New Photo: Chincoteague Sunrise Reflections
I’ve recently added a new photo – Chincoteague Sunrise Reflections – to the shop on my BeautifulFlowerPictures.com website. I love visiting Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and the Assateague National Seashore – especially during the winter. I’ve...
Irises at Presby Memorial Iris Gardens
In late May I took a quick trip to New Jersey to visit one of my favorite gardens - Presby Memorial Iris Gardens in Upper Montclair. Established in the 1920s in honor of Frank H. Presby, a founder of the American Iris Society. the collection of irises at the gardens...
A Few More Tulips
As promised, here are my last few tulip photos for this year. I had the chance to photograph some incredible tulips this year - I hope you've enjoyed seeing my photos. I'm already looking forward to photographing more tulips next year. ...
Last Chance to Save! Early Bird Pricing Ends Tomorrow
Just a quick reminder - early bird pricing for my July 15-17 Photographing Flowers (Without Swearing at Your Camera!) Workshop ends tomorrow - June 15. During the workshop, we’ll visit at least two local gardens or parks to photograph flowers. We will head to the...
Paloma Roses
I recently photographed a set of beautiful red and white Paloma roses in my studio. For most of the photos, I found myself getting in as close as I could to emphasize the wonderful lines and textures in the flowers. I hope you enjoy seeing my photos of these beautiful...
New Photo: Spanish Moss
I’ve recently added a new photo – Spanish Moss – to the shop on my BeautifulFlowerPictures.com website. The more I photograph in South Carolina and Georgia, the more I’ve fallen in love with Spanish Moss. There’s just something about the way it picks up the...
What Caught Your Eye?
Thanks for the great response to my article about using a tripod. After my newsletter went out last week, I had a few people ask me what sorts of things I think about when I'm taking the time to set up my tripod. One of the main things I think about is what caught my...
More Orchids In A Tropical Clearing
For the past few years, Longwood Gardens has created some amazing miniature landscapes as part of their annual Orchid Extravaganza. In 2016, they designed a tropical clearing full of orchids. What they did was create streams, and meadows and fill them with orchid...
Beautiful Parrot Tulips
In recent years I've become a big fan of the parrot tulips. I just love all the colors and textures in the curly, twisted petals. I photographed a few types of parrot tulips at the end of tulip season in the DC area - I thought I'd share those photos with you today....
New Photo: Sunserba Cineraria
I’ve recently added a new photo – Sunserba Cineraria – to the shop on my BeautifulFlowerPictures.com website. I love photographing members of the aster family – there’s just something about the round shape, the elongated petals and the solid centers...
The Top 5 Reasons I Use a Tripod
When I'm out photographing I'm always surprised when people ask me why I still use a tripod. After all, in the digital age, we have image stabilized lenses and cameras that can shoot at very high ISO's - so some people think we don't still need to use a tripod. At...
Three Brand New Photos on my Website
I wanted you to be the first to hear that I’ve added three new photos to my website. I’ll be blogging about them in the weeks to come – but in the meantime – here they are if you’d like to take a look. And don't forget I’ve brought back several of my...