Thank You: Blog Goals

It is official! My secret goal has been to gain a reader from each continent across the globe. My recent visitors tracker widget shows a visitor from Iceland--the last holdout to make my secret goal complete!

My thanks are warmly extended to each and every one of my visitors, casual readers and followers alike. I truly appreciate your interest and participation of my blogging adventures. I pledge to continue to do my best to keep you entertained, informed and inspired in my future posts and know that your kind comments, humor, suggestions and ideas are always very welcome!

Happy Friday--Happy Weekend!!


Coastal Wildflowers by Tina - Pfeiffer Photos 2008

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Signs, signs, everywhere are signs!

If you've been reading our blog or visited our Flickr gallery or Etsy shop lately, you might have noticed that we've been bitten by the sign bug.

The happy fact is, we can blame it on Flickr and all the neat people we've met there that photograph and post vintage signs. We've joined photo sharing groups for fans of vintage signs, neon signs, night photos of signs and it's really fun to view all the signage from every state across the USA!

The art of making signs has a long history including the craft of hand-lettered signs, which has a national group--The Letterheads--dedicated to sharing and preserving the history of their art. As a design student, I recently completed a course that covered the history of graphic design from the beginning (prehistoric cave paintings) through the 20th century. Famous sign makers include European poster designers and the art they developed for advertising products, cultural and sporting events, concerts, and political propaganda in the 19th century.

As a photographer, I learn from the poster designers and sign makers of the past and present. I've always loved letters (and numbers) used in or as part of a design. Signs are a classic expression in the art of typography (designing with letters). A vintage sign can be a window on the past.

Driving through the city after dark, hunting for great neon is our new summertime activity. Finding these signs--vintage or not so much--and capturing them in pixels is a just another neat subject for us to add to our photography adventures!

To view more sign images and to purchase please visit my Etsy shop.

copyright pfeiffer photos 2008 - all rights reserved.

Fresh start

Welcome!

This is our new blog for Pfeiffer Photos! Anyone who might be reading this who also blogs knows that it involves a commitment of time and energy to keep things fresh and interesting. Our goal is to do just that. We hope to chat with you, share our adventures in Oregon and beyond, hopefully make some connections and, of course, we'll be posting lots of great photos which is what we're all about!


All that being said, let's get it rollin'...

(Twins by Tina, Pfeiffer Photos 2008)

The photo displayed in this post is available as a print...check our Etsy shop or contact us to purchase--thanks!