The Bouquet I left Behind
This is a handheld iPhone capture of a light box flower arrangement (the full resolution "big boy" camera version will follow in the due fullness of time). The light box…
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March 7, 2018
Nicky Now and Then
Nicholas ["Nicky"] was three when I started this blog, and the subject of one of its first stories (photo below of Nicky Then)---the fourth story to be precise. You can…
March 2, 2018
Ask Me Anything about Creativity and Inspiration
I am hosting an event on the Ask Me Anything feed. The way this works is that folks post questions (hence the "Ask Me Anything") and I answer them, hopefully…
February 27, 2018
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…
February 26, 2018
Night and Low Light Photography in Heidelberg, Germany (August 2018)
I am pleased to announce the opening for registration of my Night & Low Light Photography workshop in Heidelberg, Germany! The dates are August 19-20, 2018. Click here for the…
February 21, 2018
Black and White Photography in Heidelberg, Germany (August 2018)
I am pleased to announce the opening for registration of my Black & White Photography workshop in Heidelberg, Germany! The dates are August 17-18, 2018. Click here for the registration…
February 20, 2018
Davis Family Portrait
I gathered the family for a portrait in our backyard, with the camera on a tripod, and using the self-timer to get me in the group. I'm often asked when…
February 18, 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
Central Park South at Night
Wandering around New York City about a year ago with my camera and tripod at dusk, on my way to a meeting with a publisher, I came upon the reflections…
February 11, 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
Into the Third Dimension
I've had fun with a genre of light box work recently that involves arranging petals into abstract compositions. This is quite different conceptually from my botanical art---I use the petals like…
February 8, 2018
Days and Knights of Malta Destination Photo Workshop November 2018
Please consider joining us for an exciting destination photo workshop to Valletta, the capital of the island country of Malta, and the Maltese island Gozo, thought to be Calypso's island…
February 6, 2018
Photographing Flowers for Transparency Video at SVA
If you are interested in my photographing flowers for transparency images and techniques, you might like a video of my presentation about a year ago on this topic at the…
February 4, 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
Garden Photography – Capturing the Great Gardens of Maine
This year, I'll be teaching a week long course in garden photography at Maine Media Workshops in Rockport, Maine. The dates are August 5-11, 2018. Click here for a full…
January 30, 2018
Chasing Tales
The tip of one petal to the tail of the other. Chasing narratives. Chasing Tales. From the same petals: Studies in Petals.
January 26, 2018
Studies in Petals
This is a mandala-shaped arrangement of petals on a light box around a central Proteus.
January 25, 2018