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Cougar,
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This month:
- Maple Lawn store opens October 15th!
- Fun Photobooks made easy!
- Photo Contest! Win a Month-Long Photography Show at Grand Cru!
- Printable Coupon! See sidebar for a one year renewal on your discount card!
- Looking for Polaroid Film? - Much of it has been discontinued, but we have some at both our stores.
- Photographer of the Month! Takes a one - month hiatus...back next month!
- Many things you may not have known that we can do-most right here in the store!
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TECHLAB PHOTO'S MAPLE LAWN LOCATION OPENS THIS MONTH! |
Techlab Photo opens this week in Maple Lawn! We welcome you to stop by, see our beautiful new space, and meet the staff. There are still a few services that we can't complete in the new store as we wait for equipment to arrive, but that won't affect you - anything we can't do in Maple Lawn, we'll do in our Baltimore location for you. So you'll still have the convenience of dropping off and picking up your items in Maple Lawn and we will take care of the rest! We'll keep you updated as all the new equipment goes online. Our new store is gorgeous - we can't wait for you to see it.
 Looking for a full or part time job and have an interest in photography? Bring a resume / work history (or email Dan with the same info).
Yes, the picture to the left was taken some time ago - we didn't want to give away the surprise!
After almost two years (can you believe it's been that long?), Techlab returns to Howard County! Techlab will be opening a second location in the Maple Lawn neighborhood just south of Columbia. Located near the intersection of rt. 29 and rt. 216 in Fulton, Maple Lawn is a growing community of residential neighborhoods, businesses, & schools  . There are plenty of dining and shopping options for you to see while visiting our beautiful new store located at 8170 Maple Lawn BLVD on the first floor.
Some current retailers include: Bellisimo Flowers, Bra-La-La, Calico Corners, the Daily Grind, Hyatt, i.m. Wine, & the Pearl Spa & Boutique. See the Maple Lawn Web Site for more information. Update! Smile Wizards has officially opened for business in our building! Pura Vida MedSpa has also opened on our other corner.
What does this mean for you? If you are closer to that side of town, you can visit us without spending as much time in the car or money on gas! If you are from the city or points east and north, it's a great place to visit and have a good meal while having prints made and memories preserved at Techlab! If you know anyone in the area please let them know! |
| Fun Photobooks Made Easy! |
Not sure what a photobook exactly is? Read on. Already excited about a fun, NEW, versatile way to get photo books from Techlab? Click here and click the launch button.
Photo books offer a great way to combine scrapbook style keepsakes with a coffee table book of your favorite pictures. The great part is that you can quickly an inexpensively make these high quality books (not those one-hour ones that leave a bad taste in your mouth) for every occasion. Make one for a vacation, one for a graduate, one for baby's first year, a sports team, or whatever theme you want to have! Fade backgrounds behind your pictures, rotate and overlap some images but not others, the possibilities are endless!
You have options as far as page numbers, cover colors and materials. Split an image over two pages, make an all black and white book or just have the backgrounds in black and white but have the foreground pics in color. It looks great, that's the choice I went with myself when making my first book.
Uploading is easy because there is none! With the Rocketlife software, you are creating the book with your own images, and it just uploads the product when you are done. It also saves your work if you want to finish it later. Have fun with it, you could have all your holiday shopping done within hours or even minutes!
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| Food + Wine + Your Photos = Gallery Showing at Grand Cru |
 We're teaming up with Grand Cru Wine Bar across our court yard to bring you the best photo contest of 2008. Why is it the best of '08? Food. Hot food, cold food, cooked uncooked, from the land or from the sea. Your take on one of our basic human needs could will start off your 2009 right with your own gallery showing for the full month of January at Grand Cru complete with an opening night party for family and friends. The winner will display their photos to all who enter Grand Cru and can set their own price for print copies.
First prize is the January 2009 Photographer of the Month at Techlab, and runner up is a $25 gift card from Techlab.
