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FLOWERS GALORE AND MORE
October 08, 2017
Many of you have kindly asked us about making Wednesday’s Flower images as note cards or prints. Well, we have answered that request and then some with the help of an online company that does printing on demand, called Society6. Their mission is about bringing together artists from around the globe to sell their original works, offering more than 30 premium consumer goods from Art Prints to Thro...
Read MoreMY IRRATIONAL FEAR OF BEES
August 06, 2017
Yes, I'm a photographer who spends hours upon hours photographing flowers outdoors, is passionate about flowers, has a website all about flowers, and…I am seriously afraid of bees. I have squealed like a small child and run in the other direction from that “scary” buzzing noise. I’ll easily admit that I, myself, think it’s ridiculous how I react to a bee as they buzz by me. There have ...
Read MoreMY CUTTING ROOM FLOOR
May 19, 2015
Unlike most cutting room floors, my Cutting Room Floor is not filled with rejected photos scattered on the ground or of flower stems that have been cut only to be swept up and thrown away. Instead, it's filled with lovely flowers from bud to bloom that are captured in my lens. The weekend addition, the Cutting Room Floor, has developed organically from my signature Wednesday's Flower to expanding ...
Read MoreFACING MY FEAR OF BEES
February 24, 2015
Yes, I'm a photographer who spends hours upon hours photographing flowers, is passionate about flowers, has a website all about flowers, and is afraid of bees. I will easily admit that I do think I'm ridiculous in how I react to bees. At times you can see me squealing like a small child and running in the other direction. Though what might be more embarrassing is when a humming bird comes zoomi...
Read MoreONE OF THOSE DAYS
February 10, 2015
Have you ever had one of those days that just doesn’t go exactly right? I would guess that you are nodding yes, if not fervently. Well, I sure had one of those days recently: a shoot at Conejo Valley Botanic Garden for Wednesday's Flower. I arrived in the Los Angeles area back in January, very happy to be leaving the cold and snow behind, and I stopped to survey the botanic garden near our hote...
Read MoreCLOTHESPINS & THE CELLIST
February 03, 2015
Often when I'm shooting, I find an extra flower, stem or branch peeking their way into my lens’ view, and I see it as a distraction, an inconvenience to the flower that I'm focusing on. In that situation, I have found there were only two ways to get it out of my frame: to maneuver my tripod or gently move the distraction out of the way. Sometimes it works and sometimes not so much. So, one Sund...
Read More6AM IN THE MIDST OF THE FOG
December 09, 2014
I got out of my Jeep Wrangler and gathered my equipment. As I turned to the field, I’m stunned by the beauty and peacefulness around me, and I paused to think about the events that led me here. It all started back in the Fall of 2013 when I was shooting some mums for Wednesday’s Flower in our front yard and our plumber Jack stopped by to put a new sink in our bathroom. As he was leaving that ...
Read MoreTHE WIND IS MY MENTOR
October 14, 2014
The wind is my mentor, though often I feel like the wind is my nemesis. Shooting flowers in my studio has its own challenges, but shooting outside has challenges I have no control over: the sun, the clouds, the rain, the wind. I can make adjustments to my camera to help compensate for the wind, but that can affect the quality of the image. So, to try to get the image I really want, I have learned ...
Read MoreTHE MARTHA STEWART GARDEN
October 07, 2014
As you know from my website, my passion is photographing flowers* and sharing them with you. I find the flowers I photograph in both my garden and cutting garden, along the road and in meadows, and in friends' gardens. I also plan special trips to visit the many beautiful botanical gardens and arboretums all over the country. Tomorrow’s flower is from the Berkshire Botanical Garden in Stockbrid...
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