Red Anemone
Yesterday we decided it was time to do some spring planting so I would have flowers to photograph and so our garden would look pretty. We came home with a…
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February 26, 2018
Star Magnolia
Star Magnolia---magnolia stellata---is one of my favorite flowers. In the past I've photographed magnolia stellata for transparency here, as an upright branch, and as a light box panorama. The two…
February 12, 2018
From the iPhone files
Here are two recent iPhone images. I photographed the tree in the Walnut Creek area in the foothills below Mt Diablo. This was originally two iPhone captures, one exposed for…
February 10, 2018
A Trio of Tulips (and Macro Lenses)
Phyllis came home with a beautiful bouquet of tulips, and this morning I photographed them on the kitchen table. Warm morning sunlight lit the flowers from behind with a glow.…
February 2, 2018
Studies in Petals
This is a mandala-shaped arrangement of petals on a light box around a central Proteus.
January 25, 2018
Proteus
Related image: Osteospermum. Would you like to learn how to make images like this using a light box? We still have a few spaces left in our June session of…
January 24, 2018
Red Tulips
Flowers are beautiful, and the blossoms are always special! But sometimes the stems and leaves are what creates a special composition, and provides the underlying structure and musical harmony that…
January 5, 2018
New Year’s Day Design
I spent part of my day on January 1, 2018 making a floral design on a light box while listening to Bob Dylan (still hard to think of him as…
January 3, 2018
A Palette of Petals
On Christmas Day, the guests had left. The presents were unwrapped and enjoyed. OK, I admit I'd heard the yodeling pickle (a gag gift that Julian got for Mathew) one…
December 26, 2017
Amaryllis Unfurling
I photographed this white Amaryllis unfurling using dappled and diffused sunlight for illumination, and a black velvet cloth for the background. The image is comprised of three exposures, each using…
December 10, 2017
Mottled-leaf Paphiopedilum
This is an image of an orchid I made today with a new lens, the 85mm f/1.8 Lensbaby Velvet. This is a lens designed to create a glowing effect in…
December 5, 2017
Two new rose roses
Click here for the original Rose Rose in Rose and in Black and White!
November 27, 2017
Announcing a new session of Photographing Flowers for Transparency—June 23-24, 2018
We're pleased to announce by popular demand a new session of Harold's acclaimed Photographing Flowers for Transparency weekend workshop, to be held in Berkeley, CA Saturday and Sunday June 23…
October 7, 2017
A Tale of Two Flowers
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Some flowers were naughty and some were nice. The question was, would the naughty flowers find their inner…
October 6, 2017
Light Box Floral Composition with Sunflowers, Irises, Alstromerias, and Glads
I've been taking advantage of my interlude at home (being at home for me has become increasingly rare in recent years and hence an unexpected pleasure) to photograph flowers on…
September 29, 2017
Black Dahlia
Two Dahlias in black and white, photographed on the light box (above) and as an extreme macro (below).
September 28, 2017
Rose Rose in Rose and in Black and White
Patterns in these roses intrigued me, and I decide to photograph up close. My "Georgia O'Keeffe" red rose was something of a stylistic inspiration. I started with a macro lens…
September 26, 2017
Pretty in Pink
The upper image shows Anemones and Alstromerias ("Peruvian lilies") from my garden, both pink flowers, and if you look carefully, two butterflies as well. I used a slightly modified technique…
September 21, 2017