Entries should contain your edible image and be 8x10 or 8x12 in size (prints at the show will be 11x14 or 12x18 and can involve other items than food). Entries should be dropped off at Techlab September through November 30. Entries will not be judged by any Techlab employees or its owner. Entries can be but are not required to be printed by Techlab and no weight will be given to those printed or not printed by Techlab.
No purchase necessary. See store for details.
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Thank you very much for taking time out of your day to read about what's going on at Techlab. We hope to see you very soon around Belvedere Square and Maple Lawn! Visit our web site to order prints and see everything else we have to offer!
Sincerely,
Dan Gaffney & the Techlab Staff:
Allison, Cougar, Danny, Evan, Kelly C, Kristen, Liz, Melika, Pat, Shawn, Traci & Tracy |
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Refer a friend, get one free year of discounts!
Coupon valid for one year discount card renewal. Have your friend bring this coupon in (you can forward this email) to Maple Lawn with your name and phone number written on it. We will then add one year to your account! Must present coupon to receive discount. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Feel free to forward email to friends and family! Offer Expires: 11/30/08 |
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Upcoming Events |
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Techlab Photo supports Breast Fest at Nick's Fish House in South Baltimore October 11. This day-long event filled with food, drink, music and games benefits Mercy Hospital's Breast Center. Help us celebrate and "Save the Girls!" by bidding on silent auction items & grab bags donated by Techlab Photo, past photographers of the month Walter Margeson and Dan Stewart and other great local merchants!
- Pink Night! Friday October 17th from 5-9pm in Maple Lawn... Come see all the great stores in Maple Lawn and receive a free gift from each and every store! Then return to the store of your choice for an additional gift! Benefits Success in Style & S.O.S.
- Techlab Photo supports Baltimore Women's Film Festival being held October 23-26 at the Landmark Harbor East
- Walter Margeson photography exhibit at Metropolitan Coffee House & Wine Bar in Federal Hill postponed due to fire at the Metropolitan. When it is rescheduled, you will see it here.
- Excerpts from the Baltimore Camera Club Calendar
| Thursday, October 16 |
Program Program Submit Digital Images for next weeks comp Norm Barker Presents (Don't Miss This!) www.ancientmicroworld.com |
| Saturday October 18
| Mini Camera School = Seeing in Black & White Arthur Ransome (possibly others instructors) Fee $35.00 for members and guests. |
| Thursday October 23 |
Digital/Slide Competition OPEN COMPETITION FOR CLUB MEMBERS
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Events happen often and this month include women & wine events, Day Out with Thomas the Tank Engine, and many others!
Tasty events for women that benefit the community! |
| FREE BAGEL & CREAM CHEESE! |
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Spend $50 at Techlab and your receipt is instantly redeemable for a free bagel and cream cheese. Our friend Greg at Greg's Bagels is offering a free bagel and cream cheese when you show the receipt same day (or next day if they are closed when you make your Techlab purchase)! Whether you are a regular at Greg's or this will be your first time, we assure you it won't be your last!
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| Did You Know You Can Do That at Techlab? |
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You may know that we can process film and print pictures from color negatives and digital memory cards, but did you know on the premises we also:
- Canvas Gallery Wraps!
- Process and print B&W and medium format films
- Passports Photos!
- Recover lost images accidentally deleted from your memory card
- Make your photos into playing cards
- Scan negatives, prints and slides at high resolution (or lower for web use)
- Custom mat prints and documents to fit the perfect frame
- Scan your prints, negatives and slides so you can have all your images in one spot (though we recommend backups!)
- Digital camera classes! Learn one on one how to use your new camera!
- Process E-6 and mount slides (as well as make slides from prints and vice-versa)
- Print canvas, banners, and prints up to 44 inches wide
- Restore damaged and aged photos
- Create special occasion cards (baby, holiday, etc.)
- Turn your color image into a stunning black and white photo with one spot color (see store for examples)
- Cellphone pictures! If your phone has a memory card (many newer phones now come enabled-we stock the cards if you do not have one), our in-store kiosks can print them for you
- Combine these and other services to create unforgettable gifts!
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