Lavender Festival 2008 Photos Online for Viewing

For any vendors or guests at the Pend Oreille Lavender Festival... you can logon to my website www.priestlakeimages.com (under Galleries), to view images of booths, products, and activities. And thank you to all of you out there that supported me at both the Lavender Festival and Priest Lake Huckleberry Festival. The turnout of art enthusiests was great and I'm excited to get product ready for both shows next year! It was great to meet all of you and thank you so much for appreciating my creations!

p.s. 2007 Lavender Festival images are still available for a limited time, under Client Login, password is Lavender.

Huckleberry Festival - Saturday, August 2nd 10-5

Well the 2008 Pend Orielle Lavender Festival was beautiful. This year it was located at the Newport, WA city park. Absolutely lovely! Huge timbers providing shade, live folk music, and lavender accents hanging from greenery throughout the festival. Kids painting pots in the art tent and creating handpaintings... adults learning to braid lavender wands and head pieces. This year's Huckleberry Festival is newly moved as well. The Priest Lake Search and Rescue recently purchased the event and will be moving it just down Hwy 57 to the Priest Lake Golf Course. Bluegrass music, a.m. breakfast, art & food booths will be on the course as well as a golf tournament. I believe there is also a bluegrass concert later at 7pm. We will have our Priest Lake Images booth set up, displaying a few of my new large GALLERY WRAPS of our area, as well as rustic framed scenic shots of CHIMNEY ROCK, LUBY BAY, and PRIEST LAKE FROM ABOVE. We have show special pricing, so all art pieces will be offered at less than the regular retail pricing, and only available for the one day at the Huckleberry Festival. Custom orders will be taken as well. Hope to see you there Saturday, August 2nd, 10am to 5pm.

Lavender Festival

Visit me at my booth at the Lavender Festival, July 12 & 13th at the Newport Park 9am-6pm. Check out some of my new shots along with lavender images from last years festival taken along the Pend Oreille River. This year the Pend Oreille Valley Lavender Festival has changed it's location to First and Calispel at the Newport Park which is a much more convenient location and one I'm excited to be at. Once again the association has invited me to be their on-location photographer to capture the excitement of the day. I will be photographing vendors, artists, booths, and more which will be available for online viewing. Visit me at my booth where I will be selling photo cards, art on canvas, and a few rustic home furnishings that my family has made from recycling birch bark. Hope to see you there!

Mountain Girl Maps

Many of you are inquiring about certain hikes in the area, around the International Selkirk Loop, and Priest Lake. If you are interested in Priest Lake hikes I have created a 16x20 photo map of seven of my favorite hikes. You can view it at www.priestlakeimages.com go to galleries, favorites, and it is the first image that pops up, click on "add to favorites" in the upper left of the image to add it to your shopping cart. An included insert has hiking directions and is great to carry along with you on your drive. The photo poster is a hand drawn image of Priest Lake overlaid on a large water photo from Rocky Point. Smaller images surround the lake... moose, Bald Eagle, bear, waterfalls, placed in the location where I took them. Map is rolled in a tube and wrapped in plastic... ready to send to someone or frame on your wall. Retail $24.99

Congratulations Graduates!!!

This weekend will be a busy one for sure with all of the graduation celebrations and ceremonies. Just wanted to post a couple of my favorite Senior Picts. and send out a big congratulations to all who are graduating! May you have many great adventures this summer and in the coming years! God Bless You in everything you chose to pursue!

People Helping People Auction, Memorial Weekend

Saturday, May 24th, at 3:00pm I will be taking photos at Elkins' Resort for the Priest Lake People Helping People Auction. Free 5x7 photos of couples who attend the auction dinner will accompany the purchase of the centerpiece frames. Individual images are available with a $5 donation to the Priest Lake Chamber of Commerce. Come and support our community at the silent auction at 3:00pm or attend the 5pm dinner and live auction!

FREE RESTORED PRINT CONTEST !!! Enter Your Old Photo!!!

To kick off spring I am offering a free photo restoration to the person who submits a challenging old photograph that they want to see come to life!

How to Enter: Submit your digital negative by e-mail to Autumn@PriestLakeImages.com in jpg format.
Or send a copy of the original to Autumn Oscarson, 57 Shady Pines Loop, Priest Lake, ID 83856 (photos not chosen will not be returned, so don't send your original).

Include: Explanation of the photo (who, when, where), what it means to you and why you would like it restored. Please include your contact information... snail mail and e-mail.

Details: Anyone may apply. I will digitally restore the image I find most interesting... removing red-eye, repairing scratches or tears, erasing water spots or moisture, removing people (if you wish) and professionally jazzing up your image to acid free paper so it is enjoyed for years to come.

Prize!!!: Winner receives their restored image as one 5x7 or 8x10 photography print on professional kodak halide paper, in an acid free black display folder. Worth $89.

Deadline: All entries must be received by May 31st and winner will be posted the first week of June.