Zazzle....

I've just joined Zazzle. It's a wonderful place to showcase my photography, plus the added bonus of being able get mouse pads, cups, prints, clothing that has my photography on it. I'm just getting signed up. Please see Cee Photo Art Zazzle site.

I've heard of Zazzle through Redbubble. And my friend Debbie suggested I sign up. Please check out at her Zazzle site. I've also listed under my favorite links her Redbubble site and her husband's Redbubble site as well.

Enjoy!! I love sharing beautiful things and brightening peoples day. Photography is such an uplifting way to brighten anyone's day.

Hopkins Demonstration Forest

Chris and took a drive and small hike this weekend. We started at at Hopkins Demonstration Forest and then since the weather was so very sunny and wonderful, we search for view of Mt. Hood.
Here are a few pictures.

Law of Attraction

One principle I live my life by is Law of Attraction http://abraham-hicks.com/. So I've decided to bring that into my blog. The past 8 years I've gone through huge transformation. It all started when I was in my 40-day coma (see my Lyme Disease blog http://isimplywantedtolive.blogspot.com). And part of that transformation was to re-discover my artsy side. I absolutely adore taking pretty photos. And when people I know have seen my photography I get the biggest thrill to bumps. It's such a joy to watch people's faces light up or hear peoples comments. Many of them are "I didn't know a flower could be so beautiful", or "my husband takes pictures like these, but not this good". People just enjoy getting my photos.

Delicate Blue Flower

Here is a photo that initially doesn't look particularly good. There are way too many weeds in the picture. I cropped out just the one blue flower with the old stump as a background. Now the shadows from the grass allows this photo to have more depth.

I have purposely not enhanced this photo in any other way. I just want to demonstrate how cropping a picture can make a difference in its composition. Play around with your photos. You may be amazed at the different look and feel you can get. That is the art of photography. You are the artist.

Three picture photo arrangement

Picture arrangements don't have to be intimidating. They can be fun, because you get to choose what you want. As in this example, I'm matching both a topic along with a blue colored theme. I'd first suggest you start by working with your favorite color. My favorite color is blue which made it easy for me to use ocean views as a theme.

Acquiring fine art for your home or office can be affordable. For example, in this arrangement, I have one 14"x11" and two 5"x7" prints. Matting for these sizes of prints can be purchased at any hobby/craft store and frames are easy to get. For a 5"x7" mat, you'd need to get a 8"x10" frame. And for the 14"x11" mat, the frame is 16"x20".

These prints are for sale on my storefront.

Picture of Contentment

Hi,

This picture is dedicated my partner, Chris. The day I took this picture the weather was wonderful and I was up on a cliff in on the Oregon Coast and just felt all the stress leave as I watched the ocean. OK I watched the ocean through the lens of my camera, but to me that is joy and wonder.

Chris is a grief/loss counselor and also makes prayer beads. She just opened up a website at ContentedLife.esty.com

Clarity

This photograph is one of my personal favorites. The crystal clear old Queens Anne stem as the ocean shines behind with its jewel-toned color. I currently have this as my desktop background. That way I can look at it and just relax and remember the day I took the photo. The sun was warm and bright over the Pacific from the Foulweather Lookout (south of Lincoln City, Oregon).

I really appreciate all of you for supporting me this week as I begin blogging journey.

I'm always open for suggestions on what you'd like to see on my blog. Or ideas of different photo art you'd like to see.

Also if you'd like to have a link on my blog, please let me know.

I hope this blog continues to grow and you get some of the same delight as I have in posting it.

Cee

Adorable Pets

Pets bring such a joy and delight to my life. And give me endless hours of attention, love and entertainment. Actually all animals do. Here are some shots I've taken some of my own pets and some candid shots I've just taken of other pets. Animals give me plenty of photography practice because they are always doing something adorable or cute.

I have two pugs. Both pugs are fawn girls and were rescued. Mac was found in Bend, Oregon wondering the streets and weighing about 10 lbs after having a litter of puppies. The puppies were nowhere to be seen. I have had her almost 3 years now. And Shadow our newest pug we rescued from a puppy mill. Shadow had 4 litters in 5 years and the last time she had a litter she had 8 puppies and nearly died.

My one cat that was adopted lived in a cage (while waiting to be adopted) for 3 months or longer. He's still afraid to jump but is the most loving cat. I wake up with him sleeping on my side or stomach a lot. We've had him now for about 7 years.

I met this wonderful artist on line Tina, http://www.zhibit.org/tinawill. Her paintings are so fun and whimsical. I just adore them. She also recently adopted an unwanted dog and has created some delightful pieces of art.

Bee Mine

Welcome to my blog!!!

This is a favorite picture of mine. When it is enlarged (14x11 or larger), you can actually see light yellow flecks of pollen on the white petals. It is a wonder to see.

For those of you who know me, this photo is even more amazing, since I'm afraid of bees. I was attacked by wasps when I was six years old, while building a bridge over a little stream on the north shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota. I saw this bee and quickly snapped the shot and ran...and it turned out so well too!!!!!!!