365 Days of Ikebana-Day 53
Photography was a bit of a struggle today, it’s really gray, rainy and overcast so there is very little natural light. I used an overhead light that casts a shadow
Floral Photography 101
Taking photographs is a learning process, and I was asked by a reader to share information about how I do it. It’s taken a while to get a system that
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 52
My quick ikebana arrangement for a rain soaked day, pine with an orange zinnia. The pine is the main focus with the zinnia as the secondary point meant to draw
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 51
It’s the day after Labor Day and that generally means fall has arrived, and this year was no exception. Only 65 degrees for a high here in DC today and
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 50
Day 50! It’s hard to believe that I have been doing an ikebana arrangement every day for 50 days. I still have a lot more to go, but so far
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 49
A small version today of the arrangement I wanted to do. You know that thing that is always in the way (in this case a roll of red electrical wire
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 48
One of the most difficult materials for me to arrange is pyracantha berries. I’m not quite sure why, maybe it’s the long branches loaded with berries, leaves and thorns. The
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 47
My starting point for today’s arrangement was a long, low ceramic contianer that I received as a gift from my partner Frederick. Several ideas went thru my head, and I
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 46
My intentions for today were to do a totally different arrangement from the one you see. I have two new containers that I want to use and my plan was
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 45
Something simple for today, a very long day for me. The most challenging thing was doing my photo late in the day without natural light. I think that the lighting