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Calla Lilies
Arrangement by Liz Lant
Photo by Michael Lant
I favour minimalism. Stripped of all extraneous details there is only form, texture and hue, each of which must be meticulously executed because there is nowhere for flaws and imperfection to hide. The finished results look deceptively simple. The calla lily is the perfect flower to use when I want to create a design that is minimal and elegant.
As a flower, the calla lily is the very essence of femininity and sensuality. Resembling the form of a woman, this flower was a popular subject in American art in the latter half of the 19th century, especially after Freud provided a sexual interpretation of its form. Georgia O’Keefe used the calla lily as a recurring provocative theme in many of her paintings and became known as “the lady of the lilies”. Nineteenth century art photographers also used the calla lily as an erotic motif. Diego Rivera, a famous early 20th century artist, also depicted the calla lily in a number of his works.
Read more here: 52weeks52flowers.com/2010/09/16/the-calla-lily/
Liz
Setup for Calla 27545
White foam board v-flats left & right of subject; a white foam board "roof" on top of the v-flats for top fill & a white foam board base for bottom fill. Two SB-800s Left (1/8 power) & Right (1/8 power) bounced into v-flats;
An unfurling yellow calla lily bud.
Hey, Flickr pals - Even I need a break from birds .... ;-)
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I received the new softbox that I ordered today, so I thought I'd try lighting the entire plant instead of just individual flowers. I just finished reading the book "Off-Camera Flash" by Neil van Nieker, and it's been extremely helpful in learning how to light things the way I want. For this picture I positioned the softbox to the left and slightly above the plant, and used a reflector off to the right to bounce a little light back on the to right side of the plant.
Other Calla Lilies that I have exploited, can be seen here. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157626082181550/
Like most photographs, it looks better large. Please press "L" if you'd like to see it that way.
calla lily and one speedlite.
Thanks for the inspiration Mr. Signature ("All you need is one light, bro.")
Strobist: snooted canon 430EX, 1/16 power held by wife to side, camera left. (I really need a light stand as I think my wife is getting tired of doing this.)
27-07-21 Callao. El ministro Eduardo González entregó a DPWorld a documentación aprobada para iniciar las obras de construcción de la fase 2 del Muelle Sur del terminal portuario del Callao, que se ha denominado Muelle Bicentenario.Tendrá una inversión de alrededor de S/1246 millones.
God of all comfort and all peace, pour out that comfort and peace on the wounded, the grieving and all our anxious hearts.
~2 Corinthians 1:3).
I thought this Calla Lily looked like a heart.. I know that our our hearts go out to all of the victims and their families in the Boston Marathon tradgedy and the tragedy in Texas!!!..♥
We still have cold weather here in Minnesota...I went to the sunken garden at the Conservatory to see some Spring flowers!! ; )