Iris Tectorum – a few Roof Irises
Every now and then when I'm out photographing in the spring I'll find some roof irises (iris tectorum) to photograph. Despite being native to China, Korea, and Burma, they are often referred to as Japanese Roof Irises where they naturalized. In Japan, these irises...
Photos from the Road: Georgia and South Carolina
I'm back from a quick 4 day trip to Georgia and South Carolina. I had originally planned a slightly longer trip - but Snowzilla and 28" of snow in Bethesda caused to me to adjust my plans a bit. My main purpose for the trip was to finalize the details for the...
Cineraria
Over the years I've photographed many members of the aster family. Some of my favorites are two varieties of Cineraria that I've only seen at Longwood Gardens in the winter. The bright cheerful colors of the blossoms are a wonderful pick me up on a cold winter day....
Petals of Some Orange Ranunculuses
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 studio that I'm not able to capture in a garden. In part this is because the ranunculus flowers are very delicate - so I...
A Few Native Members of the Borage Family
Continuing with my efforts to edit and share some of the photos in the backlog on my hard drive - I thought I'd share some photos of native plants that are members of the Boraginaceae (Borage or Forget Me Not) family. Members of the borage family are known for their...
The Garden of Circus Delights – Art in the 34th Street/Penn Station Subway Station
When I was in New York City not long ago, I saw (and photographed) some wonderful mosaics in the 34th Street/Penn Station Subway Station. It only took me a little research when I got home to learn what they were. The work is called "The Garden of Circus Delights" by...
Come Photograph with Me – Summer 2016 Workshops
I’m busy planning my photography workshops for Summer 2016. I don’t have all the details in place yet - so haven’t opened registration yet - but did want to let you know what and when I’ll be teaching later this year. June 4-5 Intro to Lightroom: From RAW (or JPG) to...
A Few More Pink Ranunculuses
I thought I'd share a few more of the photos of pink ranunculus flowers the I've photographed in my studio. Every time I photograph ranunculuses, I fall more and more in love with them. The petals of the flowers offer incredible opportunities for close up photos. I've...
String Lilies
I recently was looking at the files on my computer and realized I had thousands and thousands of unweeded unsorted flower photos on my drive. So I've spent some time organizing them by family and flower type - and am now starting to edit. Given how many there are -...
Work the Scene
Have you ever stopped to photograph a great scene, and then when you get home realize that you would have had the perfect shot, if only you had gone wider, gotten in closer, been 3 feet to the left, etc? One of Bill's and my major recommendations to our students is...
Walking Around Savannah
I'm heading back to Savannah in a couple of weeks to finalize a few locations and details for my Springtime in the South: Savannah, Charleston and the South Carolina Low Country photo tour in March. As I was making my plans for the trip - I decided to go back and look...
Pink Ranunculus
I've been photographing lots of ranunculus blossoms in my studio recently. My local floral wholesaler has been getting in some beautiful colors of these delicate blossoms - and I can't resist photographing the layers of petals. This set of photos are of a group of...