Coming Soon....

I decided that with Year 4 of my little Photography business coming to a close I would kick off Year 5 with an exciting new product!  I’ve always wanted to take my photography prints into a new medium and with this new Covid era in which we now find ourselves, what better than the first product being Lavender Line Photography Face Masks! 

I am excited to announce that you will soon be able to purchase you favourite Lavender Line Photography prints in a personalised face mask to go about your daily routine.  Staying safe never looked so stylish!

‘ I go to seek a great perhaps’ - Looking For Alaska.

The stunning Causeway Coast making for the perfect face mask for those adventurous sunset dreamers!

The first Lavender Line Photography Face Mask making it coastal debut!

What Lavender Line Photography print best suits your face mask mood? Lavender Line Photography Face Masks coming very soon to Etsy! #LavenderLineMasks

Hello 200!

200 Etsy Sales! 

I still get so excited with each and every sale made whether it is on my Etsy shop, at a craft fair or through a private commission.  To have people near and far purchasing my photography work to add to their home decor or gift to that special someone is such a wonderful feeling and one that I hope will continue for many years to come.  I want to say a huge thank you to everyone supporting Lavender Line Photography, it hasn’t been the easiest of times for us small business owners during this global pandemic, but the love and support to shop small has been incredible and means so much! 

Here is to following those dreams and to the next 200 worldwide Etsy sales!

Celebrate Every Tiny Victory ; 200 Etsy Sales!

‘Whitepark Waves’ : I can’t think of a better photography print to mark my 200th Etsy sale!

Those Little Signs

‘Great things are done by a series of small things brought together’ - Van Gough 

I’ve always been someone who believes in signs, how when we are looking for an answer or that little bit of guidance there is a small sign ready and waiting to reveal itself. ‘Portstewart Heights’ has always been a special print to me because of my Granda’s love for Portstewart and how proud he always was to tell the story of how his Dad helped to construct the cross that dominates that Portstewart coastal skyline. Of all the prints on my Etsy shop it was ‘Portstewart Heights’ that was the first print to sell since his passing two weeks ago… something that I like to think is my little sign.

Portstewart Heights

Looking at the moon

‘I’ll find you in the morning sun and when the night is new, I’ll be looking at the moon, but I’ll be seeing you’ - Jimmy Durante

It is with a heavy heart that I dedicate this photograph to one of the world’s greatest stargazers and storytellers, the man that I was lucky enough to call my Granda. From late night chats about his family life growing up as the baby of a big family, to the endless hours talking about favourite old school Hollywood movies. From the takeaways shared (and our love of vinegar) where he would always complain about eating too much, to looking up his favourite songs on youtube from the 1940s onwards as well as wanting to know the exact location of that International Space Station…. A man of many words and talents who knew exactly how to light up the room! You leave behind such a legacy and a hole in our hearts that will never replaced. 

Until that next full moon when I’ll be looking up and thinking of you! xx

1927 - 2020

Good Vibes Only

I thought I would kick off today’s #LavenderSharingSunday gift with an exciting print from my newest typography series that will launch officially tomorrow! ‘Words’ is a series of motivational words and phrases that are made up from some of my favourite sunset and coastal captures. A perfect way to add your favourite wordplay to your home decor!

Today’s words of inspiration : ‘Good Vibes Only’

To The Shores Of Freedom

‘The Ocean Is Calling’

Introducing 'To The Shores' for today's #LavenderSharingSunday gift. A print to give a sense of mindfulness during these unusual lockdown times. Like last week, I have decided to share both the colour and black & white versions so that you can decide on the one that suits your home decor best.

‘To the shores of freedom where nowhere lives’ - Joesph Arthur

A Sense Of Wanderlust

‘She wasn’t bored, just restless between adventures’ - Atticus

Goodbye April, Hello May! What a strange and very surreal April it has been, a month of glorious sunshine and absolutely nowhere to go to take full advantage of it.  Instead of ticking off the road trips that I have had planned on my Northern Ireland/Ireland bucket list I have been using this lockdown time to go back through my older travel photographs to create a series of wanderlust prints.

It’s an unusual feeling knowing that as of right now there are no plans for future trips, but I have found comfort in going through my travel photos and taking the time to appreciate each and every detail.  It has been a fun process to go back in time and work on the photographs that I feel might appeal to people right now to add a touch of that much needed wanderlust to their home decor.

Below are just some of my new wanderlust prints available for purchase, you might recognise them as some of your favourite holiday locations or a place that is on your bucket list….

Love From Australia

Love From Rome

Love From London

Love From Northern Ireland

From the tranquil scenes of Australia to the historic sights of Rome. The colourful streets of London to the calming tones of Northern Ireland. There is a little something for everyone to help with this unusual lockdown life in which we find ourselves.

