Photo taken by: Susan Magenta
This picture includes some of the note cards that my 16 year old daughter, Lauren, makes. Lauren was diagnosed with Juvenile Diabetes four years ago. During her first week with diabetes she came up with this idea to raise money for research. Lauren takes pictures of flowers in our garden and creates note cards which she sells. The three flowers that are shown here are Lilly of the Valley, Hydrangea, and a Sunflower. Lauren has fun capturing flowers at the perfect moment. Her technique is very original and other photographers are amazed when she describes the process. Lauren uses a standard digital camera with no additional zoom lens. She only shoots with direct sunlight. There are times when her camera is as close as two inches from the flower. Her framing style is also unique. Though many of her pictures show a full flower in bloom there are often petals that are cut off giving the feeling that there is more outside of the frame. Many times she will shoot only petals and not take a full view of the flower. The viewer is left to imagine what the "Big Picture" looks like.
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