Feeling a Little Square

Seeing as how I have as yet to finish up my gallery wall, I figured I might as well add to my inspiration file. This one doesn't fit with the artwork I currently have, but is a possibility for another location, perhaps. I really like the skinny white frames against the white wall.

Photo courtesy of Apartment Therapy)

To Mat or Not To Mat?

So I'm contemplating an overhaul of my ViewFound Photography Etsy store, despite the fact it's only been open a few months. So in preparation, I thought I would see what you all thought (all 8 of my loyal readers). Currently, all of my listings are for matted photos, but would you rather be able to buy an unmatted photo? This would cut down on shipping costs and allow for more personalization, as well as I would have the option of adding a mat. I'm leaning towards separating them, but what do you thing?

Time for a Sale!!!

So to celebrate my having time to actually work on my Etsy shops (Totables and ViewFound Photography), I'm having a free world-wide shipping sale from October 9-11! Just enter the code "Weekend Deals" in the message to seller and I'll refund the shipping fee via paypal within 24 hours. Have fun snapping up some goodies!

Vibrant Pink Angel's Trumpet No. 3 - Matted 4 x 6 Fine Art Photo

Owl's Eye Cactus - 8 x 10 Matted Fine Art Photo

Red Hot Necklace - Fabric Flowers and Clay Beads

Look Ma, No Hands Cross-Body Bag - Felted Brown Wool

Treasury Time, No. 3!

I've made it into my third treasury! Well, two of them were for ViewFound Photography and one was for Totables, but third total, I guess. This one is for DC artists, which I think is a great theme! It was created by hitchcockcreative, another fantastic DC photographer.

I'm in business and I have the cards to prove it

I got my sample business cards in the mail yesterday from Moo, and they look pretty fantastic, if I say so myself. Do you like the design? They also have the option of having different photos on the back of the cards, while the front stays the same. I thought it was a bit more professional to have the front and back match, and I think this is my signature photo, so I just got them all the same. What do you think is best?

And the Mystery is Solved!

So, I had previously resigned myself to never figuring out what the fantastic purple flower was, when lo and behold, two separate sources came up today! Grad school buddy Jeff was perusing his National Geographic magazine and they just so happened to have a picture of it, and the Botanic Garden people actually emailed me back, how awesome is that? Anyways, here it is:

Passion Flower Family – Passifloraceae. Common name – Grenadilla, latin name – Passiflora quadrangularis.

Purple Fringe

And my etsy businesses are off to a good start! My first sale was this week - thanks Jeff!

I've put a few more photos up on ViewFound Photography which I took on my last trip to the US Botanic Garden. I have no idea what these flowers are and I looked high and low for a tag, but no luck. I emailed the Garden today to see if they will help me, but who knows if I'll hear back. For now, I'll just enjoy the pictures. :)

Purple Fringe No. 1 - Matted 5 x 5 Fine Art Photo

Purple Fringe No. 2 - Matted 5x5 Fine Art Photo

Knock-your-socks Off Bright, or Yowza, You're Blinding Me?

My latest listings on ViewFound Photography are this set of three photos of pink angel's trumpets. The lighting was perfect and it looked like they were glowing, but when I printed them, the colors were significantly more saturated than on the computer (unmatted photo is computer version, matted is printed version). I thought that maybe they were a bit pop-arty, but do you think they are too bright?