A Visit to Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester
Last month while I was in Rochester, NY for a workshop, I spent a wonderful morning photographing at Mount Hope Cemetery. Founded in 1838, Mount Hope is a beautiful garden/rural cemetery full of wonderful statuary and stone carving. I thought I'd share some of my...
Pink and White Tulip Petals – New Photo
I've recently added a new photography - Pink & White Tulip Petals - to my website at https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/pink-white-tulip-petals/ When I saw these beautiful pink and white tulips at the store, I fell in love with their soft colors. As they...
Longwood Gardens
I’ve had a few questions about some of the 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. Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania is one of the premier botanical...
Poppy Anemones
I always love photographing poppy anemones. Whether I'm photographing them at a local garden or in my studio, I always find so many different ways to photograph them. Here are a few poppy anemone photos I've edited recently. Lavender Poppy Anemones ...
Weeping Graveyard Angel Metarie Cemetery New Orleans Palladium Toned Kallitype – New Photo
I've recently added a new palladium-toned kallitype - Weeping Graveyard Angel Metarie Cemetery New Orleans Palladium Toned Kallitype - to my website at https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/weepinggraveyardangelmetarie/ The beautiful weeping angel in the Chapman H...
What Caught Your Eye?
One of the questions I get asked occasionally is how do I know how to compose my flower photos? In some ways, my approach is to use what Ansel Adams referred to as visualization or “the ability to anticipate a finished image before making the exposure.” If I can see...
A Wonderful Spring Morning at Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens
A couple weeks ago, I spent a few hours photographing at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Richmond, Virginia. One of things I love about Lewis Ginter is their daffodils - in the spring they have so many beautiful daffodils throughout the gardens. The other great thing...
Vienna Waltz Chrysanthemum – New Photo
I've recently added a new photograph - Vienna Waltz Chrysanthemum - to my website at https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/mum-vienna-waltz/ I love seeing chrysanthemums at the local gardens in the fall. They bring such wonderful splashes of color and texture to...
Mt. Cuba Center
I’ve had a few questions about some of the gardens we’ll be visiting during my Photographing the Gardens of Philadelphia workshop in May. Mt. Cuba Center is a native-plant garden located in Hockessin, Delaware. The center is located on the former estate of Lammont...
A Few Peonies
A couple years ago, I photographed several beautiful peony gardens. Here are a few more of the peony photos I took that year that somehow I haven't shared with you yet At Chanticleer Gardens outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania At...
Kournan Kouryou Chrysanthemum – New Photo
I've recently added a new photo - Kournan Kouryou Chrysanthemum - to my website at https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/kournankouryouchrysanthemum/ When I saw these incredible chyrsanthemums at a local garden, I knew I had to photograph them. At...
An Incredible Week!
I just wanted to take a moment to share some of the wonderful things that have happened in early March. The first big event was the opening reception for my show, The Beauty of Flowers, in the Horticulture Center at Green Spring Gardens in Alexandria, Virginia. Thank...