Wednesday, June 30, 2010

The Front Page of Etsy!

So this is going to be a very small post. =) I just wanted to say how excited I am as a new seller on etsy to have been featured on the front page! ^-^

Also, on a very exciting note, tomorrow is going to be the first day that I start my 365 Photo Project! ^-^ I'm going to take and list one photo a day for a year. =) It's going to be a lot of fun! All my 365 photos will be listed on the home page of my blog, but will also be posted on my "365 Pictures" Page in order to keep them all together. =) I hope you guys like them!
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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Little Bit of Well Spent Money

I heard of so many "must have" pieces of photographic equipment, or equipment that is a must have for a small business owner, be it an off camera flash, studio lighting, Photoshop, a Blackberry, Filing Cabinet, industrial coffee maker etc. And while these are all very important in their own way (extra points to the coffee maker of course. =P) There's one very small piece of equipment that I bought on impulse, and have found myself reaching for again and again.

I bought this little notebook because it made me laugh, right out loud in a card store. I thought it's lack of modesty was really funny and cute and it was only a couple dollars so I got it. =P

One thing I've learned since starting this shop, was that inspiration doesn't seem to like to strike at convenient moments. =P At the times when I have all of my equipment set up, batteries charged and everything ready to go? Absolutely not. =P That would be way too easy, and life just isn't prepared to do that for me. =P

No, it seems for me I get really good ideas for pictures, or new ideas for changing my shop when I'm either Just about to fall asleep, at work, or an a two and a half hour road trip to the middle of no where, where I will remain for a week. >< Anyway. =P Getting over that. =P Every time I was stuck in a situation like those, I was really happy to have this travel size notebook with me so I can jot down new ideas and have them for when I actually can do something with them. =P

So that's it. ^-^ It's nothing too fancy, or high tech, but it has helped me lots of times, and I just thought I'd share that with you. ^-^

Cheers!
-Diana
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Sunday, June 27, 2010

New Blog for my Etsy Shop

This Blog is actually a continuation of a wordpress blog that I originally started for my etsy shop, but I decided after using wordpress for a while that I wanted to go back to blogger so I started up this one. =)

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Hi Everyone!

This is a new blog to go along with my new online business on etsy.com. =) I am a self taught fine art photographer with a true passion for photography and have recently decided to start up my own shop where I can sell my fine art photos.

While I like all kinds of photography, I like taking artistic photos mostly of plants and flowers because of the vast variety of colors and textures and the way everything in nature has a way of portraying almost a kind of personality. =) With everything I photograph I try to draw out that little bit of personality. =)

I am currently selling on etsy.com and might try other online handmade marketplaces as well such as artfire and zibbet. =)

My Current Shop Location:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/DianaAnnPhoto

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