Warning: Bees love flowers too!

Submitting to Jude’s Macro in the Garden challenge.

Submitting to Jude’s Macro in the Garden challenge.
‘The earth laughs in flowers’ said Ralph Waldo Emerson some time ago.
Does it still?

Texture + Colour + Shape = Beauty

There is a ‘prettyish kind of a little wilderness on one side of [the city]’. It’s a most unexpected sight, but really quite delightful.

With thanks to Jane Austen for the inspiration.
Walking through a rainforest over Easter was good for my soul.
So was capturing this moment of beauty.

We spent the morning playing with light and light sources …

I came across Lily quite by accident, and I knew from the moment I saw her that I wanted to photograph her.
And so I did.

Hair and make up: Missie Villamor. You can find Missie on Instragram @missievillamor
I mentioned yesterday that I love taking portraits, and that my husband is my only model.
I don’t think I told a fib because the beautiful girls in this shot didn’t model for me.
I just happened to catch them in a candid moment …

Second on my list of favourite things to photograph, after flowers, is portraits.
I am not at all skilled in the art of portrait photography, but I am keen to learn.
Here is an early attempt at a black and white portrait (my favourite kind).

My husband, Tim, is my one and only model. If you’re keen to let me practice on you, sing out!