New Members

I want to extend many thanks to each and every one of you who have come and paid us a visit since we started writing a few months ago. We appreciate your feedback and treasure your comments! There won't be new posts for a little while, because we're going on holiday break to spend a little time with cherished friends and family. We'll be back after the new year with lots of fresh articles, interviews and (of course) beautiful photo presentations -- we are the Photographers of Etsy team after all! And we are looking forward to welcoming more talented folks into our group next year. Until then, have a look and enjoy at the unique points of view, creativity and skill in these images from our newest teammates. Fortunately for us, they've been to a lot of places, seen a lot of things and have recorded it all.

Waterfowl - PhotographybyNicole


Flowers - orioneclipsed


Wissahickon 11 - JoePoulshock


Urban Rose - inapoppyfield


Luminaries - uvlightstudios


Gone Bananas - BarkingOwls


French Boy on his Scooter - maclancy


Fesco Flower in Yellow - kotibethphotography


After the Rain - kennafoster


Wild Bunny Rabbit - MSmithPhotography


Cherry Cupcake - MuseCatcher


Mannequin in Venice - sadafm


Sunset over Venice - LittlePetal


Okapi - TerraDawn


Morning After a Storm - Kristybee

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The New Members feature is compiled by Gigi Leonard. Gigi is a Chicago-based bon vivant and self-taught photographer whose camera lens automatically turns toward the poetry of the everyday. At the moment, she is currently working on a new image series, thinking about having another cup of coffee and gritting her teeth before heading out to shoot in the cold winter weather. You can see her work here and view her latest finds from the world of art and decor on her blog, the roadside scholar.

Mosaic Monday: Shots of the Season

During these crazy hectic times, the Photographs of Etsy know how to capture the peace, quiet and beauty of the season.

1. Paired Poinsettas – weberphoto
2. Christmas Holly - orangecatart
3. Believe - poofny
4. Christmas Memories – pfeifferphotos
5. Card Pack – photoamato
6. Winter Holly – ANJacobsen
7. Chicago Christmas – amerynn
8. Vintage Raindeer – Shartreuse
9. Holiday Fir – wlotus
10. The Man with the Beard – fosterbk
11. Ponderosa Pine Holiday – JulieMagersSoulen
12. Pointesttia – JMcGuinness

Happy Holidays to all.

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Mosaic Mondays are compiled by Patti Meyer. Patti is an award winning graphic artist who resides in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. See her photography collection at her shop right here.

New Works!

These are some of my favorites from this week. I hope you will all enjoy them as much as I do. I just love the coloring in them all and had to share....

Snow on Pier, Wrightsville Beach - JoannBristol

Gulls - honeytree

Take Flight - ModernClassicsPaper

The Long Road - kbastin

Tomorrow's Dream - SusannahTucker

The Most Beautiful Night - mkendall

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New Works is compiled by Pam Hardy. Pam lives in beautiful Alberta, Canada. She has always been fascinated with cameras and has been taking pictures most of her life. Her favorite things to photograph are flowers and animals, and she enjoys experimenting with new subjects and techniques. See Pam's website here and her shop right here.

How I Did It - Portrait of a Leaf

Name: Bill Fantini from HouseofSixCats
Title: Portrait of a Leaf
How I did it: I took this photograph a year ago. Last Thanksgiving morning I woke up to a very foggy morning and the sun just starting to peek through the clouds. I grabbed my camera and went out to the trail that ran behind where we used to live and started taking pictures. This particular leaf was just laying on the ground and I thought it would make a good image. Once I got it in Lightroom, I started playing with it and found out how cool the shot was. I cropped it close and found a preset that gave it the look that you see now, that's pretty much how I did it!

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How I Did It is compiled by Susannah Tucker. Susannah is a self-taught photographer based in Melbourne, Australia. She has been fascinated with photography since she was a young girl, and enjoys experimenting with techniques, layers and textures. View the collection in her shop here.

Please contact Susannah if you would like to participate in a future How I Did It feature.

New Works!

Busy, busy, busy. We are all running around trying to find that perfect gift, running into long lines at stores and sold out products. Here are just a few images by the Photographers of Etsy Street Team that would make beautiful gift ideas.

Glowing Goldenflake - weberphoto

A Wandering Boat - ajawin

Twilight Unveils the Secrets of the Sea - xenya

Blue sunset - photoamato

Orbs of Orangey Goodness - dragonflyphotography

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New Works is compiled by Pam Hardy. Pam lives in beautiful Alberta, Canada. She has always been fascinated with cameras and has been taking pictures most of her life. Her favorite things to photograph are flowers and animals, and she enjoys experimenting with new subjects and techniques. See Pam's website here and her shop right here.

Focus On: pfeifferphotos

The Coffee Shop

Two of Etsy's most positive and supportive photographers, Tina and Chris Pfeiffer of Portland, Oregon, have their own story to tell. The couple have such an engaging love for all things photographic, and it's nice to have the opportunity for us to get to know them.

Tidepool

AW: How did you two meet? Does the story involve anything photographical in nature?

