Our awesome iPhone app, Plastic Bullet, has been optimized for iPhone 4 and translated to work in 6 additional languages (French, German, Spanish, Swedish, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese). So we’re celebrating with a new international contest! Tweet a photo that uses Plastic Bullet, and you could win an iPad or other prizes. This contest ends on November 22nd, at 11:59 PM PST. Winners will be announced a few days after that date (probably right after Thanksgiving).

Enter the contest and read the rules here: http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/social/plastic-bullet-international/

The contest is open to international submissions. Only ONE ENTRY per user.

Get Plastic Bullet HERE.

Here are some great shots from the last contest:

We had a lot of great entries for our Plastic Bullet contest, but, ultimately, we had to choose only 3 winners. And here they are:

A fantastic shot, right out of a magazine I am not hip enough to be reading, from @jculpjr.

A perfect memory captured in time, by @LonnyQ.

Nice black and white shot from @luxurymindz

Thanks again folks for your fantastic entries. It was truly painful bringing it to just a final 3, because we really loved so many of the shots.

And the Random winner of the Plastic Bullet Contest is @texasmwade. This was @texasmwade’s picture:

The picture also included the following caption:

“This is my entry for the iPad contest! Hoping a hot chick and a bitchin’ 1981 Z28 Camaro are things you guys like! It’s a cool app!”

Thanks! We think the App is pretty cool too. And the good news is, whether we like bitchin’ cars or not – Dude! You won an iPad.

FYI – We used Rowfeeder.com to capture all entries to the contest. After removing any posts that were ineligible (based on the contest rules), we used Random.org to randomly pick the winner from list of contestants.

But now on to 2nd Prize… We’ll anounce the skill-based winners next week. We have to go through them as a team, here at RG. We’ll let you know soon. Thanks to everyone for their great submissions!

Day 7 is the charm I guess! Tons of great last-minute entries for the Plastic Bullet contest:

The contest is over. We will be announcing winners in the next few days. Thanks so much for all the submissions. Great stuff!

With the new iOS HDR photography options, and the new iPods with cameras, we hope to do another contest soon. Stay tuned.

What an awesome holiday weekend! While I was hanging out on the beach, and attending a wedding in my best pair of jeans (not kidding), you were all busy sending in your incredible entries for the Plastic Bullet contest. Here are some of our favorites:

Don’t forget – today is the last day to enter. So if you haven’t already, get yourself Plastic Bullet for a mere $1.99 and ENTER THE CONTEST NOW!

IMPORTANT NOTE: you can use ANY camera to take the picture, it just has to be processed with Plastic Bullet. But even if you’re not a pro photographer with serious camera equipment,  you still have as much of a chance as anyone else to win an iPad.There will be additional prizes awarded based on quality, but for the iPad, it’s open season!

Alright – things are starting to heat up! Tons of entries in the Plastic Bullet contest, and we’re getting some great stuff.We’re seeing kids, creatures of all sizes, architecture, not to mention some bordering on the macabre.

Plus, that rock concert image (or is it a book club meeting?) by @BryanVFX is definately at the top of my favorites so far.

IMPORTANT NOTE: you can use ANY camera to take the picture, it just has to be processed with Plastic Bullet. So break out your Cannon 700D’s with a 15 bajillion MM lens that costs more than a house. It’s all good.

But hey – the good news is, even if you’re not a pro photographer with serious camera equipment,  you still have as much of a chance as anyone else to win an iPad.There will be additional prizes awarded based on quality, but for the iPad, it’s open season!

So if you haven’t already, get yourself Plastic Bullet for a mere $1.99 and ENTER THE CONTEST NOW!

Hey Folks – Yesterday we announced our Plastic Bullet Contest, and the entries have been pouring in. Here are some of our favorites from day 1:

Don’t forget, there are different prizes awarded differently:  1 based on randomness, and 3 based on skill.

For the skill based entries, we love  some of the great scenic shots, but we’d also love to see some interesting shots of people.

Keep em coming!

In case you missed it, you can enter the contest HERE.

Our awesome iPhone app, Plastic Bullet, has been updated with a bunch of cool new features, and we want to see what you can do with it. Tweet a photo that uses Plastic Bullet, and you could win an iPad or other prizes. This contest ends on September 7th, at 11:59PM PST. Winners will be announced within a few days of that.

Enter the contest here: http://redgiantsoftware.com/social/plastic-bullet-ipad/

This contest is only open to residents of the United States. Only ONE ENTRY per user.

Get Plastic Bullet HERE.

Let me just cut to the chase here and say that if you love the iPhone Apps “ShakeIt Photo” and “CrossProcess” but always wanted to work with them on a big screen in Photoshop or your video editor – you’re lucky day is here. Introducing Nick Campbell’s Vintage Film for Looks:

iPod/iPad friendly version on Vimeo.

OK – now for the story behind the product.

I’m one of those people that, when I set my mind on something, I find a way to make it happen. I’ve wanted to find a project to work on with Nick Campbell (also known as the GreyscaleGorilla) for a long time, but there didn’t seem to be an opportunity. He’s incredibly talented as a photographer and designer, and guy who’s always excited about the things he’s working on. It gets me excited to be creative too.

I have both his iPhone apps, and use them all the time. I also watch his tutorials whenever possible, and check out his 5-Second Projects for inspiration.

A recent CrossProcess photo shot on my iPhone.

So, when it became my job to manage the development of the Guru Presets here at Red Giant, the first phone call I made was to Nick.  “How do you feel about making ShakeIt Photo and CrossProcess for Magic Bullet Looks?” I asked him.

At this point, I think you know the answer he gave me (I guess that’s what happens when you put the punch line before the story – but whatever). But it wasn’t enough for Nick to rest on his laurels. And given the vast toolset in Magic Bullet Looks, he was able to greatly expand upon his work to bring you what is one of my favorite Red Giant Products of all time.

Everyone I have shown this too during the beta process has said things like “Damn, that’s awesome” or “That’s truly inspiring” or “I am out of the office, but will be checking email periodically” (OK – that last one was not a winner, but I know that if they were in the office they’d have loved it).

I am really happy with the way it came out. Nick is a great guy to work with and a true artist. I can’t wait to do more cool things with him.

I hope you enjoy this exciting Guru Preset Pack of 32 Looks that (with the exception of the 4 AE-only Templates), can be used in Final Cut Pro, Motion, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Avid, Vegas, and Photoshop – if you have Magic Bullet Looks, PhotoLooks, or Quick Looks. You can share these looks from program to program to create a hip vintage style that you will get nowhere else (except maybe your iPhone).

To make Vintage Film for Looks even more valuable, there are 4 free kick-ass tutorials from Nick, right here.

If you like these Guru Presets, don’t forget we have many others from talented folks like Harry Frank, Nando Costa, Cassidy Bisher, and more. You can find tons of Free presets as well at Red Giant People.

iPod/iPad friendly version on Vimeo.

Introducing Red Giant Software’s Plastic Bullet: A Photo App with infinite possibilities.

Plastic Bullet puts the fun, spontaneity, and unpredictability of plastic-fantastic toy cameras right into your pocket. Just tap to turn your photos into gloriously unpredictable works of art, then tap again to change the look.

Get it on your iPhone now, for just $1.99 at the Apple App Store: itunes.apple.com/us/app/plastic-bullet/id372405516?mt=8