Welcome to Dee Worrall Photography blog where you can see the featured photograph of the week and read about the experiences made to get the photo.
My, what big eyes you have
The bumblebees are out in force right now, working hard to pollinate the world. I was able to capture this photo in my garden of a bee getting some pollen, without getting stung. Thankfully, I've only been stung by a bee once in my life, and that was when I was a kid. It was enough that I still remember it, though. I was at my grandparent's farm playing and running around when my grandpa suddenly told me to stand still. It was too late, the bee had landed on my shoulder and proceeded to sting me. It hurt like the dickens! It didn't make me afraid of bees though, I just learned to be more cautious.
Luckily, this bee was too busy to pay much attention to me, so I was able to get up pretty close without scaring him off. With all the details in this close-up, you can see the veins in his wings, his fuzzy body and how he holds onto the flower with his legs. However, what amazes me the most is how big his eyes are compared to the rest of his body!
If you have time to enjoy some flowers and bees this time of year, do so with caution and maybe some new amazement.
Smiles are contagious
Several years ago, I started the tradition that I would take my nieces and nephews senior pictures if they wanted; except the first one...sorry, Chase, actually got this idea when I saw your photos. I usually tried to stay away from taking pictures of people, but have started to venture out more each year. And man, I'm glad I have! I really cherish the time I spend with each of my nieces (nephew is next year) during their photo shoots. We talk, laugh and I get to see the wonderful people they are becoming during this impressionable times of their lives.
I just took my niece, Ashley's, senior pictures a few weeks ago. I realized during this shoot...she is always smiling! We couldn't get a picture of a serious face because one of us would start laughing. It's good to not be serious all the time, and even to have a hard time being serious. Life is too short to not laugh. So, thank you, Ashley, for reminding me to smile and laugh as much as I can each day!
Smiles are contagious, so spread it around! Here's a quick preview of my Smiling Senior...
Sometimes backwards is good
In one of my photography classes, I had a professor say that he's always the person looking the other way. He said if everyone is looking at a sunset, he's the guy looking the other direction, because a lot of times, the colors painted on the sky behind you from the sunset are more beautiful. This always stuck with me, and I keep it in mind, especially when I'm photographing landscapes or flowers.
This picture is exactly a product of always looking around and not looking the same direction as everyone else. Now, I agree that the front of the sunflowers are always beautiful, but the way the sunlight was peaking through and around the front of the sunflower to the back made me want to capture that sight.
So as you go about your week, be that person that is looking the opposite direction as everyone else, because sometimes being backwards can be where the most beauty is held.
- Dee
Time flies!
I can't believe it has been 5 years since I've posted to this blog. I had taken a little bit of time off due to getting busy with work, but also to travel more. Even though I haven't been on here blogging with my photography, I didn't stop taking pictures. In fact, I've expanded my photography to include more senior and family portraits.
Floral photography is still where my heart lies, so until I get new photographs up on the site, I'll share some of the original photographs with you.
Sunflower with blue sky
We are just days away from the Art in the Garden event, so I'm going to post a few pictures for the next few days, as a little preview of what you can find at Red Cedar Garden's Art in the Garden event on Sunday, June 9. This year will feature the photographs that I shot last year during the sunflower peak season. These pictures were taken with a polarized filter, and other than cropping, there are no editing completed on these pictures.
This picture is a happy sunflower top with a very blue sky. I think this would look great in a kids room! Every time I look at this picture, it amazes me how blue the sky was the day I took the picture. I spotted this sunflower as I was trying to capture the sun playing across the back of some of the sunflowers. It's yellow petals and a very dark center was different from most of the other sunflowers, which is what attracted me to it. I couldn't pass up the opportunity to photograph it, and I did a few compositions of this flower. Take a look at the Sunflowers 2012 pictures to see all the other photos of this sunflower.
I hope to see you at Art in the Garden on Sunday from 11am - 4pm. They are located at 183rd & Metcalf in Stilwell, KS. Check out my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dee-Worrall-Photography/284769281589914 for more details.