New Works!

Well another week in May has flown by, and so here are my favorites once again. What's the 1 thing that all of them have in common? The coloring. That is what attracted me to these beautiful images.

LDphotography - Little Moth TTV

zMacPhotography - Traveling Path

jenniferdennispotter - Sunlit Meadow


kotibethphotography - Lakeside


chicalookate - Hydrangeas

applelovesorange - Flutter


JMcGuinness - Cute as a Button


NatureIsArt - A Friend

flandersfield - Simplicity

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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.

New Works!

These are my favorite "new works" for this week. I just love them all and could have kept going, there are so many great works of art to be found when searching "POE TEAM" at Etsy. Please check out these wonderful shops for more amazing photography.

Fields of Gold - AlteredAbbey

Born to Fly - weberphoto


As I Floated Through The Galaxy - urbandesign

Toy Farm - kotibethphotography


Strawberry Cake - ValeriaH

Entwined - elpatenaude

Louisville Rope Study - JudiFitzPatrick

Who Lives Here - JenniferAitchison

Fairytale Flowers - wovenandspun

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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.

New Works!

Thank you to Lucie Wicker for writing last weeks article while my computer was in for repair.

These are just a few of my favorite new works for this week. This first one caught my eye right away, I just love the beautiful coloring, and I've always loved images with bubbles that include reflections in them. Hope you enjoy all of these images as much as I do!

Little Scraps of Magic - preetalina

Blanket Flower - ara133photography

Two Birds in One - Ketzelphotography

Hungry Robins - FromMyEye

Mask - madsuncaribou

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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.

New Works!

For this weeks New Works article, I had been watching for pictures all week, doing searches, and browsing the Etsy forums and chat rooms too. What a wonderful group of people we have in our team. The beauty found in everyone's shops amazes me and inspires me everyday, I hope you enjoy these pictures as much as I do.

Heart of a Poppy - honeytree

Reign of Love - LoveErica

A Bird Gathering - BethPeardonProds

Black Crow Feeding - Ketzelphotography

Floating World - batfineart

Rainy Day - Hila555

Dutch Gap Industrial Beauty - gallogirlphotos

Fisherman's Canoe - southamericatraveler

Fountains of Light - eringarrisondesign

I'll Wait - xenya

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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.

Close Up: Julie Shiel of Forgotten Beauty

Take a peek into the world of Forgotten Beauty...

Michelle: Who are you and where are you?

Julie Shiel: My name is Julie Shiel (aka Etsy seller xenya) and I live in Maryland. I'm a published writer and have two collections of my poetry released, but my recent focus has been on my photography.

M: What inspires you?

JS: Abandoned places and things! Urban Exploration is probably my favorite thing to do. I love to research and explore all these old places that have been forgotten. Many of them have a long and interesting history but they are being forgotten. I try to document these places as well as I can before they get torn down to make way for strip malls and developments. There is a lot of beauty in decay. I love to see nature taking these places over, and some of the things left behind are just amazing.

M: How much time do you currently spend on your photography?

JS: Not as much as I'd like! Abandoned hospitals and the like aren't exactly littering up the landscape around me, so I have to travel a bit to find them. It can also be quite dangerous. I'm disabled so I have to do it when I'm having a good period. Recently I've been photographing things closer to home, but I'm really looking forward to my next exploration trip.

M: Can you show us one of your favorite images and tell us why it is so special to you?

JS: I had a really hard time picking one for this! I decided on "What Lies Beneath" (above). It was taken in the tunnels below an abandoned state school and hospital. I love the triangles of light coming through the exits against the black of the tunnel. It illuminates the decay and has a sort of soft feel - all that crumbled dust from the walls and ceiling. It shows the walls and ceiling peeling with bits of color here and there from what's left of the paint. You can see where this section of the tunnel ends and continues to the left and right, so it hints at what else is under there. I think people respond to it emotionally, which is what I try for.

M: What equipment do you use?

JS: I use both digital and film cameras. Neither is high end. They are both point and shoot Canon cameras, which is frustrating because there is only so much I can do with them. I hope to get a SLR eventually!

M: Do you print yourself or do you have a lab do it?

JS: I have my photos printed at a lab. I'm trying out a new lab now and just signed up with White House.

M: Aside from your Etsy shop, is there anywhere else we can find you?

JS: You can find me on Trunkt, MySpace (sorely out of date), Indiepublic and Dawanda.

Thank you Julie!

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Michelle from Montage Studio is a photographer and mixed-media artist whose work has been exhibited internationally. She is a proud POE member. You can view her work at her Etsy shop and also see her on her blog.