Floral Images
She creates most of her images in the studio selecting unique subjects from local flower shops. Through the effective use of lighting, shadows, floral lines and different backgrounds she sets out to create a piece of art. The objective is to bring out the artistic expression of the flower itself. To highlight these points, examples of how she creates her artwork:
- To highlight the lines and shapes of the flower, she will often use a black background. One such example is the Lady Slipper Orchid. With the back lighting of the orchid, it highlighted the hairs on the stem and the translucent petals of the flower.
- She shot the white orchid close-up and in the darkroom cropped the picture to create Erotic Flower #1. The soft features of the orchid and the focal point of the orchid's throat create the sensuality.
- To create Lilly Blast 1 and Lilly Blast 2, she used two different backgrounds. The feel, in Lilly Blast 1, was that it was in a garden. Not the case, she used a dark grey muslin background and lighting to create the outdoor feel. For Lilly Blast 2, after shooting against different colored backgrounds, she selected the yellow background as it made the yellow lilly really pop!
- To create the feeling that eyes are looking at you by, she positioned the peacock feathers and used lighting. Here's Looking at You!
- The Banana Ray is an example how Dale uses floral lines to create a picture. By using a plain background and positioning the banana flower stalks, she brings out the uniqueness of the flower.
- By positioning the Zebra plant and shooting close-up, she created Pathways to the Throne. The front two leaves represent the pathways and they are out of focus for effect. The large flower is the throne and the smaller flowers represent sentries guarding the throne.
The Disco Bell Hibiscus was shot in a garden using natural back lighting. In the darkroom, she cropped and printed the pictures in a square format to put the focus on the beautiful flower. She used the texture from the bug eaten leaves to frame the flower to create further interest in Disco Bell #2.
Three orchid florals are award winning images at the Southern Ontario Orchid Society Show in February 2005, as her Flowers Do Speak to You took the Grand Prize in photography. As well, Lady Slipper Orchid took second place; and Orchid Untitled took third place. All other photographic artwork in the competition utilized the color medium.
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