A Few Orchids
Orchids are one of the flowers that I never know what I'm going to see when I go to photograph them. They come in so many colors, shapes and textures. It's always fun to see and photograph them. Here are a few orchid photos I've edited recently. Longwood Gardens...
Shofuso Japanese House and Gardens
I’ve had a few questions about some of the lesser-known gardens we’ll be visiting during my Photographing the Gardens of Philadelphia workshop in May. So I thought I’d share a bit about some of them here on my blog in the coming weeks. Shofuso Japanese House and...
Do You Need Help Editing Your Photos? March 14, 2020
In January, we held our first Do You Need Help Editing Your Photos session. People seemed to find it really helpful. So we’re doing it again on March 14. We know many photographers struggle with editing their photos. We have so many options for software -...
One Enchanted Evening – New Photo
I've recently added a new photograph - One Enchanted Evening - to my website at https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/enchantedevening/ In the Victorian Language of Flowers, snapdragons symbolized grace and elegance. Inspired by that, I imagined an...
A Few Members of the Lily Family
I'm always amazed at how many different types of lilies I see at local gardens. Here are a few photos I've edited recently of various members of the lily family . Longwood Gardens Chanticleer Gardens Jenkins Arboretum...
Telling Stories with Still Lifes
One of the things I really enjoy about creating still life photographs is that I get to tell stories with them. And the stories can be anything I want them to be. When I started learning about creating still lifes, I struggled with figuring out what to include in my...
Editing a Bleeding Hearts photo from Start to Finish
A couple of months ago, I shared how I edited one of my landscape photographs from start to finish. Several people asked me shortly thereafter how do I edit my flower photographs? And do I do it differently than I edit my landscape photographs. The answer is - I...
Kodak Girl BlueRiverDream – New Photo
I've recently added a new photograph - Kodak Girl BlueRiverDream - to my website at https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/kodak-girl-blue-river-dream/ In the first decades of the twentieth-century, the Kodak Company ran an ongoing advertising campaign...
In From the Garden – New Photo
I've recently added a new photograph - In From the Garden - to my website at https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/in-from-the-garden/ As I created this still life, I imagined a women just in from her cutting garden with a basket full of fresh flowers,...
Introducing Nine New Photographs
As I was adding several new photographs to my website a few weeks ago, I realized it had been a while since I’d done an “introducing new photos” post. It turns out, I’ve added nine photos since I last shared new photos with you. There are four new flower photographs...
Kodak Girl Zoe Celesta West – New Photo
I've recently added a new photograph - Kodak Girl Zoe Celesta West - to my website at https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/zoe-kodak-girl/ In the first decades of the twentieth-century, the Kodak Company ran an ongoing advertising campaign designed to...
Summer’s Bounty – New Photo
I've recently added a new photograph - Summer's Bounty - to my website at https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/summersbounty/ As I created this still life, I imagined a women harvesting fresh vegetables from her garden, bringing them into her kitchen, and...