Chanticleer Garden
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 in my newsletter in the coming weeks. Chanticleer Garden,...
Siberian Iris Pair – New Photo
I've recently added a new photograph - Siberian Iris Pair - to my website at https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/siberian-iris-pair/ Siberian irises are some of my favorite flowers. With the dark purple flowers, I love seeing the contrast between the purple and...
Apricot Tulips in the Studio
I recently got a bunch of apricot tulips and had a wonderful time photographing the patterns in the petals. I loved seeing the ever-changing combinations of red, white, cream and yellow depending on how I lit the tulip and what angle I photographed from. ...
Sunflowers – New Photo
I've recently added a new photograph - Sunflowers - to my website at https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/sunflowers-1/ When I saw these wonderful sunflowers at a local farm stand, I knew I wanted to photograph them in close, showing the wonderful patterns in the...
Join Me on March 2!
It’s almost here! My spring 2019 solo show “The Beauty of Flowers” will be on display from Tuesday February 26 through Sunday April 28 at the Horticulture Center at Green Spring Gardens in Alexandria, Virginia I’m hard at work finishing up the...
Tulips in the Studio
I recently photographed a couple of sets of tulips in my studio - I thought I'd share the photos with you today. Believe it or not - I bought both sets of tulips at my local grocery store! This first set were parrot tulips - with red, great, yellow, and orange in the...
Hollyhill Pinkie Dahlia – New Photo
I've recently added a new photograph - Hollyhill Pinkie Dahlia - to my website at https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/dahlia-hollyhill-pinkie/ Late summer/early fall at the local gardens means it's dahlia time. Every year, I'm amazed at the spectacular dahlias I...
What F-Stop Should I Use?
One of the questions i get asked all the time is what F-stop do I recommend for photographing flowers? My answer is It depends . . . on what lens you’re using, what your subject is, how close to your subject are you and most of all - how much of your subject do you...
What A Difference An F-Stop Makes (updated in 2019)
I originally wrote this post a few years ago - I'm updating in 2019 with some new photos and a few other edits I recently got an email from a novice photographer commenting on how they liked that in some of my photos just one flower is in focus – and in others...
A Few Peonies
As I'm continuing to edit my photos from a few years ago, I've found some photos of beautiful peonies I haven't shared with you This first peony was photographed at Chanticleer Gardens And the remaining ones were photographed in the Peony Garden at Winterthur...
Musical Evening Still Life – New Photo
I've recently added a new still life photograph - Musical Evening - to my website at https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/musical-evening-still-life/ As I created this still life, I imagined a woman pianist returning to her dressing room after a magnificent...
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...