25% of my etsy sales will benefit Toys For Tots!

Hello and Happy Holidays!!!

So, I've already blogged here about the book my photos are in, and I'm happy to announce that Play! Toy Camera Photographers for Tots is finally available and can be previewed and/or purchased through blurb.  (All proceeds from the book will benefit Toys For Tots)  Based on the preview, it looks great!  And would make a great holiday gift!!!

I'm so excited to be part of the book and decided I wanted to do something more, so for the month of December, I will be donating 25% of all sales in my etsy shop to the Marine Toys For Tots Foundation!

I'm excited to be able to use both my fine art and portrait photography in a way that will benefit children at this time of year! :)

a book to benefit Toys For Tots...

Back in August, I submitted 3 images to a Composing With Images Press call for entry. The requirement was toy camera images that convey the theme of "play". 

I waited until literally the LAST minute... I finally submitted 3 of my favorite holga kid images... A few weeks ago, I got the email- they chose ALL THREE!

My images are going to be published in a book! The title and theme of the book is PLAY!  All proceeds from the sales of the book (as well as all the submission fees for the call) will be going to the Marine Toys For Tots Foundation to benefit children affected by areas in the United States ravaged by tornadoes in 2011...

The cover of the book was just announced, and they're expecting to have the book available for purchase by next weekend (my birthday weekend!)  I'm very excited and can't wait to see it!

(follow me on twitter, facebook and/or google+ for updates!)

Here are the 3 images that will be included in the book:

free shipping in my etsy shop this weekend!!!

Decided this a bit last minute-
I'm offering free shipping in my etsy shop from Black Friday, 11/25, through Cyber Monday, 11/28!
I'll be adding a few new prints to the shop over the course of the weekend so check back often! :)
OR, follow me on facebook and/or twitter for updates!
And feel free to spread the word!

hand-picked. handmade.

Hello!
Just wanted to share that I am included in the current exhibition on papernstitch.com!

About papernstitch:
"papernstitch is an online exhibition space that was created to promote talented artists, designers, and makers selling handmade goods. the exhibition space is curated monthly and showcases the best of the best on an international level. hence our tagline: hand-picked. handmade."

I'm honored to be a part of it!

This image will link you to my shop:

Exhibit at EPOCH Assisted Living

Yesterday my uncle and I hung my work at EPOCH Assisted Living in Norton, MA.  They have a gallery wall designated for artists and photographers.  They show a new artist every month.  I think this is such a fantastic idea!  It's a nice space.  (It's a HUGE wall!)  One of the dining areas also gets a nice view of the gallery wall... And the hallway gets lots of foot traffic; at the end of the hallway they have a room used for meetings by various outside companies and groups.  The woman who told me about the space has even sold a few pieces in the past!  Wish me luck!  

I over-documented it... enjoy!

female photographers of Etsy

I just joined the female photographers of Etsy team!
 
They've got a great blog with some cool photography you should check out:
http://femalephotographersofetsy.blogspot.com

You can also find links to other female photographers on etsy, as well as links to many of their blogs!
(including mine! woohoo!)

check it out!

fine art prints available on Etsy!

 

I finally started my Etsy shop!  

Just a few prints available so far... but a lot more will be available soon!

please check it out!  http://www.etsy.com/shop/RachaelDuMoulin

and feel free to share the link! :)

brand new website is up!

hello!  just wanted to let you all know that I now have an official website!  Woo hoo!  It was hard work.  Not that I didn't have respect for them before, but I my respect for graphic/web designers has increased exponentially!!! It's seriously hard work! 

 

You may have seen some photos here on the blog or maybe on virb.com, but there's lots of stuff that I haven't posted anywhere else!

Take a look!

rachaeldumoulin.com

Also, my cousin reminded me of this photo today- it's her son... I forgot that I had scanned it.  (It is, of course, shot with actual b&w film!)  Thought I'd share it.  It cracks me up!

(It also features my new little watermark, that I made to match all my new graphics...)

new logo and banner!

So for the past few weeks I have been hard at work re-designing my logo (which hadn't actually been seen by many peeps since I didn't really like it and didn't use it on anything yet...) and a website and a business card.  I also attacked the blog tonight, fiddling with the template and layout, and also making the colors, etc. match the website, which will be going "live" in a few days... stay tuned!

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! to all who've helped me with all this design business, which I'm not that great at.  Your feedback and suggestions have been GREATLY appreciated! 

new banner

I have a new banner!  I've been fiddling around with this font for a while- for a watermark, logo, etc.  The background is one of my images, cropped and desaturated a bit...  Not sure how I feel about it, so I'll probably have a new one again soon... In fact, I'm probably gonna open Photoshop back up right now...

I figured I should probably add the banner to the post about the banner... just in case it's gone soon!

NESOP is finally on Facebook!

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