Craftsmen’s Classic Art & Craft Show – Chantilly, VA – March 20-22, 2015
I will be at the at the Craftsmen’s Classic Art & Craft Show at the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly VA this weekend March 20-22, 2015. The Spring Craftsmen's Classic has always been one of my favorite shows to do - and it's been almost eighteen months...
New Photo: Fusion Gerbera Daisy
I’ve recently added a new photo – Fusion Gerbera Daisy – to my BeautifulFlowerPictures.com website. I'm not sure what there is to say about the Fusion Gerbera Daisies - other than they are incredible bright orange flowers with yellow green centers. The intensity of...
A Few Chrysanthemums to Brighten Your Day
I realized it has been a while since I posted any of my chrysanthemum photos here on my blog - so I thought I'd share photos of several types of chrysanthemums I've taken in recent years. The Brush & Thistle Mums get their name from the way their petals look -...
New Photo: Texas Bluebonnets
I’ve recently added a new photo – Texas Bluebonnets – to my BeautifulFlowerPictures.com website. I’ve always heard the the bluebonnets are spectacular in the spring in Texas and that every wildflower lover has to see them at least once. And despite the fact that my...
In the Studio: Star Campanella Roses
Every now and then I'll see a photo of a rose that seems to have endless layers of petals. I finally figured out that these are campanella roses when I bought a set of Star Campanella Roses at my local floral wholesaler (you can tell that Potomac Floral Wholesale has...
New Photo: Purple & White Dahlia
I’ve recently added a new photo – Purple & White Dahlia – to my BeautifulFlowerPictures.com website. Purple & White Dahlia is another of the photos in my collection of flowers photographed in the studio. When I spotted this delicate dahlia at my local...
Look Behind You!!!!
One aspect of working the scene that Bill and I encourage our students to think about is to always be aware of your environment. As a landscape or nature photographer, you are photographing in athree dimensional world with 360 degrees of space around you. So often...
TradeWinds Series Hibiscuses
In recent years I've photographed several hibiscus blossoms that have Wind as part of their name. After doing a little research, I discovered that they are all part of a series of hibiscus plants known as the "Tradewinds Tropical Hibiscus" plants developed by Aris...
New Photo: Blue Bigleaf Hydrangea Blossoms
I’ve recently added a new photo – Blue Bigleaf Hydrangea Blossoms – to my BeautifulFlowerPictures.com website. When I saw this bigleaf hydrangea plant at a local garden - all I could think was "WOW!!! What amazing shades of blue and purple in the petals!!!" And that's...
In the Studio: Lavender Parrot Tulips
I love tulips - the colors, the shapes, the textures - and of course - when I photograph them outdoors - the weather is warmer. I've been buying flowers at my local floral wholesaler all winter - and have been avoiding buying tulips. Not sure why - but they just...
New Photo: Green Chrysanthemum
I’ve recently added a new photo – Green Chrysanthemum – to my BeautifulFlowerPictures.com website. I love photographing chrysanthemums - with 13 classes of chrysanthemums - I'm always finding something new and wonderful to photograph. I found some wonderful...
A Few More Photos from Chincoteague and Assategue
Bill and I taught our landscape photography workshop earlier this month at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and Assateague National Seashore. We had wonderful weather, fantastic students and incredible photographic opportunities. In addition to Saturday night's...