Cardoon (The Bull's Head) - Limited Edition 2 of 10 Photograph

Cardoon (The Bulls Head). Olympus Cameras sent me a camera and some lenses to try out and I had this Cardoon drying in the studio. After working out which button did what on the new camera, I photographed this specimen and was thoroughly delighted with the result. This image is from a series of Flower Portraits that I've made of dead and decaying flowers. I've used a type of light that is normally reserved for Glamour/Portraiture work because of the soft nature of it's luminescence. Photographed in the same way I would make a portrait of a person, it makes the flowers and plants more like they have a personality of their own. During Lockdown I photographed flowers; it was without risk and I really enjoyed it. So much so that I carried on with the 'portraits.' These are Lilies left on my doorstep by my next door neighbour. The Image size is 79cm x 52.6 printed on Innova 315gsm Smooth Cotton High White Matte paper using Epson Ultrachrome HDR inks. Paper is A1 size - 84.1cm x 59.4. Signature, Date, Title and Edition Number on Verso. Sent with a Certificate of Authenticity.