Flower of the Day – August 19, 2012

“These woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.”
― Robert Frost

“Pink Velvet,” Portland Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon. Copyrights belong to the photographer: Louise Edwards. © 2012 All Rights Reserved.

Flower of the Day – August 5, 2012

“The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Anthers and a Stigma,” Lily, Orenco Station Farmers Market, Hillsboro, Oregon. Copyrights belong to the photographer: Louise Edwards, L&L Photography, L&L Images, © 2012 All Rights Reserved.

Exciting News to our Fellow photographers and writers….

We would like to invite you to submit Feature Articles and Photos on our Blog:

L&L Photography is excited to announce we will be featuring guest authors and photographers to post their materials on our blog. This is an excellent way to get additional traffic to your blog page, web page, and a means for increasing exposure for your business.  Please make your submissions relevant to the content of our blog.  We are a Photo-Blog. Submissions for your Feature Article should be enlightening, entertaining, and relevant to photography: i.e., travel, environmental and natural resources including wildlife, flowers, landscapes, macro, photography, as well as urban environments, and other interesting adventures or topics that one might find themselves where photography is a focus.

How to Proceed:

You can begin by taking a look at our blog for articles we have posted and become familiar with the type of articles we have published. Please note that a place is not an idea, nor is a type of camera interesting, we are looking for compelling stories where photography is the main focus; we encourage the writer to seek a specific angle, or photographic tip(s), news related topics, adventures, or travels that make the topic/subject innovative, and interesting to a wide audience of readers. Our readers include the following genres: travel photographers, travel journalists, photo-journalists, professional and amateur photographers, writers, poets teachers, technical science professional, environmental and wildlife enthusiasts, bird watchers, Rosarians, teachers, and botanists to name but a few. We are looking for an article that is fresh, relevant and exciting in the world of photography.

We are also seeking images from those interested in posting to our Photo and Flower of the Day posts. Each week we will select one submittal. Photographs for inclusion should be relevant to our blog. Please double-check our blog for examples of images, genres, and the format for which the photos will be published.

The Feature Article and all Photographs must be appropriate for viewers of all ages, therefore your submittable work should be considered family friendly.  We reserve the right to reject your materials if we deem they are poorly written or contain numerous  errors, and/or excessive profanity, or sexual references. Both Feature Articles and Photo/Flower of the day entries will also be submitted or linked to Linkedin, Google+, Pinterest, Facebook, and Twitter, which will get your name out to various other social media sites, meaning more exposure for you and your business!

Formatting for Feature Article:

• Please Include a catchy title
• Include your name at the top as Featured Writer
• Insert photos
• Articles should include at least 3 original photographs up to 10 max, do not use photos taken by other people, use original photographs that you have taken.
• Make sure to check off the appropriate categories and tags
• Preview your post for grammar and spelling errors before submitting it for approval
• Include a link to your blog
• Photos should be no larger than 1000 pixels on the longest side of the image, sRGB color space, please.
• Multiple entries are allowed on a monthly basis

 Formatting for Images used for Photos/Flowers

• Please review our format in our blog for an example; we will provide the quote unless you find one you would like to include.
• Please Include a title for the image
• Category for image ( i.e., travel, landscape, macro, outdoor, wildlife, nature, urban, architectural, or other relevant category)
• For flower shots include the name (i.e, rose, dahlia, etc.) of the flower
• Location followed by city and state or city and country where photo was taken (i.e., Forest Park, Portland Oregon, or Portland Rose Gardens, Portland, Oregon
• Photographers name and copyright information
• Include a link to your blog
• Photos should be no larger than 1000 pixels on the longest side of the image, sRGB color space, please.
• Multiple entries are allowed on a monthly basis

Please submit Featured Articles and/or Photo/Flower of the Day images to: Louise@LandLimages.com: Clearly indicate in your email what you are submitting – either  i.e., Feature Article, Flower or Photo of the Day.  We will alert you via email that your submission has been accepted and the date in which your material will be posted. All authors/photographers whose articles are chosen will receive a link to their blog, and a link on our Facebook page, our blog page, Pinterest, Google+, Linkedin, and Twitter.

We thank you for your interest and look forward to receiving your articles and photographs!

Cheers!

L&L

Flower of the Day – August 2, 2012

“Belief in oneself is one of the most important bricks in building any successful venture.”
~ Lydia M. Child

“Candy Canes in the Summer,” Dahlia. Orenco Station Farmers Market, Hillsboro, Oregon. Copyrights belong to the photographer: Louise Edwards, L&L Photography, L&L Images. © 2012 All rights reserved.

Flower of the Day – August 1, 2012

“Love and desire are the spirit’s wings to great deeds.”
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Bee and the Cone,” Hillsboro, Oregon. Copyrights belong to the photographer: © 2012 Louise Edwards, L&L Photography, L&L Images, All Rights Reserved.

Flower of the Day – July 31, 2012

Flowers of the Day – July 31, 2012

“Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul.”
~ Luther Burbank

“Orange Lilies”, Orenco Station Farmers Market, Hillsboro, Oregon. Copyrights belong to the photographer: Louise Edwards, L&L Photography, L&L Images.   ©2012 All Rights Reserved .

Flower of the Day – July 28, 2012

Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.
~ Albert Einstein

“The Beauty of a Hosta,” Dawson Creek, Hillsboro, Oregon; Copyrights belong to the photographer: Louise Edwards, L&L Photography, L&L Images.

Flower of the Day – July 27, 2012

Flower of the Day – July 2012

“Don’t let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was.”
~ Richard L. Evans

“Simply So,” Coneflower, Orenco Station Farmers Market, Hillsboro, Oregon. Copyrights belongs to the photographer: Louise Edwards, L&L Photography, L&L Images.

Flower of the Day – July 26, 2012

Flower of the Day – July 2012

“From its brilliancy everything is illuminated.”
~ Guru Nanak

“Orange Dahlia,” Farmers Market, Hillsboro, Oregon; Copyrights belong to the photographer: Louise Edwards, L&L Photography, L&L Images.

Flower of the Day – July 25, 2012

“Be yourself. The world worships the original.”
~ Ingrid Bergman

“Red Feathers,” Red Coneflower, Echinacea spp., Farmers Market, Orenco Station, Hillsboro, Oregon; Copyrights belong to the photographer: Louise Edwards, L&L Photography, L&L Images.