July Blooms at Green Spring Gardens
I've made a couple of visits to Green Spring Gardens recently and found some wonderful flowers to photograph. I thought I'd share some of those photo with you today. Common Milkweed - asclepias syriaca Swamp Milkweed - asclepias incarnata A member...
Blooming in July
Here in the DC area mid-July usually means hot humid days. This year is no different than other years - our temperatures are rising into the 90s most days - and it's very humid. So some of the flowers at local gardens aren't coping well with the heat. Fortunately...
New Photo: Babe Spray Roses
I’ve recently added a new photo – Babe Spray Roses – to the shop on my BeautifulFlowerPictures.com website. When I saw these bright orange Babe spary roses at my local florist, I knew I had to photograph them. I just loved the bright colors and they way...
Connect with Me on Social Media
I realized I have many new subscribers to my newsletter, and new followers on various social media sites. Every now and then I get a note from someone saying they follow me on one site and just found me on another. So I thought I'd share links to where you can find me...
Shades of Pink & Purple Irises
I love photographing irises. This spring I was lucky enough to spend a couple of days photographing irises at Presby Memorial Iris Gardens in New Jersey. There were literally hundreds of varieties of irises blooming when I visited. I photographed at least 60 different...
Spectacular Details at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas
Earlier this year I spent a few days in Las Vegas. My big take away is not a place I'd ever want to live - but a fun place to spend time photographing (and people watching). I spent several hours walking around the Bellagio Hotel photographing details that caught my...
New Photo: Dune and Adventure Gerbera Daisies
I’ve recently added a new photo – Dune and Adventure Gerbera Daisies – to the shop on my BeautifulFlowerPictures.com website. I recently found two bouquets of gerbera daisies at my local grocery store that when I saw them I knew I had to photograph them. The...
Creating in the Studio
For years I only photographed outside under natural light. The sun was always my light source - and I had to deal with whatever light was available to create my photos. I also had to compose my photos based on what I found where I was photographing. So sometimes I...
A Few Gerbera Daisies
I recently found a few sets of photos of Gerbera Daisies on my hard drive that I hadn't shared with you - so I thought I'd share them today. I hope you enjoy seeing these wonderful flowers I photographed in my studio. The white ones are White House Gerbera Daisies,...
Only 2 Spaces Left . . .
I’ve been trying to figure out what to say in a post letting you know that I only have two spaces left in this weekend’s Photographing Flowers (Without Swearing at Your Camera) workshop. I had no clue what I was going to say. And then I checked a post I’d made on...
Shades of Orange Irises
I love photographing irises. This spring I was lucky enough to spend a couple of days photographing irises at Presby Memorial Iris Gardens in New Jersey. There were literally hundreds of varieties of irises blooming when I visited. I photographed at least 60 different...
New Photo: Orange Ranunculus
I’ve recently added a new photo – Orange Ranunculus – to the shop on my BeautifulFlowerPictures.com website. So by now, you’ve probably figured out I really like to photograph ranunculus flowers in my studio. I’m able to capture all sorts of details in the...