FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER

Here is another in our features of wonderful photographers who sell their work on-line. Come and meet -


Here is our interview with Andrea -

Briefly describe what you make?

I make photographs, mostly of everyday objects utilizing bold color and shapes, but I also have a few pretty flowers and landscapes available for sale.

What photo mediums do you enjoy working in most?

I always use a DSLR (digital single lens reflex) camera for my studio work and most everything else. However, lately I've been trying to use more film and to focus more on black & white. I'm trying to get back to why I fell in love with photography in the first place: just looking around and taking pictures of what I see instead of "creating" or "styling" a photo. When I do this, I use a Nikon N65 (my very first camera), a Holga, and a small accordion-style medium format camera called Wester Chrome-Six NKK.

How long have you been creating?

I having been taking pictures regularly since my freshman year of high school, about 8 years ago.

How did you get started?

I can't remember how I got started in photography. I've always been an artist of some kind, either painting or drawing and everyone always knew me as being very artistic. My guess would be that I've always liked looking at photographs and when I actually tried my hand at it, I liked it much more than drawing or painting. For me, it's much easier to make beautiful art with photography. If you mess up, you don't have to erase or start over, you can just take another picture. Which probably means I wasn't that good at drawing in the first place!

Where does the name of your shop come from?

The name of my shop IS my name!

What would you most want people to know about your work?

I would want most people to know that I put a lot of time and effort into my photography, especially the studio work. I know that my style is very different from the pretty, dreamy, flowery, neutral-toned work that seems to be most popular on Etsy, but I don't mind being different. Hopefully the people who like my work will find it and support it.

What words of advice do you have for other artists?

I'm so bad at giving advice... really all I can say is: if you love it, then do it. And don't let anyone tell you that you should do it a certain way or not do it a certain way. The best part about being an artist (as with everything else) is if you honestly stick to it, your art will grow and become stronger in time. Believe me, I feel I've come light years since I first picked up a camera!

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Come now and take a look at Andrea's shop on Etsy. Andrea is a member of POE - Photographers of Etsy.

FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER

We present once again another of the great photographers to be found on ETSY who are selling their work. Let me introduce you to


Come meet Anne -

Briefly describe what you make?

Fine art prints

What mediums do you enjoy working in most?

Photography

How long have you been creating?

I got my first camera when I was ten.

How did you get started?

I always loved anything art related and having been drawing for years. I was an art major before I went into nursing. I became interested in photography specifically because it's the only color medium I feel really comfortable with. I love photography because it enables me to capture a moment the way I see it and to be able to share that with people.

Where does the name of your shop come from?

Too easy...my name ; )

What would you most want people to know about your work?

How much I really love capturing the intense beauty of Mother Nature and that I hope that they experience the same sense of peace and wonder I do when I am out shooting.

What words of advice do you have for other artists?

I'd pass on the best I was ever given and use often... Just keep going. Whatever you're working on, in whatever medium, may not look exactly as you'd like at the moment but just keep working because you never know where you'll end up. You may be surprised, sometimes it's the process that matter not the product.
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Please visit Anne's shop - AnneClarke. You will be delighted to find some wonderful nature photography including underwater scenes. In addition to prints Anne also offers her photos as pendants and greeting cards. Anne is a member of POE - Photographers of Etsy.