Upcoming solo botanical exhibit at Children’s National Hospital
24 04 2024Comments : 1 Comment »
Tags: botanical photography, Children's National Hospital, flower photography, Garden Muse, garden photography, Global Stamp 2022, Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens, photography exhibit, USPS Stamp Artist
Categories : botanical photography, garden photography, macro photography, nature photography, Photography, USPS Stamps, water lilies
Debbie Dyer Talbert, Celebration of Life
23 02 2024To view the memory book I created for my sister Debbie, click on this link:
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Deboo
9 02 2024A few nurse friends suspect it could possibly have been a pulmonary embolism followed by cardiac arrest, which I’ve read has a 95% mortality rate. They were unable to revive her. Maybe I’ll never know the chain of events. I just know that there’s a huge void where this one bright, shiny, happy and very loved woman once lived.
My heart is breaking and I’m in a complete fog. She was a dear friend as well as the best big sister a girl could have. She and I talked almost daily for many, many years and never a day went by without texting something funny, an observation, photos of our cats, typos on menus and tv screens…after our mom passed, she called me and said, “I used to call Mom every day when I got out of work (she was a copy room lady and substitute scheduler at Churchill High School in San Antonio), so now that she is gone, you’re it!” She did that for years until she retired a couple years ago, and then we could talk anytime we wanted!
I shared everything in my life with her, both the good and the bad, and she was such a good listener–always patient, never judgmental. We always said we loved each other when we hung up.
When our mother was battling ovarian cancer for 11 years, I visited a month each year to spend more time with her. After she passed in 2010, I continued to visit my dad, who passed in 2019. I continued the journey to visit Debbie and her family and my sister Kelley and her family. Debbie and Bill would host me for a month or more while I worked and played down there.
I had just returned from visiting right before the world shut down in 2020 and hadn’t seen her in four years. I drove down to Texas for two weeks this past August and am so grateful that I did. They built an above-ground pool with a beautiful deck and she was so happy that all her friends and family gathered often to enjoy it. They had done so many wonderful improvements to their home and I know Debbie was very proud of the results. Home was always my Mom—and then when she passed, home was Debbie.
She adored her granddaughter, Chandler Rae, who turns three in June. I’m most saddest for Chandler not being able to spend more time with her Mema (which was our mother’s name for Debbie and Kelley’s kids). I’m sad because Debbie won’t get to share all of Chandler’s milestones. I’m just so very sad and my grief is so, so heavy.
I’m sad because my niece Lauren and nephew Landen have lost their mother too soon and so unexpectedly. I’m so sad for Bill, who retired in 2020, and was so enjoying retirement with Debbie, and making plans to travel. My heart aches for all of them, and it aches for me, too—this loss feels so much greater than the loss of my parents, whom I loved dearly. Maybe it’s because they had more time on earth? Maybe it’s because their passing wasn’t unexpected?
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Michael Powell is published again!
22 11 2023Comments : 1 Comment »
Categories : dragonfly, Photography
New botanical-only-website is live!
14 11 2023www.cindydyer.com
There’s another great photo gallery under PORTFOLIO called MORE EYE CANDY that has all horizontal botanical photos. Be sure to click on FREEBIES and enter your email address so you can download my newly-expanded Photography in the Garden magazine and also receive a monthly creativity newsletter, which I’ll be starting in December! I won’t share your email with anyone; you’re just sharing with me to get your freebies and hear from me on occasion.
If you need a website for a competitive price with someone who is a delight to work with, great with ideas and feedback, and has a whole lotta patience with creative people like her aunt, reach out to her! (I told her she’s mine for the time being, lol). You can click on her name at the bottom of the home screen to get in touch with her. (She’s going to work on a site for herself, with prompting from me!)
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Tags: botanical photography, garden photography
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New garden photography-only site coming soon!
11 11 2023Another exciting thing on the horizon (possibly as soon as this weekend!) is the launch of my new garden-photography-only website, designed and produced by my very talented niece, Lauren Drawdy!
This site will showcase a plethora of botanical images and I’ll have packages available for garden club speaking engagements, one-on-one in-the-garden sessions and other workshops available soon.
🌿 Introducing Cindy Dyer: Garden Muse Photography 🌺
🌷 FREEBIE Alert! 🎁
Visit my FREEBIE tab and share your email address to unlock a world of botanical wonders! Once you sign up, receive a complimentary copy of my 28-page Photography in the Garden magazine to download. Brimming with invaluable tips, behind-the-scenes insights, and breathtaking visuals, it’s your guide to mastering the art of botanical photography.
You’ll also receive a monthly dose of inspiration with my free e-newsletter, illustrating how you can capture stunning photographs in the garden—whether you’re wielding a DSLR or harnessing the amazing power of a smartphone camera. The newsletter will also contain tips and tricks, stories from the garden, and photographs galore! I’ll also share event updates—you’ll be the first to know about upcoming exhibits featuring me and my fellow artisans. I’ll also be announcing a series of workshops available in the studio and in the garden in 2024.
STAY TUNED: NEW WEBSITE LINK COMING SOON!
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Tags: botaical photography, garden photography, Photography in the Garden magazine
Categories : botanical photography, Creativity, garden photography, gardening, macro photography, magazine, Photography, publishing
I can stop anytime I want to. Really, I can.
4 11 2023Comments : Leave a Comment »
Tags: fabric, sewing, color, FIBER ARTS, headbands, Pop-Up Shop
Categories : Crafts, Creativity, sewing
Some of the featured artisans at the Holiday Pop-Up Shop, Nov. 18 & 19
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Holiday Pop-Up Shop: 11 artisans will be featured!
