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Series: Floral Essence #8 Amaryllis

Amaryllis buds
Amaryllis buds

The series “Floral Essence” comes to a finale. A post about the Amaryllis feels like the perfect subject at the right time with which to conclude this series.

As holidays near, wax-dipped Amaryllis bulbs show up in the shops, ready to brighten the gray winter days with color.

Amaryllis buds
Amaryliss buds

Named from the Greek word for “to sparkle,” it is fitting that the Amaryllis blooms in winter, around Christmas.

Given their sturdy stems and vertical profile, Amaryllis symbolize strength, pride, and determination. When the flowering phase ends, you can cut the stem and preserve the bulb; it will flower again next year. With proper care, it can live for up to 75 years.

Amaryllis buds
Amaryllis buds

Thank you for following Floral Essence. It has been an inspiring journey through the language of flowers.

An exceptional monograph is on the way, stay tuned!

Back to work on a new series about a different subject.

Room with triptych of Amaryllis buds
Tryptych

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“To Sparkle”Amaryllis

Amaryllis buds “to sparkle”

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Field of Snapdragons moving with the wind
Snapdragons blossoms in the wind

Series: Floral Essence #5

Snapdragons Dancing in the Wind

Practicing photography can be much like practicing meditation. Both invite us to slow down and truly see. They heighten our awareness, sharpen our attention, and help us become more attuned to the quiet details that often pass unnoticed. This image is an expression of that mindful practice.

While driving near Sarasota, a field of snapdragons caught my eye—just a glimpse of color in my peripheral vision. I pulled over, spoke with the property owner, and was welcomed to wander the field with my camera.

As I began photographing, a gentle wind set the flowers in motion. In that moment, I saw not simply a field of snapdragons but blossoms dancing in the wind. I worked to capture the movement of the wind through the petals—more than a still image, a sense of motion and energy.

This photograph is the outcome of years of patient observation and practice. It also reflects what happens when we allow the mind’s eye to see beyond what is in front of us—when imagination meets perception, and feeling becomes form.

This series of images is part of a larger collection called Floral Essence.  I’ll share more about that in the near future. 

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Snapdragon Blossoms Moving with the Wind

Snapdragons blossoms moving with the wind

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The lushness of lilies
Put beauty and energy on your walls.

I create images that go beyond simply representing the subject; they capture its emotional intensity.

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Excite your Walls

Images that go beyond the ordinary to express emotion

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iPhone Camera, iPhone Photograhy,
Painted Eucalyptus Tree, Sarasota, Florida Image made with iPhone Camera

January 20, 22, 27, 29 10 am to Noon.

1338 Central Avenue, Sarasota, Florida 34236

Learn how you can make creative images with your iPhone Camera And Expand Your Way of Seeing

The course is designed to be fun, entertaining, and informative. The class is taught in plain english rather than techno-speak to make the technical functions understandable. You will leave the class feeling confident about being creative with your iPhone. You will learn how to control camera features like shutter release, focus, exposure settings, and a range of composition techniques.  You’ll learn how to edit, organize, and store your images. You will also expand your creative way of observing. 

As a Master Photographer (www.WayneEastep.com) I have been celebrated for my fine art, commercial and documentary photography. I have traveled the globe photographing commissions and assignments for National Geographic, Smithsonian Magazine, and Fortune 500 companies including Nikon, Canon, Olympus, and Polaroid.  I have produced and published six books featuring my photography and lectured at museums, universities, and professional organizations.  I’ve taught this course to students who are beginners and professionals.  Whatever your level of experience, this course will increase your ability with the iPhone camera and expand your way of seeing. 

The fee for the course is $175. The class is limited to eight. Contact me to save your place.

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Master Your iPhone Camera

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Industry is built using engineering design. I’ve always appreciated the elegance of design be it in fine art drawings, fashion, or industrial design. Often the clearer the concept the cleaner the design. Long ago the Shakers and Danish designers illustrated that truth.

This image is a sonar mapping image of the floor of the Gulf of Mexico identifying were there are voids in the earth, where there is crude oil and where there is natural gas.

Once again when we turn our attention to nature we often see elegant design and beauty.

Sonar Map, Gulf of Mexico.

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Unexpected Art/Industry

Industry an unexpected source of art

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Observed Moments

I was walking down fifth avenue and saw this image, paused turned back and asked the person if it would be ok to make an image of their shoes. They looked a little puzzled, but said, ok. After making the image I showed it to them and they said, “wow very cool, I had no idea”.

One of the great satisfactions of photography is being able to make an image of those fleeting moments that we come upon every day.

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Observed Moments, No. 2

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I’ve always thought of myself as an observer. As such photography became the means by which I could communicate what I saw.

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Life observed, a rainy Sunday

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While living in New York City I often made a study of the twin towers of the World Trade Center. Living in midtown I would look downtown and see the towers. Moving around the city and coming up from the subway I would look for the towers giving me an immediate sense of where I was in the city. They became an orientation a defining feature of the cityscape.

Over the years I photographed a variety of assignments there; Buckminster Fuller giving a lecture, and ad for Windows on the World, corporate marketing for UPS, etc.  As I moved around the city I would observe the towers making images of them in relationship to the various neighborhoods. Like many New Yorkers I oriented physically and psychologically with the twin towers. That sense remains with me, I think it always will.

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Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, Orientation and Relationship

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Clouds at sunset in Sarasota, Florida on September 2, 2020.

Skies of Sarasota No.5

Made with the iPhone11Pro camera. No filters, a raw image observed.

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Sarasota Skies, No. 5

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Full Moon, September 1, 2020. Sarsaota, Florida

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Full Moon 9.1.20 SRQ

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