Photography

I shot a red carnation and turned it black and white for my photography class. I next painted color into the image.

I have always struggled with color and have taken several classes on color theory. This time as I painted this flower, my choices seemed to be easy. I really did not hesitate as to which color to choose next.

Suddenly I realized I was using the color palette of one of my favorite birds…. a lilac breasted roller.

Happy Easter 2021

Azalea blossom from a plant that survived the Houston 2021 freeze.

Shot with Canon 5D Mark IV and Helios lens.

The weather forecast called for severe freezing temperatures for days. I walked out to my plants and there is a single Gerber under my boxwoods.

Canon 5D Mark IV

The assignment was to shoot an image with meaning.    ALL IN CAMERA!

Being on safari in Africa is my personal heaven. My husband and I had planned to return to Africa in October, 2020, but Covid caused us to postpone our plans. I created this image to express my current feelings about our trip to Africa 2021. Will we be able to travel? Should we travel?

I shot a silk flower with a wildlife print. I placed a red flower in its center to represent the Masai people who are meaningful to me.

I shot with a Canon 5D Mark IV (full frame) with a Lensbaby Sweet 50 +4 macro filter with a great amount of tilt to maximize blur and create distortion.

I used 2 Omni filters: The blue quilt film and the Rainbow film.

The blue quilt film creates a feeling for me that the flower is almost drowning, and the blue is creeping up the petals. But at other times, the flower seems to be floating up and the blue is lightening and receding from the petals.

At the end of my storm is a beautiful rainbow. My pot of gold at the end of the rainbow will always be Africa.

In 2021 I do not know if I will be able to return to Africa or if I should return in 2021. Nevertheless, I can close my eyes and dream of Africa   ………. which I do everyday.

Composition, Background, Foreground, and Selective Lighting

Canon 5DMark IV (Full Frame) Velvet 85 at F2.8 Shot against a white foam core trifold. Omni : Orange quilted film and several crystals. Diffused Litra cube for selective lighting

One flower shot in front of black foam core. Well lit.

5D Mark IV 100mm Macro

I am taking an online photography course by Jackie Kramer: Stepping Stones 3. Jackie is methodically walking us through how to compose, approach a flower, and light a flower. I am learning a great deal and having fun.

Assignment #1 Subject and Composition  One subject well lit. One Vertical. One horizontal.

January, 2021 marks the beginning of a new year and I am back to photography. I have in enrolled in Phlorography 2021. This is an online class led by Jackie Kramer. My first assignment was to shoot the same flower using two different lens setups.

I have been doing my shopping remotely during the Covid pandemic so getting flowers is a challenge for me. I decided to use the floral shop of my local large Kroger and ordered tulips online. Any color, 15 blooms. Well, when the tulips were brought to the car, only 9/15 tulips had petals. 2 days later the petals are dropping and dropping. Nevertheless, one must make the best of the situation.

I used my full frame camera Canon 5D Mark IV with a Velvet 85 at F2 for the first picture. The second picture is with the Velvet 85 at F2 with a Raynox 250 added.