April 1st. April fool’s day. Just another day of people pulling your leg.
Well, on that fateful morning I woke up, got dressed, and started to read my email. One in particular read:
You won the Dream Studio Giveaway!
Hi Michael,
Congratulations!! You have won the Kupo Dream Studio Giveaway! How awesome is that?!!
OK, who’s punking me on April Fool’s Day? Well, it turns out no one was. I had entered a contest on the Kupo Grip website a couple of months prior and had forgotten about the whole thing until that morning. I cautiously replied to the email and got a response that indeed, this was no joke. And later in the day, a call from the company asking for their permission to use my name in the official Kupo Grip and “The Phoblographer ” blog announcements. I was given a choice of DSLR’s; a Canon 6D with a 24-105L lens or a Nikon D610 with a Nikkor 24-85 lens. Hmm… Well, I’m a Canon guy so that was a no-brainer. So needless to say, I was very excited to add a lot of great new lighting & grip equipment, another Canon DSLR, and too much else to list.
So here’s the official announcements from The Phoblographer & Kupo Grip:
One Massive Kupo Studio Giveaway Ends…
And the Winner of the Dream Studio Giveaway Is…
Most of my gear arrived via delivery truck in late April after being shipped air freight from JFK airport to LAX with 500+ pounds of equipment packed onto a pallet, and it is nothing less than stellar, top notch pro gear. I believe I now have enough equipment to open up a store front studio… Well, one can always dream!