Tina: We met in 2000 at work. Chris was working for a legal services company, and I was hired to work in another department at the same place. We became friends at work. Chris had a 35mm film camera at that time and was a casual photographer. I liked photography but didn't have a camera of my own and wouldn't have thought of it as anything beyond a hobby back then. We didn't start shooting together until 2004 when we bought our first nice point-and-shoot camera for a trip to Walt Disney World. We were married in December, 2006, and really enjoyed working with the professional photographer we hired for our wedding photography. We started to consider photography as a more serious interest when I opened our Etsy shop in August, 2007. Since then, we've upgraded our camera, taken some basic classes together, joined Flickr, started a blog, attended a few local shows as a vendor, and I am now adding Photography as a minor in school.

St. John's Bridge

AW: Do you each have a camera? How do you share in the workload, so to speak?

Tina: We own two cameras and share both of them. We take our photos at random in our travels or around town where we live. We aren't professional photographers (yet!), so we don't consider what we do as work... we just enjoy being together and making pictures we can share with others. When we sell an image it's the icing on the cake.

Shore Pine

AW: What is your dream travel destination? Have you been there yet?

Tina: We would love to travel in Europe. Chris visited London in the early 90's and would like to return to explore even more. It's always been my dream to visit (and perhaps live for awhile) in Paris. We would both like to experience Italy, Spain, Ireland, Scotland, Greece, and Norway. We both have a love of history, food and travel. We'll have to save our pennies not only for the trip but also to buy a digital SLR camera before we take off for adventures "across the pond."

The Road to Antelope

AW: Can you describe some of your experiences in being a vendor at art shows? Tell us the good things and the challenging aspects of it.

Tina: We have attended three art shows as a vendor. Our experiences have taught us that we need to be more selective about which shows to participate in and ask lots of questions in advance to be sure the fit is right for us. Portland is a very art and craft-friendly town. The challenge has been in finding shows that focus more on fine art (and photography) versus crafts and other handmade goods. The good things we have gained from the shows have been gaining exposure, meeting new people and networking with other local artists and enjoying their work.

We also promote POE as often as we can, and since Bill (HouseofSixCats) just moved to our city of Portland, Oregon, we've been brainstorming for more local exposure for POE.

Rental Skates

Thank you Tina and Chris!

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A world traveler and self-taught photographer, look for Ann wandering around city streets and tromping through woods and hiking trails with her camera. After owning an international transportation business for many years, Ann has found her creative spirit again through the lens. See more at Ann's shop and her website.

Photographer's Favourite

Photographer’s Favourite features two specially selected images from a Photographers of Etsy team member, and their personal thoughts about them. The first photo is from their own collection, and the other is from a fellow teammate.

Today's selection is from Suvarna Mollerup, who is based in Vancouver.

Glow Pod

About her own choice Suvarna says :

"This is my current fave, I like it because for once I was able to break free from the rut of the portrait/landscape format. I also like it because it surprised me. I am a bit of a thinker and sometimes that just gets in the way. In this case I saw, I snapped, I was happy. I love a good back light situation and the translucent pod lent itself well to this occasion. "

Suvarna's choice from fellow POE team members is from Deirdre Butler-Derby from Minneapolis, whose Etsy shop is called Costellos.

Into the Sun

Suvarna's comments about Costellos' photograph :

"Choosing a favourite from the many many talented POE photographers was a difficult task but I finally settled on Costellos' Into the Sun. There is a dreamlike quality to this photo that calls to mind open fields, warm sunlight and peaceful solitude. I love the greenish tint that gives it a vintage or polaroid type feel and the shallow depth of field that created beautiful bokeh. Into the Sun couldn't be a better title as looking at this I can almost feel the warmth on my face."

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Photographer's Favourite is compiled by Rhiannon Connelly. She’s a professional portrait and fine art photographer based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Most of the photographs she currently shows on Etsy are what she calls “Polaroid Paintings” – using the nearly extinct SX70 Polaroid film to create dreamy images halfway between photograph and painting. One of the best things about this technique is that after taking the photograph most of the work is done in a cafe! See more in her Etsy shop , her website and her blog.

Please contact Rhiannon if you would like to participate in a future Photographer's Favourite.

Mosaic Monday: Cathedral Architecture

The Photographers of Etsy understand the beauty in the architecture of cathedrals. For me I can lose hours at the National Cathedral, every corner provides unbelievable beauty.

1. Architecture Cathedral – mesmanimages
2. Rose Window – chicalookate
3. National Cathedral – janmoralesphoto
4. Cathedral photography – benderphoto
5. Christ Church – mjrojasphoto
6. Abbey Walk – barbraziemerphoto
7. Cathedral Columns – AnnWilkinson
8. Red Door – downandirty
9. Saint Louis Cathedral – WonderfulWorld
10. National Cathedral – DeepCreekStudios
11. Chinon – fosterbk
12. Trinity – organicstills

What architecture style do you find beauty in?

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Mosaic Mondays are compiled by Patti Meyer. Patti is an award winning graphic artist who resides in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. See her photography collection at her shop right here.

New Works!

The colors in these new works from some of our fellow POE Team members are making me so happy right now...

