It’s been more than a month since I’ve done a portfolio update about a new stock image series. I’ve been busy adding meta-data to my existing images so I can upload them to my personal stock site, and other locations listed on my stock photography page here. I have carved out some time to schedule some new shoots though, and I’m really happy to highlight this new series, “At the Nursery / Garden Center”, which you’ll find exclusively on Stocksy, at Stocksy.com .
It’s Springtime, and the gardens are in bloom. Or at least they should be. However, if you’re like me, and don’t have the time or inclination to start your own flowers from seeds, you’ll probably head out to your local home center or nursery to load up on colorful annuals to surround your home. (Actually, I do start some edibles from seed, like arugula, lettuce and nasturtiums.) Our mother’s day tradition is to go up to our nearby nursery to get the flowers and vegetable plants we need to pep up our gardens. We are marigold, begonia, purslane, tomato and pepper type people, and our local grower has them all and more.
For this shoot, I gathered together a group of “real people” models, both Caucasian and Asian-American, to be shoppers and growers. In the shoot, they are browsing for plants, talking to the workers, and paying for purchases. These were shot from a variety of angles, eye level, low and high up, with lots of copyspace, and tightly framed. Colors are bright and vibrant. I’ve included looking at the camera images, to actively engage the reader/viewer, and more candid shots as well. Also, I tried to compose some images that would make good backgrounds, with no people, from different vantage points.
You can preview some of my favorites below, and then check out the rest of the series at Stocksy, here. Don’t forget to use discount code SLOCKE2013 at checkout for 20% off your cart price! Thanks 🙂
