win a MEFOTO tripod

#MeFOTO Weekly Tripod Giveaway Extraordinaire

Win the MeFOTO BackPacker of your choice by sharing your images on Instagram!
At MeFOTO we’re all about individuality, originality, and photography. In life you make a lot of choices. We believe this makes you the unique individual that you are... whether you take photos of your dinner or your dog, shoot medium format or mirrorless, and, for the first time ever, choose your tripod's color! To celebrate your artistic eye, we want you to share your photos with us and others, and by doing so you could win a MeFOTO BackPacker tripod in any color that we offer.
Our giveaway is happening using the wildly-popular Instagram. Chances are you already use it! If not, we’ll fill you in on how fun it is; it’s an app for sharing photos from your smartphone where you can add sweet filters photos while uploading them for your friends to see. It’s also super-easy to sign up and use.

Eligibility: Residents of the USA

Duration: March 1 – December 31, 2014

Guidelines: No nudity, nothing obscene, must be YOUR photographs, taken by you. Any violations to this will disqualify you from the giveaway. By submitting a photograph, you represent that you own the rights to that photograph. Please also see the terms of use for Instagram.
How to Enter:
All you need to do to enter is:

“Follow” @MeFOTOtripods on Instagram (instagram.com/mefototripods)

Snap your creative and winner-worthy photos

Upload your photos to Instagram with the '#MeFOTO' hashtag. Help! What's a hashtag?

And then what?

We will be picking a new winner every Friday!

Keep your eyes peeled. @MeFOTOTripods will leave you a comment on your photo if you won. Follow the directions. HINT: Usually you will get an email or a push notification on your phone when you get a comment.

Don’t forget to sign up for our mailing list to receive updates on the winner and other MeFOTO news.

MeFOTO would like to repost some of the entries on our Instagram account and other social accounts, such as Twitter and Facebook. Before we do, we will ask for your permission. If you choose to let us, we will always include a photo credit to you. If you’re not comfortable with us sharing, a simple reply with ‘no thanks’ to our request is good enough.**

**In light of the Instagram privacy policy changes in early 2013, we would like to emphasize that we WILL NOT be using your photos in any way, shape or form in our advertising. We simply want to help promote your great work and share it with others via our social accounts. Thanks in advance for being so awesome.
How We Choose Winners of the Giveaway:
Being a photography brand, MeFOTO wants to see your best images. There is no specific theme or subject matter for which we are looking, simply an exceptional photograph you have taken and for which you feel pride.
We accept entries regardless of whether they were shot on an iPhone, DSLR, or Polaroid. Our team at the office is made up of a number of skilled photographers who have been in the industry for several years, some even decades. Together, we will meet each week and choose a winner based on aesthetics, cool concepts, technical qualities, execution, and composition of the submitted photographs.
The Legal Stuff
This Giveaway is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Instagram. You understand that you are providing your information and entry to MeFOTO and not to Instagram. The information you provide will only be used for verification of your eligibility to participate in the Giveaway. Please direct any questions or comments regarding this Giveaway to MeFOTO.
Who is in charge here, anyway?
(a.k.a. the “Giveaway Administrator”)
If you have specific questions about this giveaway, please contact Rachel at RachelM@MeFOTO.com or 914-784-2673.