Floral Inspiration: Country Peonies Bouquet

Guess that I'm a little more country than I ever thought. And this fabulous bouquet featuring sweet peas, coral peonies, ranunculus, mock orange, allium berries, scabiosa pods, jasmine, and variegated tree foliage is exactly what I would make for myself if I were walking down the aisle again.  All the flowers remind me of freshly picked country flowers. The right amount of texture with one fabulous focal flower is sometimes all you need.  The color mixtures -  coral, pale yellow, peach, light coral pink, taupe, soft celadon, creamy combine well, what's not to like, right?

I recently made this bouquet as part of a photo shoot.  (Will attempt to share the images from the awesome photoshoot with you in a later date)

You might not know this, but I actually shot this image while the team had a little downtime.  Though I am not a professional I think it turned out rather nice.

As a pure amateur photographer, one of the most valuable things to learn is how to compose a photo.    The ability to judge lighting is key.

How can you  take better images? Just a little suggestion - take your favorite photographer out to lunch and tell them that you need a 10 minute lesson on how to compose a photo.  And of course, practice like I do.  There are so many lovely photographers in the Bay Area(and beyond).   Make friends, I know I have the best photography buddies.