We are all very excited that Kodak is going to be on The Celebrity Apprentice again this season! In honor of the occasion we are having a Celebrity Apprentice Kodak Digital Frame Giveaway here on 1000Words blog. The prize is a Kodak EasyShare W1020 Wireless Digital Frame SIGNED BY DONALD TRUMP!

The W1020 Digital Frame is pretty cool to start with... it is Wi-Fi enabled, has a Kodak Quick Touch Border, access to the latest news, weather and sports, you can send and receive pictures from other Kodak Gallery members... but on top of that, it's signed by The Donald!


If you want a chance to win this signed Kodak Digital Frame, all you have to do is leave a comment on this blog post with your name and email address explaining what you would do with the frame if you won it. You have until 11:30 PM (PST) on May 12, 2009 to enter your comment, at which time myself and a panel of Kodak judges with choose the winner based on creativity and content.

You do have to be over 18, in the US and not an employee of Kodak. Here are the contest rules and regulations (PDF).

Would you propose to your fiance using the frame? Make your mom cry with a slideshow of baby photos? We can't wait to read your ideas!

UPDATE - Thanks everyone for entering! The contest is now closed. We will post the results soon!

Kodak is working with MOFILM on a competition where you can showcase your film making talent! You will find Kodak on the MOFILM list, along with eleven other brands, all waiting to see how you can be creative and show off your skills.

This is how it works, choose Kodak from the brand list on the MOFILM site and download the brief, brand toolkit and guidelines. Using these, create a video that will blow us away! Upload it to the site for everyone to see and you might win these cool prizes.... First Place - The winning creative will be displayed on Kodak's digital sign in Times Square New York and the winner will also be given a 5 day stay including park tickets at either Walt Disney World or Disneyland Resort* for 4 people and also a $1000 USD worth of Kodak products**, Second Place - $500 USD worth of Kodak products** (* Subject to availability, flights not included, ** There is no cash alternative to any prizes offered by Kodak)

The deadline for entry is June 8, 2009, so it's time to start moving! The judging will be done by a panel of experts and Spike Lee!

If you are on twitter you can follow @KodakCB and look for the hashtags, #MofilmKodak and #CannesLions for updates on the competition. 

Did you know April 5 through 11 is Video Blogging Week? I didn't! The idea is to post a new video to your blog every day for a week. What a cool project!

Since I didn't participate by posting a video a day, I would like to feature the following three videos instead. They are all unique and creative videos, and they were all recorded using a Kodak Zi6 Video Camera. I was impressed by all of them.

This is one of the most artistic videos I have seen - The Last Home Recording Upon Eager Eyes. The effect Karen creates in this piece is created by shooting the video with a Zi6 through a broken Nikon D50. Throughout the video you can see the cross hairs of the camera and it feels as though you are viewing the world through a photo taking experience.


The Last Home Recording Upon Eager Eyes from Karen Abad loves Dinosaurs. on Vimeo.

Imaginative camera work and clever editing turned short clips of a snowboarding trip into video that is fun to watch and really tells the story. It's almost like being there.


it's about me from Darren Groucutt on Vimeo.

This is very creative use of a Zi6... and very funny to boot. Brad J. Ward demonstrates how you can save yourself some work and use your Zi6 to check your gutters!



I hope these videos help inspire you to shoot your own stories and maybe next year we will all be ready for Video Blogging Week. If you have a great video you would like to share, please leave me a comment. 

The Barack Obama Custom Inaugural Album is now available for sale! Using your own photos and captions you can commemorate one of the most historic days in the history of the United States.


In 3 easy steps you can upload your photos and customize your album. It's a great way to share your own experience and remember the event.  You can create your Custom Inaugural Album here. 

Yesterday I had the opportunity to spend some time with a group of bloggers who were gathered to pick up some household money saving tips from personal finance journalist and author Laura Rowley. They also learned about how the Kodak All-in-One printers can help you save money on ink.

I got to talk with Laura and a few of the bloggers about blogging, photography, videos and printing.