Find your sense of wanderlust here.

To Dream

‘The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams’ - Eleanor Roosevelt

For this week’s #LavenderSharingSunday I wanted to gift a typography print entitled ‘To Dream’ as a way in which to help encourage us to follow our dreams in these difficult and uncertain times. Some days it might feel somewhat impossible to do so, but I believe that it is important to keep chasing, to write out a list of future hopes and dreams as a way to remind ourselves of what it is that we want from this life, even during this unexpected pause. It might seem impossible now, but there is no limit or set time when it comes to chasing our dreams and this print is a way in which to help visualise that.

I couldn’t decide whether I preferred the colour of black and white version, so I thought I would share both and leave the hard decision up to you!

Keep dreaming, my dreamers!

Colours Borrowed From The Sea

‘And I am finally colouring, inside the lines that I live between’ - Ben Howard

‘We dream in colours borrowed from the sea’

It was this line from Ben Howard’s song ‘Time Is Dancing’ that gave me the idea to put my own little spin on a Lavender Line Photography colouring print. A little something to help pass an hour or two each day during lockdown as well as adding a touch of vitamin sea to the day, something that a lot of us are missing right now.

I am excited to introduce the first in this fun colouring print series : ‘Whitepark Bay Blues’. Just save the print below to your device (or from my Facebook post), print off and colour in a medium of your choice! I would love to see your interpretation of this print, the more creative the better as there are no colour rules in place and there might even be a ‘Whitepark Bay Blues’ print prize to win for the best one! If you would like to take part in #LavenderLineColour then simply hashtag your finished colouring print on Instagram or post a picture in the comment section of my Facebook post.

Why not add a touch of your colour interpretation to ‘Whitepark Bay Blues’ today! #LavenderLineColour

It’s time to colour!

And I Pause...

‘And I pause for a while’ - Pink Floyd

Goodbye March, hello April!  Well, what can I say about March other than it is a month we will always remember and not in a good way! The month that most of our day to day lives came to a sudden stop and the world in which we knew changed before us. A month that has brought forward a lot of stress and uncertainty as a small business owner and a month that I can safely say I don’t want to repeat!

I’m still finding it hard to wrap my head around everything that is happening to us on a global scale, how one virus has been able to put a stop to the world, but I do take comfort in knowing that we are all in this together and that when we get to the other side of this we will learn to appreciate the finer things in life again.  

Lavender Line Photography Home Edition HQ #StayHome

I know that I for one cant wait for the day that I can return to my beautiful studio, to create new and exciting photography series in the creative space that I have worked hard to make happen, and to finally launch my studio photo shoot sessions, something that was just about to takeoff before lockdown happened. I also cant wait for the first day to step back into my car and drive to my favourite coastal hotspots.  I’ve always been a beach girl at heart and am really missing those weekly hits of vitamin sea.  I long for that fresh sea air, the sound of the waves rolling in and feeling the sand between my toes.  It's little things like this that I will appreciate even more when life gets back to normal, sooner rather than later I hope!

The calming waves of Ballycastle Beach and one of my first North Coast locations to visit after lockdown!

My Portview studio view, a view that I can’t wait to get back to with cup of tea in hand!

Until that time comes I am currently working on two new photography series: my digital download series ‘Home From Home’ which will allow customers to purchase limited edition digital photography prints that can be printed off in the comfort of their home and help adapt to our new rules by adding favourite locations or wish-list destinations to brighten up that home decor. These digital downloads can also be added to all device home-screens as another way to display your digital purchases as new wallpapers.

Introducing my new digital download series ‘Home From Home’, an easy way to change your home decor wall art during lockdown.

The second is a print set series called ‘Take Two’ a series of print sets that will have an exciting compare and contrast theme.  I am looking forward to the challenge this series will bring me as a photographer as it means stepping outside of my comfort zone and working with the limited lockdown spaces I have to photograph each day. Who knows where it will take my work!

Introducing the first of my ‘Take Two’ print set series: Honey and The Star

Although I do have these two new photography series to keep busy with (as well as catching up on a lot of editing), I will admit that it is a scary and uncertain time as a self-employed photographer, a time where there is no financial guarantees or big future plans.  I just hope that during these next few months I can keep my photography dream alive and encourage people to #StandWithSmall more than ever. If you can help your favourite small businesses in any way right now then please do as each and every sale really does mean the world and is the difference between staying open or having to close down.

#StandWithSmall from Etsy

Image found on Google ‘small business’ search

Please stay home and stay safe xx