I’ve always thought of carnations as those flowers that you get to match your dress/your date’s tie when you’re attending your high school prom in the 1970s. And since I’ve never seen them growing in the DC area, I hadn’t photographed any carnations. And then late last year, I spotted some Viana carnations at my local floral wholesaler – and discovered a new way to look at carnations. Instead of those flowers that looked artificially colored – I suddenly was seeing flowers with amazing patterns along the edges of the petals – and knew that bunched together would provide some wonderful photographic opportunities. And so began my photographing of carnations this winter!

Here are some of the photos I took of the Viana Carnations in my studio.

If you enjoyed seeing my photos of the Viana Carnations – keep an eye out on my blog – I’ll be posting more carnation photos soon.

2 Comments

Barbara on February 17, 2016 at 12:37 pm

I love carnations. They make me smile, and I adore the colors, particularly the variegated ones.
- hankinslawrenceimages on March 7, 2016 at 9:03 am
  
  Thanks Barbara. I’ve been having a great time photographing the carnations – I’ll be posting more photos of them soon 🙂