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Win Your Own Jo Totes Camera Bag

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Jo Totes Camera Bag

Are you a budding photographer? Or perhaps just a wannabe photographer? I can’t decide if I fit more into the first category, or the second. I got a new DSLR camera over the summer and I LOOOOVE it. I still feel very much like an amateur, but the camera alone takes some amazing photos. I can only imagine what I will be able to do with it once I learn all of it’s functions.

Maybe you are well past me and already have amazing photography skills, but still need that perfect bag to accessorize and protect your camera with. Why pay all of this extra money to have a nice camera, when you don’t have the proper bag to protect it? Besides, who doesn’t want to look cute while hauling their gear (or extra set of eyes, as I like to call it). My camera is my extra set of eyes that can really capture the beauty around me – and portray it better than I would be able to explain it to someone.

Jo Totes has some beautiful camera bags, so you can photograph in style. I recently received one of their newest bags, the Gracie, and I love it!

Here are the specs:

  • Exterior material: soft, top quality faux leather in black
  • Interior fabric: bright blue silky cotton
  • Protective foam sewn into the lining of all four sides and bottom of the bag, with extra padding on the main two thirds of the bag
  • Four protective metal feet
  • Removable shoulder strap
  • Removable cross body strap
  • Removable shoulder pad
  • Four adjustable interior pads
  • Main compartment closes with a zipper
  • Exterior: two front pockets with magnetic button closures, one large front pocket with a zippered closure, one back pocket that includes a zippered compartment and a quick-access non-zippered compartment
  • Interior: zippered iPad pocket on one side of the bag and another zippered pocket for your phone and keys on the other side; four removable pads that attach to the sides and bottom of the bag by means of Velcro, allowing you to fashion your own compartments to accommodate your specific equipment
  • Size: 13″ x 13.25″ x 4.74″

What I love about my Gracie bag is that I can stick my camera in it, my phone, wallet and other items I may need when heading out, and people may never even know that I am carrying a camera case. It is a stylish looking purse with all of the protective barriers to keep my camera safe. Some of my work requires me to go into stores and take photos of my shopping trips. I am able to be a lot more discrete with my camera, by keeping it in my Gracie Bag when it’s not in use. I love it!

The Gracie Bag retails for $119, and I really feel like you are getting a lot with it. I love the padded velcro pieces that come with it, so you can create your own padded cells, as you would like. Any of the bags from Jo Totes would make amazing holiday gifts for the photographer in your life!

One lucky Clever Housewife reader will get to pick out their choice of bag from Jo Totes. You pick the style and color! I am so excited about this giveaway, and hope you will be too. The giveaway will end at 12:01am ET on 11/9. Open to the US only, and only one entrant per household. Entries will be verified.
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I received a Jo Totes bag to facilitate my review. All opinions expressed are my own. 

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  5. Jen says

    I would choose the Gracie in teal. 🙂 My hubby just bought me my own camera, and neither of the cases I have work for it.

  14. Ashlie A. says

    Umm, I’m pretty much in love with the Gracie Teal or the Allison Mustard or jeesh the Rose Sugarplum. But let’s face it, I’d be super pumped with any of these bags! 🙂

  18. Tania J says

    Missy Mint is a great looking bag. I’d have to get my husband to let me use the camera–he is rarely without it.

  37. Cynthia Sandifer says

    I would check with the person I am going to give this to as a gift–find out which she prefers. Looks like a really nice bag.

  55. Marianne Anthony says

    The turquoise, red and yellow bag. I already have several uses in mind for it in addition to it being a camera bag.

  103. Amanda Garvin says

    These are beautiful! I love that they don’t look like camera bags. My favorite is the Georgia Nautical- orange and stri

  108. Deanna Arcilla says

    This camera bag looks fabulous. Thanks for sharing your pictures and describing the details of your bag. I’ve been trying to narrow down my choice between the Gracie and he Betsy bags. I just recently became a fan of Jo Totes:). It would be a blessing to win a Jo Totes bag! The Kelly Moore and Epiphanie bags are gorgeous too but they were totally out of my price range. If I win I would want the Jo Totes Magenta Gracie bag:)

  109. Mary Diehl says

    well, after looking at them, I ended up like this one, the Gracie Black bag. thanks for the chance

  110. MonaG says

    I like the Georgia Herringbone. I hope I win b/c we travel extensively and our camera goes everywhere with us so it would get heavy use. The bag we use right now is not what I’d call stylish — just an ordinary black vinyl camera bag.

  115. Laura Kochanski-Yawin says

    Would love to have the rose sugarland. Would use it like a purse its so pretty

  117. Tina Harris says

    I’m totally diggin these bags, but I feel in love with the Gracie Butterscotch!! I love burnt orange and this is just too perfect!! Fingers crossed for sure!

  127. Lorna England says

    Wow, what fab bags! Love them!
    The Georgia Neon would be my pick!
    Thanks for the great giveaway!

  138. Cassandra Eastman says

    I think i’d have to go with the Missy Mint bag, love the color and it’s gorgeous!

  170. Tracey McCullough says

    I would love to win this! I’d be torn between having one of the greatest Christmas presents to give away and the terrible urge to ferret it away for myself! lol THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY!!! I love the Gracie in Teal ….. and Missy in Mint too. lol

  171. Alicia Stamm says

    my favorite is actually the one you posted, the black gracie bag… but i like it in grey also

  194. meme says

    I would love to win this even though my camera is small I would love to be able to make myself a customizable (sp) “purse” As someone with lots of health issues not only do I have to have the normal stuff for a purse but also lots of needed medical supplies and medicines with. It would be great to be able to keep them organized instead of a jumbled heap at the bottom of a bottomless pit as my hubby calls it. Lol. Never would have thought to use a camera bag until. I saw this post and give away thanks!

  196. Christina says

    My friend and I have been looking at these for forever. We love the brighter colors especially the teal. Sooo pretty.

  201. Nicole Mealing says

    Oh my! so hard to choose one! I didn’t think I would like them as well! I THINK Millie is my favorite! 🙂 black or gray! (can’t decide)

  205. Theresa says

    I love Gracie and Betsy…probably in mustard, or teal, or maybe magenta. So many great choices!

  214. susan smoaks says

    If I was lucky enough to win I would choose Missy Chocolate! They have some really nice bags!

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