Sunset Print Award: Enter to Win Big Prizes at These Upcoming Competitions

Sunset Print Award
Photo by previous Sunset Print Award winner Jeff Dachowski, M. Photog., Cr., CPP, C.Ph.

The Sunset Print Award is being presented at print competitions across the U.S. Though 12 competitions are already completed, there are still about a dozen remaining that you can enter for a chance to win a Sunset Print Award.

Winners of the Sunset Print Award at each competition receive a crystal trophy, a lapel pin, and a $250 gift certificate for Sunset-branded inkjet media. Sunset Print Award winners at each competition receive an additional prize, an iPad Mini, if the winning image is printed on Sunset inkjet media. Entries do not need to be printed on Sunset media to qualify, but must be inkjet-printed.

Each winner in the regional and local competitions is then automatically entered to win the Grand Prize in the national Sunset Print Award competition. The Grand Prize winner receives airfare for two to Sarasota, Fla., with lodging at Lido Beach resort for three days and two nights, a $500 Visa gift card and national recognition. Second and third place winners receive a $500 and $300 Visa gift card respectively.

Following are the competitions being held through the end of March. For a full list of upcoming competitions (there are a bunch of them in April) and more information about those competitions, go to www.sunsetprint.com/competitions/.

Professional Photographers of Ohio, Lewis Center, Ohio: Print submissions are due by Monday, March 17, and the convention, called Photo Blast, runs from March 20-23 in Lewis Center. Click here for more information.

PPA Southeast District, Atlanta: Print submissions are due by March 19. District judging will be held in conjunction with the Georgia state convention in Atlanta, March 27-79. Click here for more information.

Professional Photographers of Michigan, Livonia, Mich.: Entries must be in the print room by 6 p.m. on Friday, March 28, with judging beginning the next morning at 9. The PPM March Madness convention runs March 28 through April 1 in Livonia. Click here for more information.

GPPA Print Competition, Atlanta: All entries must be uploaded by March 20, and the convention runs March 27-29 in Atlanta. There are two opportunities for Sunset Print Awards, through both the PPA Southeast District (see above) and the GPPA Print Competition. Click here for more information.

Wyoming Professional Photographers Association, Casper, Wyo.: Print submissions are due March 24 and the convention runs March 30 through April 1 in Casper. Click here for more information.

Good luck, get involved and get recognized! Check with each competition to verify submission deadlines, judging dates, submission/entry rules and more.

And be sure to visit www.sunsetprint.com for more information about the Sunset Print Award, a full list of upcoming competitions, the Sunset product line, and more. If you have any questions, contact a LexJet customer specialist at 800-453-9538.

Get Recognized, Win Big Prizes in the Sunset Print Awards

Sunset Print Award
Photo by previous Sunset Print Award winner Ann Naugher, M. Photog., CPP, at the 2012 Southeast PPA District competition.

 

Sponsored by LexJet, the annual Sunset Print Awards are again being presented at select PPA events and other regional and state competitions. Sunset Print Award winners receive a crystal Sunset Print Award trophy, a lapel pin, a $250 gift certificate for Sunset inkjet media and entry in the year-end national Sunset Print Award competition.

Sunset Print Award winners at each competition receive an additional prize, an iPad Mini, if the winning image is printed on Sunset inkjet media, though entries do not need to be printed on Sunset media to qualify.

Each winner in the regional and local competitions is automatically entered to win the Grand Prize in the national Sunset Print Award competition. And, in order to be entered in the national competition you must enter and win a Sunset Print Award at one of the competitions. Click here for a list of upcoming competitions.

The Grand Prize winner receives airfare for two to Sarasota, Fla., with lodging at Lido Beach resort for three days and two nights, a $500 Visa gift card and national recognition. Second and third place winners receive a $500 and $300 Visa gift card respectively.

“The Sunset Print Award has become the coveted award in the photography market, and from my perspective as a board member of the Professional Photographers of Michigan we couldn’t be more appreciative of the award,” says Tina Timmons, owner of The Portrait Gallery in Vassar, Mich., a previous Sunset Award Winner who also prints for other photographers for competition. “And, when we print for competition we prefer Sunset inkjet media over any other paper.”

To find out more about the Sunset Print Award and upcoming competitions, as well as a gallery of previous winner and information on Sunset inkjet media, go to www.sunsetprint.com, or contact a LexJet customer specialist at 800-453-9538.

Free iPad Mini Countdown Ends Friday

Get a free Mini iPadThe clock is winding down on LexJet’s special end-of-year free iPad Mini promotion, as well as the latest round of rebates on Canon wide format inkjet printers. Here’s how the free iPad Mini promotion works: LexJet is giving away an iPad Mini with every purchase of a 42″ or wider printer and/or laminator plus $500 of qualifying LexJet media (inkjet-printable media, laminates, adhesives and backers) until Friday, Dec. 14, or while supplies last. Plus, you don’t have to pay for anything until Jan. 31.

