Flower Power

I will be unavailable from Saturday, July 17-Saturday, July 24.

I will return any emails or calls as soon as possible.

Thank you for your patience.

Until then, a flower for you...

Signs of Spring

Here's proof that spring is actually here!

Just a teaser photo for some upcoming flowery prettiness I'll be posting soon...

A Flowery Photo Walk

Last Sunday I met up with members of the Southwest Missouri Camera Club on a Photo Walk at Wickman's Gardens in Springfield. We had free reign over the greenhouses. 

Here are some of my photos from the day...

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Valentine Blooms

I love flowers.  I'm drawn to them for so many reasons...

They are

strong yet delicate...

They are 

beauty without words...

They are

delightful to the senses...

They are

designed by God...

They are

a gift...

They are

lovely.

Hope your Valentine's Day is just as lovely...

~Jen

Spring is Here... Kind Of

Yesterday, I got a taste of Spring... and I loved it.

I went on a photowalk with several other local photographers to Wickman's Gardens in Springfield. We had free reign to take photographs in the greenhouses and the gift shops. Of course, I was drawn instantly to the beautiful flowers.

I love photographing flowers. They are so naturally delicate, and in the right setting and with the proper lighting, you can create artwork from them. Taking flower photos at a greenhouse is magical, because the greenhouse acts as a natural softbox, letting in soft, diffused light for perfect pictures.

The photo below is SOOC (straight-out-of-camera), meaning it is unedited... and lovely just the way it is! I love how the colors blend into each other, just like a beautiful oil painting. The vibrancy of the pink tulip makes me crave Spring even more.

Hope you love this one as much as I do!


More photos will be coming soon. I unfortunately have to clean off my laptop's hard drive again... I can't even open Photoshop right now because the HD is full. Organizing photos on my computer is one of my least favorite things in the entire world. This year, I vow not to let the hard drive gremlins steal my joy. Back off, gremlins!

Graham Family Sneak Peeks

I know the Graham family from church. Janet contacted me to do family photos while the whole family was in town... all 5 kids and the grandkids! We had a perfect, overcast November day at the park for our shoot.

We did some group photos...

Some individual family shots...

A horse race in the park... (I surprised the kids with these stick horses. They loved them!)

And then some candid pix of the grandkids...

I grabbed some flower pix in the garden before I left the park...

Another great day at the park!

November Flowers

I took these pictures at Phelps Grove Park Saturday afternoon. I didn't know such pretty flowers were still around in November! Even the dead ones are still gorgeous... 

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder...

From the Garden

I'm busy finishing up some editing before I leave for Brazil... More session pix to come!

But here's a picture for today. A garden statue from Close Memorial Park

More Flowers

Here are some more flower pictures I took recently.. I'm trying to experiment with achieving more bokeh in my pix. (These have already been uploaded to my Facebook Business Page)..

Photo Walk

Some of my favorite images from today... mostly abstract.  Again, with this event, it was great to meet some other local photographers!