Carnation Abstracts

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. As I photographed several sets of carnations, I realized I was creating some amazing abstract photos by focusing in on the textures and patterns in the carnations.

Here are a few of my favorite abstract photos of carnations I’ve created in the past few months.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I created all of these photographs in my studio. If you’d like to learn how to photograph flowers under studio lights, and perhaps create some abstract photos of your own, join me for my Photographing Flowers in the Studio workshop on September 10.