It's finally hummingbird season at Tangerine House of Design!
A few years ago I purchased two hummingbird feeders with the express purpose of attracting hummingbirds for photos. I had been in Itasca State park and I visited an area with a number of feeders - and a lot of hummingbirds! Watching them flutter and hover to drink the "necture," was so cool. I had never witnessed them before and I was hooked. Like a lot of things however, I got really busy and never put out the feeders until late in the summer. Probably too late for birds that summer. This spring I decided to try again. After making a batch of simple syrup I wanted several weeks but no hummingbird sightings. I was convinced I was doing it wrong when one Monday night there was a flash in the yard and a few minutes later we had our first hummingbird feeding. I was so excited I grabbed my camera, a tripod and my remote shutter release. I only had to wait for about 20 min and our little guy/girl? came back. I fired off about 20 shots and got one that I really like. If they come back again this summer I may try a backdrop and a studio light to get an interesting image for competition. I hope you enjoy!
Just a reminder - tomorrow will be July 1 and the start of Save-A-Bull Sessions at the studio. All pet sessions in July will have the studio fee waived for a donation to Save-A-Bull. The images will go into thier 2015 Calendar - voting for the coverdog later in the summer! All dogs are welcome to be photographed but only pitbulls will be in the calendar! Online registration is now open for Save-A-Bull Sessions starting July 1st.
Lisa Asp, M.Photog., CPP (Certified Professional Photographer), is the owner and photographic artist at Tangerine House of Design, Edina MN. Tangerine House of Designspecializes in studio portraiture of pets, kids, and families.
