New Works!

Hello everyone! I apologize for the delay in this week's New Works post, my internet connection at home has been spotty since Friday...it seems to be working now, so I'm trying to squeeze in a post.

Hope you all enjoy the New Works I have chosen this week from the Photographers of Etsy team members!

curioush - Field

henatayeb - Blue Hand

BethPeardonProds - A Bird Gathering

tandyphotography - Blue Skies in the Forum

FlashForward - Dream (No. 2)

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New Works are hand picked by Liz (InventingLiz), who lives in the Boston area with Tinker the dog. She is currently on a mission, with camera close at hand, to invent a life worth living. You may read about this journey on her blog here and visit her shop here.

New Works!

Here are some lovely new works from the Photographers of Etsy Team. I hope you enjoy them!

TwoDogGardens - Minty Rose

ara133photography - Whisps and Fluff

ValeriaH - Dress in Water

urbandesign - Pool of Bliss

ModernClassicsPaper - Maple

mysaturnalia - Open Heart

dakotafire - Hay There

LDphotography - Bell Tower Florence Italy

zuppaartista - Love is so short, forgetting is so long

barbraziemerphoto - Indifferent

honeytree - Ginger Seed Pods

MayaLee - Lily of the Valley

theeye - Still Life Chair with Flowers

Celticcatphotos - Old Grist Mill

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New Works are hand picked by Liz (InventingLiz), who lives in the Boston area with Tinker the dog. She is currently on a mission, with camera close at hand, to invent a life worth living. You may read about this journey on her blog here and visit her shop here.

Wanderings: Where Caravaggio and Bernini Play

Oh POE! What a lucky bunch you all are! To have traveled all over the globe, interpreting the world through your lens. My envy level just shot up a few notches when I did a search for photos of Rome, Naples, and Milan. Italy is on my bucket list. I can't wait to see and feel the places where my favorite artists found there inspiration, where they lived, laughed and loved.

Which brings me to this post! I have been in love with Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Caravaggio for a long time, ever since we first met back in one of my art history classes in college. It was love at first sight! Bernini's The Ecstasy of St. Theresa still sends chills up my spine. No one could breath life into marble like Bernini. His cloth work is so billowy and fluid while it caresses the figures in his art. Michaelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, as someone stated perfectly, "put the oscuro (shadows) into chiaroscuro. The Conversion on the Way to Damascus takes my breath away! I have always been drawn to heavy contrasts in lights and darks and Caravaggio's style rocked my world!

I just started reading the book, M: The Man who became Caravaggio by Peter Robb. Caravaggio was such a troubled soul, it is sad to read of his genius being laced with such turmoil. He will always be one of my greatest painting influences. That said, I was curious to see who had been lucky enough to visit the places where two of my loves used to create art and play. Here are the gorgeous captures I found.

Fontana di Nettuno-artzyfartzyd

Triton-AriaImages

Trevi-intrinsicvalue

Milan Duomo-rebeccaplotnick

Roman Holiday-photopia

Musei Vaticani-PhotoGrunt

Pigeons in the Center of Milan-nmdphotography

Roma Antica-kbastin

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Michelle Campbell-Zurek is an artist/photographer from the east coast who is wide-eyed and smitten with the crazy town called L. A. When not on a quest to capture light and stop time, she can be found painting and ingesting gobs of sweets & tea. All are welcome to stop by the Urban Junkies Artist Lounge, as well as Michelle's photography shop, art shop and 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.

After compiling favourites selected by other photographers for the last few weeks, this week I'm going to give a personal choice.

Starrybluesky is the Etsy shop name used by myself, Rhiannon Connelly, a professional photographer based in Scotland. Over the last few years I have worked extensively with Polaroid film using SX70/Time Zero film. I have a limited amount of film still available, of which quite a lot is expired and so rather unpredictable in terms of results. As I shoot the remaining film I am choosing my locations very specifically and my use of the film has moved from being very carefree to much more deliberate.

Rome in the Rain

The picture I've chosen is one of my current favourites. As with any image, part of the appeal is the emotional connection - a reminder of a rainy but wonderful day on my first visit to Rome. The other attraction for me is that the subject matter is unusual for my Polaroid work. I rarely feature figures and usually shoot much closer to my subject. It was raining heavily but I didn't let that deter me. As I waited until the people with the bright umbrellas were standing in the right place for my composition, I remembered a talk I attended by the Magnum photographer Martin Parr. His advice was to go out and shoot whenever it is rainy as everyone else will be shooting in sunshine. ( It must be said that this is not difficult to do in Scotland ! )

My favourite from another member of Photographers of Etsy is by Elle Moss from Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Have a cuppa tea...

This image appeals to me because it has a quirky quality, reminiscent of a still from a film such as Amelie. There is clearly a story playing out here - but we are able to put our own interpretation on it. I am increasingly drawn to photographs that are in some way beyond a "straight" photograph whether using textures or montage, for example. "Have a cuppa tea" is a good example of the use of these collage/montage techniques.

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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.