ALWAYS the dreaded red-eye in our photos! This would be perfect!

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  117. I linked up! Thanks for hosting!

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  118. I take a lot of photos at night for my crafting once I've completed projects and flash ruins the photo. Awfully so. I also have an almost 11 month old, and especially during this winter, we spent a lot of time indoors and I lost A LOT of what would otherwise be great photos to flash washout and other unmentionables. :( I'd really love the Lightscoop to help with these problems.

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  119. I REALLY need this. Not only am I a night time crafter, but I also have mostly north facing windows in my house so I find that I almost always have to use a flash. This would be so great.

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  120. I'd use this all the time! I have a Canon 50D. I'm always taking pictures of my niece and we can't always rely on natural light.

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  121. I liked I heart naptime on FB.

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  122. I could use one of these VERY badly! I'm still learning manual mode and this would improve my pictures dramatically!

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