Click here for all the details on the free iPad Mini Countdown, and click here for rebate information from Canon, Epson and HP. The Countdown ends Friday, as do the Canon printer rebates.

Go to lexjet.com/FreeiPadMini to see exactly how much time you have left to take advantage of this special promotion for a free iPad Mini. Then, contact a LexJet customer specialist by phone at 800-453-9538 to cash in on this offer (the promotion can only be redeemed by calling in for it and is not available online).

Qualifying printers at LexJet include, but are not limited to: Canon’s iPF8400S 44-inch printerand iPF9400S 60-inch production printer; Epson’s SureColor S30670 low-solvent production printer and Stylus Pro 11880 64-inch photo printer, and; HP’s L26500 61-inch and L28500 104-inch production latex printers, Z3200 44-inch photo printer and Z6200 42-inch and 60-inch photo printers.

Qualifying laminators at LexJet include, but are not limited to:  GBC’s 2080WFt 79-inch cold, hot laminator, Seal’s 44 Ultra Plus 44-inch cold, hot laminator, Daige’s Solo 55-inch cold laminator, and D&K’s Expression 42 Plus cold, hot laminator. For all the qualifying brands, equipment and media/laminates, go to lexjet.com/FreeiPadMini.

As an added bonus, all printer and laminator purchases come with free shipping and a $9.99 flat rate on all other orders from LexJet’s nationwide network of distribution centers. Plus, you’ll get free and unlimited product and technical phone support from your customer specialist.

With additional bundled offers from LexJet, Section 179 tax incentives from the Federal government, and end-of-year rebates and specials from our printer manufacturer partners – Canon, Epson and HP – this iPad Mini Giveaway Countdown offer is the perfect head start into Christmas.

For more information and to take advantage of this offer, contact a LexJet customer specialist at 800-453-9538.

End of Year Rebates from Canon, Epson, HP

Inkjet printer promotions and rebates
Donald Stocks of PIP Printing in Greenville, N.C., took advantage of the combination of rebates and the LexJet iPad Mini promotion. He's up and running with his new Canon iPF8300S, shown here printing on LexJet 8 Mil Production Satin Photo Paper. Stocks said, "The pricing was great and the iPad Mini was icing on the cake."

Just in time for Christmas, following are a variety of rebates and promotions from Canon, Epson and HP, most of which end on Dec. 31.

Speaking of Dec. 31, don’t forget to take advantage of LexJet’s free iPad Mini promotion: Buy a 42″ or wider printer and/or laminator, plus $500 in inkjet media or laminates, and you get a free iPad Mini. To top it all off, you don’t pay anything until Jan. 31.

As Gary Kingsbury, owner of The UPS Store in Homestead, Fla., put it: “I’m very pleased with the deal, especially since a starter set of ink is included; that’s not an insignificant value in and of itself. My net cost on the printer is quite low when you consider everything you get with it.

Canon
From now until Dec. 15 you can take advantage of mail-in and trade-in rebates, which can be combined:

  • iPF6400: $300 trade-in rebate (must include a photo of any 17″ or wider printer), plus a $300 mail-in rebate
  • iPF6450: $500 trade-in rebate (must include a photo of any 17″ or wider printer), plus a $350 mail-in rebate
  • iPF8400: $800 trade-in rebate (must include a photo of any 36″ or wider printer), plus a $1,000 mail-in rebate
  • iPF8400: $400 trade-in rebate (must include a photo of any 17″ or wider professional printer), plus a $1,000 mail-in rebate
  • iPF9400: $1,000 trade-in rebate (must include a photo of any 36″ or wider printer), plus a $1,500 mail-in rebate
  • iPF9400: $500 trade-in rebate (must include a photo of any 17″ or wider professional printer), plus a $1,000 mail-in rebate
  • iPF9400S: $1,000 trade-in rebate (must include a photo of any 36″ or wider printer)
  • iPF9400S: $500 trade-in rebate (must include a photo of any 17″ or wider professional printer), plus a $1,000 mail-in rebate

And, while supplies last, there are also ongoing trade-in and mail-in rebates on Canon’s other printers:  $300 on the iPF6300, iPF6350, and iPF8300S; $880 on the iPF8300; and $1,200 on the iPF9000S and iPF9100. For trade-in eligibility you must have a 17” or wider printer for the 24” Canon printers, or a 36” or wider printer for the 44” or 60” Canon machines.

Mail-in rebates include $350 for the Canon iPF5100, $500 for the iPF6300, $1,000 for the iPF6350, $1,000 for the iPF8300 and $3,200 for the iPF9100. The trade-in and mail-in rebates on these printers can be combined where applicable.

For complete rebate terms, go to www.usa.canon.com/rebates and pick up a claim form online at acbpromotions.com/imageprografrebate.

Epson
Epson’s December mail-in rebates for its line of 17″ printers include:

This month’s instant rebates include:

And, you get a 30% Money-Back Mail-in Rebate for qualifying EPSON Signature Worthy Cut Sheets through Nov. 30. Eligible products include 8.5″ x 11″ and 13″ x 19′ cut sheets of EPSON Cold Press (Bright White and Natural), Exhibition Fiber, Epson Hot Press (Natural and Bright White) and the Signature Worthy Sample Pack.

