Today we took delivery of our first greetings cards, printed for us by Advantage Digital Print in Dorchester. Subjects range from landscape and seascape to flowers amd all are left blank inside for your special message. We’ll have them available for purchase as soon as we can on our fine art section.
Here is just a taster….
Whilst Mike has been working hard on the innards of the new SteelOrchid Fine Art store (online shop), I’ve been populating it with products ready for next week’s launch – with some old favourites and some brand new work. For discerning collectors we have introduced luxuriously double-matted signed prints in our new “Signature” collection. If you would like to own a print but prefer to dip in at a less expensive level, we have introduced some smaller sizes of mounted prints at very affordable prices.
Our collection of prints would not be complete without a Saddleworth section – being based in one of the most beautiful and varied areas of the Pennines, local shots are an absolute must and this winter has provided some interesting opportunities for capturing the best and most dramatic of Saddleworth weather conditions.
We have some special offers for the first few weeks and will be introducing featured prints at special offer prices on a regular basis…so please keep coming back for another look! In the meantime, here’s a taster…
Chris
Just as we thought that winter was relinquishing its icy grip on the North West, it reared its head for perhaps a final time this year with a moderate fall of snow on the Pennines. Waking up on Easter Sunday to four inches of snow outside our house meant that there would be at least six inches a mile or so up the valley at Dovestones. It gave me the perfect excuse to have a quick breakfast, don some warm clothing and hiking boots and dash out with my camera to enjoy something that is becoming increasingly rare – the opportunity to take pictures for myself!!
I love all kinds of photography and, for me, taking photographs for a living isn’t like real work, but most of our professional work involves photographing people and it certainly isn’t usual for the phone to ring with the request “it’s snowing – can you take some pictures of the landscape for me?” so Sunday allowed me a day to indulge in my first love, photographing the land. I didn’t need to feel guilty – with wedding album orders to fulfil, it’s difficult to indulge in a day off sometimes even at the weekend, but this was Easter weekend and I promised myself I’d work and catch up tomorrow. (more…)
