A little about me
A newspaper photojournalist by trade, I began photographing wildflowers in 2003 in the Mojave Desert of Southern California after a fellow photographer talked me into going on a wildflower hunt. Finding and photographing wildflowers quickly grew into an obsession.
There is a tiny, unseen world beneath our feet and macro photography is one way to see it up close and personal.
I currently use a Canon 80D with a 100mm Canon macro lens. A Mighty Low-Boy tripod with ball head allows me to lay right on the ground at flower level. I also carry a variety of light diffusers and sometimes use a macro flash.
Some of my images have been mistaken for a painting, but they are real wildflowers shot "in the wild." Sometimes I’ll place a black backdrop behind a flower, which gives it a clean background and a more “artsy” look.
I'm a member of the Native Plant Society of Oregon and have served as vice president, president as well as an "at large" director on the NPSO state board. Visit the NPSO website if you'd like some information. Our High Desert Chapter hosts wildflower and plant-finding hikes around Central Oregon throughout the summer months.
I live in just outside Sunriver with my husband Torry. Aside from hunting wildflowers, we enjoy travel, camping, exploring Oregon, rockhounding, fishing and riding our quads.
There is a tiny, unseen world beneath our feet and macro photography is one way to see it up close and personal.
I currently use a Canon 80D with a 100mm Canon macro lens. A Mighty Low-Boy tripod with ball head allows me to lay right on the ground at flower level. I also carry a variety of light diffusers and sometimes use a macro flash.
Some of my images have been mistaken for a painting, but they are real wildflowers shot "in the wild." Sometimes I’ll place a black backdrop behind a flower, which gives it a clean background and a more “artsy” look.
I'm a member of the Native Plant Society of Oregon and have served as vice president, president as well as an "at large" director on the NPSO state board. Visit the NPSO website if you'd like some information. Our High Desert Chapter hosts wildflower and plant-finding hikes around Central Oregon throughout the summer months.
I live in just outside Sunriver with my husband Torry. Aside from hunting wildflowers, we enjoy travel, camping, exploring Oregon, rockhounding, fishing and riding our quads.
Yep, that's me... smooching a black bear.
His name is Henry and he was living in a large enclosure at the gas station in Mitchell, Oregon.
I was actually feeding him a slice of apple I was holding between my teeth!
I heard that Henry has since passed away. RIP Henry.
Native Plant Appreciation Week poster design
2023 will mark the 12th year I've designed the Native Plant Appreciation Week poster for the Native Plant Society of Oregon.
Visit www.highdesertnpsoregon.org for more information about NPSO. |
Photographic highlights:
• Exhibited in juried photography show at the Los Angeles County Fair. • Exhibited in Coachella juried photography show. • Won best of show twice for flower photographs in the San Bernardino County Fair's photo competition as well as winning numerous other ribbons. • My image of a butterfly graced the 2006 cover of the Midstate Electric calendar. • Flower featured on the 2010 Native Plant Society poster. • Exhibited twice at the Sunriver Nature Center. • Exhibited at the 2012 Sunriver Art Party. • Exhibited at the Sunriver LIbrary. • Wildflower image published in a deck of playing cards. • Designed the annual posters for the Native Plant Society of Oregon annual Native Plant Appreciation Week festivities since 2012. • Exhibited July 2013 at the Crossroads Carnegie Art Center in Baker City as part of the Native Plant Society of Oregon annual meeting festivities • September 2013. Exhibited at the Mountain Jug in Sunriver. • June 2014: Exhibited at the Central Oregon Wildflower Show. • July 2014: Hosted a wildflower photography lecture at the Sunriver Nature Center. • 2015: Photo featured in Midstate calendar. • July 2015: Led a wildflower photography field trip to Todd Lake. • 2016: Wildflower photography featured in The Nature of Bend guidebook. • 2017: Wildflower/butterfly images used on USFS interpretive signs at the ranger station in Crescent. • 2020: Several images featured in The Nature of Portland guidebook. |