HP
Trade in your 42″ or wider aqueous or 30″ or wider solvent printer/printer-cutter and get $3,000 cash back when you buy an HP Designjet L26500 61-inch latex printer.

And, you can trade in your large-format aqueous or solvent printer/printer-cutter (54″ or wider) and get $10,000 cash back, or trade in a 42″-53″ aqueous or 30″-53″ solvent printer/printer-cutter wider and get $6,000 cash back when you purchase an HP Designjet L28500 104-inch latex printer.

These Upgrade to Latex Winter 2012 promotional deals are good through Dec. 31 and claims must be submitted by Jan. 31, 2013.

Plus, with the HP StartRight Program, receive up to $300 in free HP large-format media with the purchase of select HP Designjet printers. Go to www.hp.com/go/HPStartRightPromo for more information.

For complete promotion details and a claim form for the HP Upgrade to Latex Winter 2012 promotion, click here.

For more information about the printers, to take advantage of these rebates as well as fantastic bundle deals from LexJet, contact a LexJet customer specialist at 800-453-9538. And, to download rebate forms, go to www.lexjet.com/rebates.aspx.

Get a Free iPad Mini and Don’t Pay until Jan. 31

Buy a printer and get a free iPad MiniA sweet deal just got sweeter as LexJet is giving away an iPad Mini with every purchase of a 42″ or wider printer and/or laminator plus $500 of qualifying LexJet media (inkjet-printable media, laminates, adhesives and backers) for the next 30 days or while supplies last. The sweetener is the fact that when you take advantage of this promo you don’t have to pay for anything until Jan. 31, so there’s a good chance you can pay it off before you pay for it.

“When we saw the LexJet promotion that was going on, especially with the rebate from Canon, it was so inexpensive that you could almost not afford not to buy a new printer. And, who wouldn’t like to have an iPad Mini?” says Douglas Spurlock, owner of StudioWest in Anthem, Ariz.

Go to lexjet.com/FreeiPadMini to see how much time you have left to take advantage of this special promotion for a free iPad Mini. Then, contact a LexJet customer specialist by phone at 800-453-9538 to cash in on this offer (the promotion can only be redeemed by calling in for it and is not available online).

“I thought the pricing was great and the iPad Mini was icing on the cake. We’re getting up and running on the Canon iPF8300S we got through the promotion and everything is looking great so far. We installed it ourselves and it took only about an hour with all the how-to installation videos LexJet has posted on its YouTube site,” say Donald Stocks, owner of a PIP Printing location in Greenville, N.C.

Printing fine art with an inkjet printer
Douglas Spurlock, owner of Studio West in Anthem, Ariz., put his new Canon iPF8400 to use printing Alexei's Pride, a limited edition by Russian artist Alexei Butirskiy.

Qualifying printers at LexJet include, but are not limited to: Canon’s iPF8400S 44-inch printer and iPF9400S 60-inch production printer; Epson’s SureColor S30670 low-solvent production printer and Stylus Pro 11880 64-inch photo printer, and; HP’s L26500 61-inch and L28500 104-inch production latex printers, Z3200 44-inch photo printer and Z6200 42-inch and 60-inch photo printers.

Qualifying laminators at LexJet include, but are not limited to:  GBC’s 2080WFt 79-inch cold, hot laminator, Seal’s 44 Ultra Plus 44-inch cold, hot laminator, Daige’s Solo 55-inch cold laminator, and D&K’s Expression 42 Plus cold, hot laminator. For all the qualifying brands, equipment and media/laminates, go to lexjet.com/FreeiPadMini.

As an added bonus, all printer and laminator purchases come with free shipping and a $9.99 flat rate on all other orders from LexJet’s nationwide network of distribution centers. Plus, you’ll get free and unlimited product and technical phone support from your customer specialist.

With additional bundled offers from LexJet, Section 179 tax incentives from the Federal government, and end-of-year rebates and specials from our printer manufacturer partners – Canon, Epson and HP – this iPad Mini Giveaway Countdown offer is the perfect head start into the Holiday season.

For more information and to take advantage of this offer, contact a LexJet customer specialist at 800-453-9538.

Blowout! Save up to 90% While Supplies Last or the Year Ends

Clearance sale on inkjet mediaLexJet is offering a variety of inkjet media and materials at steep discounts through the end of the year or while supplies last. Save up to 90 percent on…

Browse through the categories above, add what you want to the cart, or give a LexJet customer specialist a call at 800-453-9538 for more information on the right inkjet media matches for your production workflow.

This is an excellent chance to stock up and pick up a free iPad Mini from LexJet: buy a 42″ or wider printer and/or laminator, plus $500 of inkjet media/laminates/adhesives and you’ll get an iPad Mini. Go to lexjet.com/FreeiPadMini to see how much time is left on the iPad Mini Giveaway Countdown clock and all the details.