Evening Glow - ConstellationPhoto

Winter Docks - ara133photography


NC Seasons Calendar - orangecatart


Seaside Memories Brooch - HouseofSixCats


Not Fat Just Fluffy - karencaseysmith

Deep Blue - gallogirlphotos

Purple Blossom - MirekPhoto

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New Works is compiled by Pam Hardy. Pam lives in beautiful Alberta, Canada. She has always been fascinated with cameras and has been taking pictures most of her life. Her favorite things to photograph are flowers and animals, and she enjoys experimenting with new subjects and techniques. See Pam's website here and her shop right here.

How I Did It - Save Coney Island

Name: Eve Simone
Title: Save Coney Island
Location: This photo was taken in Coney Island this past summer during the Mermaid Parade with a Holga.

How I did it: A Holga is a Russian camera and one of my favorites to shoot with. One of the many great things about a Holga is that you can advance the film however you like. Most of the film from this particular day is overlapping so when I processed the roll I had many pleasant surprises!

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How I Did It is compiled by Susannah Tucker. Susannah is a self-taught photographer based in Melbourne, Australia. She has been fascinated with photography since she was a young girl, and enjoys experimenting with techniques, layers and textures. View the collection in her shop here.

Please contact Susannah if you would like to participate in a future How I Did It feature.

Welcome new team members!

Last week I was out of town and didn't bring my computer with me, so I'm making up for lost time with some beautiful works from some of our newest Photographers of Etsy teammates. Usually there is some kind of order when I approach doing this task, some restraint to keep it orderly, but this week I am compiling with abandon because there is so much wonderful work and so many new shops to explore. As a result these images are small, so click on the photos to see the bigger combinations. And welcome, comrades!

1. Alexandria - mkcphotography
2. The Long Descent - BrooklynBridge
3. Stillness - DistinctivePhotos
4. Love You, HCB - thisdesignstudio
5. Saguaro Valley - SteveMPhoto
6. Winter Stream - FluggaPhotography
   
7. Midnight Train - WideEyedPhotos

1. Black Smoke - kmsitko
2. Chinese Lantern - Shartreuse
3. Edison - studiocvh
4. It's the imperfections which give it character - sevgik
5. bowl of blueberries - felicitycrew
6. Bright Colored Buoys - coffeystudios
7. Arizona Sunset - SueBees

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The New Members feature is compiled by Gigi Leonard. Gigi is a Chicago-based bon vivant and self-taught photographer whose camera lens automatically turns toward the poetry of the everyday. She is currently working on a black and white landscape series, thinking about having another cup of coffee and preparing herself mentally for Winter. You can see her work here and view her latest finds from the world of art and decor on her blog, the roadside scholar.

Focus On: eddyizm

writing on the wall

Everyone, please meet Eduardo Cervantes, aka eddyizm. He's been on Etsy since February, 2007, and he's quietly been doing very well. A man of few, but well-chosen words, Eddy took some time from unpacking after a very recent move from Los Angeles to New Mexico to talk with us about his photographic life.

zebra abstract

Ann Wilkinson: What has taken you from California to New Mexico?

Eddy Cervantes: I was born and raised in southern California. Life for me there was the beach, the snow, the mountains, the desert. I just moved to Santa Fe, NM, to try something different, to get away from traffic and intense heat.

bird of paradise

AW: So, what prompted the decision?

EC: Change and love.

untitled

AW: You've got a very diverse portfolio of images on Etsy. What is the camera's role in your life?

EC: I can never be stuck shooting one thing, one style, one way. I am so enamored by photography that in these past two years I've become addicted to trying new things, and the beautiful and sad images soothe my soul and keep my spirits up. To be able to capture a frame of life in such a powerful way, inspiring and pleasing myself and those I share my work with, it's very satisfying.

strung out

AW: How do you make the time to get out and shoot? Is it something you schedule and plan for, or are you the kind of person who carries a camera as an appendage?

EC: Every trip I plan and take is a photo excursion. Goal -- take pictures, except maybe the doctor's office. I also carry the camera everywhere I go usually. Almost always. Always. People look at me weird. With or without a camera.

the diner

AW: What would you do if you didn't have your camera with you? Besides sitting on an examining table in the doctor's office, I mean.

EC: Shoot myself in the face with a big a** gun, just kidding. I would be playing music and still looking at life with my own eyes.

water taxi, venezia, italia

AW: Now that you live in New Mexico, what are you drawn to in a photographic sense?

EC: I've only been here a couple of weeks; I still haven't unpacked all my boxes, so I'll have to answer that question in a couple of months.

huntington beach sun

AW: What has photography taught you?

EC: An appreciation of light and composition.

Rest Stop

You can view Eddy's work in his Etsy shop, and his complete portfolio can be seen on his website, where he encourages you to get on his mailing list. We're looking forward to seeing new works from Eduardo's new home in New Mexico.

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A world traveler and self-taught photographer, look for Ann wandering around city streets and tromping through woods and hiking trails with her camera. After owning an international transportation business for many years, Ann has found her creative spirit again through the lens. See more at Ann's shop and her website.