"As an artist, writer, photographer and coach, my greatest strength, and at the same time greatest weakness, is the multitude of ideas I have and directions in which I go. My mission in life is opening up people, including myself, to seeing things in new and different ways and, ultimately, empowering us in further enriching our lives. Writing and Photography are my main tools of access. Picture to Ponder, my free ezine, is one of the avenues people have for experiencing these shifts for themselves. This site, and page, is designed to be the place to which I can direct people, the pivotal point from which you can select, and follow the links to, those of my creative ventures that most interest you." Sheila Finkelstein SUBSCRIBE to Picture to Ponder a weekly FREE photo ezine that inspires and transforms the way we see our inner and outer worlds. See Samples on PictureToPonder.com and in ARCHIVES Now, also, on Photography and Transformation BLOG

NaturesPlayground.com Photo/Drawings - Nature photography with manually-enhanced interpretations of the images

Eteletours.com - Nature Photography - This site developed out of an idea for conducting virtual tours of nature sites, via telephone and using the internet.

The Gift Shop - a wide variety of products for the body and the home, featuring unique Photo Drawings and straight Photography

BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY by Sam Finkelstein Photographs from the fifties and sixties - REMEMBERING SAM - In Memoriam

BANANA SKY DVD- the start of a DVD series, with photography and healing music, designed to offer peace and respite - Click on disk image for page with a video preview

PICTURES TO PONDER: Inspired Journaling - a book with large beautiful flower photos, plus questions to prompt thinking and space for journaling for those who so desire

CHANGING PERSPECTIVES: Free PDF Download - a tool for opening up to new ways of seeing. For Coaches and People looking to expand their insights

Photography on CD Covers and Business Cards Contact Sheila to explore using my photography for your business needs

Current Focus

Truck-Art.Com - My passion for taking photographs started as I documented a major beach reconstruction when I lived in New Jersey. In addition to documenting natural changes I became passionate observing, and personifying, the construction trucks. Books and activities using these photos and stories are in the works. Children's clothing with the photo/drawing art is currently for sale in our Gift Shop.

What other people are saying:

"Sheila has a keen eye for what is being processed inside the photographer as well is in the frame. She is kind and creative. Ansel Adams said 'A photograph is usually looked at - seldom looked into.' Sheila looks deeply, and I am grateful for her insight and generous wisdom." Blaise Allen, Art Therapist/Poet/Writer/Photographer

"What your work does is to give people a menu of delectible, digestible, bite-sized morsels which may stimulate their appetite...and quite a statisfying meal it is!" Linda Gipson, RMT

You can have these experiences yourself in my ezine, book, and DVD all of which inspire transformation in how people see things in their inner and outer worlds. My photography and art products transform the environments in which they are placed.

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