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Holiday Pop-Up Shop Artisan Spotlight: Susan Boriso
28 10 2023Comments : Leave a Comment »
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Holiday Pop-Up Shop Artisan Spotlight: Nan Lopata
28 10 2023Comments : 1 Comment »
Tags: FIBER ARTS, hand dyed yarn, Holiday Pop-Up Shop, jewelry, Nan Lopata
Categories : Photography
Holiday Pop-Up Shop Artisan Spotlight: Susan B. Hillson, Jewelry Designer
27 10 2023Comments : Leave a Comment »
Tags: artisan, Crafts, Holiday Pop-Up Shop, jewelry, JEWELRY MAKING, Susan B. Hillson
Categories : art, Beading
Honey bee on Bearded iris
25 10 2023A nice birthday surprise this past Friday…a honey bee on a very late-blooming Bearded iris in my front garden! Captured with my iPhone 12 Pro Max using the Camera+ 2 app in macro mode
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Tags: bearded iris, botanical photography, Camera+ 2 app in macro mode, flower photography, garden photography, honey bee, Honeybee, insect, iPhone 12 Pro Max, late blooming Bearded iris, macro photography
Categories : garden photography, gardening, Insects, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone photography, iPhoneography, macro photography, nature photography, Photography
ARTISAN SPOTLIGHT: Nancy Ferron, Blacklick Studio
25 10 2023Comments : Leave a Comment »
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In the studio with Rabia
23 10 2023Fun in the studio Sunday with Rabia! For this shot, we were inspired by a b&w image of Winona Ryder, so Rabia donned a short and sassy dark wig and we added a smokey eye look. I so enjoyed this shoot today (as well as the insightful conversation!), Rabia. More photos to come!
© Cindy Dyer. All rights reserved.
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Tags: Nikkor 85mm 1.8 lens, Nikon D850, portrait photography, studio lighting, Westcott Spiderlight TD5
Categories : fashion photography, Glamour, Nikon D850, Photography, portrait photography, portraits, portraits photography
Introducing our artisans at the Holiday Pop-Up Event
21 10 2023Comments : Leave a Comment »
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Holiday Pop-Up Shop in November!
20 10 2023Comments : Leave a Comment »
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In the studio with Chandler Rae
17 10 2023This photogenic little cutie is Chandler Rae, my great niece, daughter of my nephew Landen and wife Megan. Smart as a whip, uber funny, a very expressive face, and so fun to photograph!
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Tags: Nikkor 85mm, Nikon D850, portrait photography, studio lighting, studio photography, Westcott Spiderlight TD5
Categories : Nikon, Nikon D850, Photography, portrait photography, portraits, portraits photography
Holiday Pop-Up Shop! Calling all crafty vendors!
16 10 2023Coming soon! We still have room for a few more crafty artisans, so sing out if you want to join us to sell your creations if you’re in the DMV area. The event will be held in my photo studio in Springfield, VA. Email me at cindydyerdesign@gmail.com for more information!
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In the studio with Alex
13 10 2023Comments : Leave a Comment »
Tags: black and white, Nikon D850, portrait photography, portraits, studio lighting, studio photography, Westcott Spiderlite TD-5
Categories : Nikon, Nikon D850, portrait photography, portraits, portraits photography
In the studio with Alex
12 10 2023Comments : 2 Comments »
Tags: Nikkor 85mm, portrait photography, studio lighting, studio photography, Westcott Spiderlite
Categories : Nikon, Nikon D850, portrait photography, portraits, portraits photography
In the studio with Alex
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Categories : Nikon, Nikon D850, portrait photography, portraits, portraits photography
All in the family: Landen, Chandler and Megan
27 09 2023All in the family—my nephew Landen, wife Megan and daughter Chandler Rae
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Tags: family portrait, Nikkor 85mm, Nikon D850, portrait photography
Categories : Nikon D850, portrait photography, portraits, portraits photography
In the studio with Madison
3 08 2023Comments : 2 Comments »
Tags: fashion photography, Nikkor 85mm lens, Nikon D850, portrait photography
Categories : fashion photography, Nikon, Nikon D850, Photography, portrait photography, portraits
In the studio with Madison
3 08 2023© Cindy Dyer. All rights reserved.
First shot: A nod to one of my favorite illustrators, Alphonse Mucha—“dress” made from a pucker-y fabric sofa throw from IKEA of long ago and a crown headpiece I made with eucalyptus leaves on a thin metal headband. I added several layers of Mucha backgrounds in Photoshop and tinkered with that a bit.
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Tags: contemporary portraits, fashion photography, Nikkor 85mm lens, Nikon D850, portraits
Categories : fashion photography, Nikon D850, portrait photography, portraits
Polymer clay pendants available at Green Spring Gardens!
22 07 2023Comments : Leave a Comment »
Tags: Green Spring Gardens, jewelry, pendants, polymer clay
Categories : Photography
Ribbet!
16 07 2023Comments : Leave a Comment »
Tags: amphibian, aquatic, botanical photography, frog, lily pad, nature photography, Nikkor 105mm micro, Nikon D850, pond, wildlife photography
Categories : garden photography, leaves, macro photography, nature, nature photography, Nikkor 105mm micro lens, Nikon, Nikon D850, Photography
Lotus in bloom
16 07 2023Comments : 1 Comment »
Tags: botanical photography, flowers, garden photography, Nikkor 105mm micro, Nikkor 80-400, Nikon D850, Sacred Lotus, water lily
Categories : Insects, Landscape Photography, leaves, macro photography, nature, nature photography, Nikkor 105mm micro lens, Nikon, Nikon D850, water gardening, water lilies, waterlilies, waterlily
In the garden with Claudia
9 07 2023Comments : 1 Comment »
Tags: ambient lighting, Nikkor 85mm lens, Nikon D850, outdoor photography, portrait photography
Categories : Nikon, Nikon D850, portrait photography, portraits, portraits photography
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