Still Life Garden
Often my days begin in the garden with watering, weed pulling, filling the bird feeders, and generally enjoying the sights and sounds of the morning. The flower garden has become somewhat of a still life garden full of possibilities for photography subjects. I suppose that is true of the vegetable garden as well.I often use some of the blossoms from the still life garden as accents within the still life images I'm creating. But, on mornings such as this one, the light was so perfect, I had to run back inside for my camera and document it. The flowers were gorgeous and despite the extreme heat of the last month, seemed to be thriving. The hummingbirds darted and chirped while vying for a place at the feeders. There was an abundance of activity, yet it was so incredibly peaceful.
Still Life Garden
One of the things that I think improved my garden this year is that I started seeds from tall growing flowers. In past years, I simply purchased seedlings from the garden shop. Most of those are low growing, bedding plants that have short stems. But this year I purchased seeds from Floret Flowers and started my own taller varieties. 
To support the feeling of the peaceful morning in these images, I applied my 'Gently' preset first and adjusted from there. You can receive my free presets when signing up for my newsletter through the popup window.
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Nadeen Flynn is a published, award winning northern California fine art and portrait photographer. Living in the greater Sacramento area, she specializes in fine art landscape and still life photography as well as high school senior, teen and family portraits. Nadeen’s style is authentic, fresh and personality-driven. This retains the timeless features of photography that create family heirlooms. She offers in-person workshops, hourly lessons, and mentoring. While currently living in rural northern California with her husband and a couple thousand walnut trees, she posts regularly to Instagram.
Currently booking high school seniors, couples, and family portraits. Locations include Yuba City/Marysville, East Nicolaus, Wheatland, Lincoln, Woodland, Roseville, Rocklin, and Sacramento areas.
(530) 633-7575