Look like a bug

So often we get stuck in a “visual rut” where we look at something, or perhaps everything, from the top down or at best straight on, as long as we don’t have to stoop too low. My visual rut is usually six feet above the ground. It’s convenient to not have to bend down, stoop, or get down on the ground to shoot, but it’s also boring because that’s how the vast majority of floral images are shot.

It’s more fun to look like a bug. I don’t mean wondering what it’s like to have six legs, wings, antenna and faceted eyes, but instead to imagine how a bug would look at a plant. From the dirt below, it towers like an oak. From the center of a leaf, it looks like a well manicured lawn, and from the edge of a petal, it looks like a rolling hill or soft valley. For some, a plant is food, for others, safety, and yet others, danger. For us, a plant is something beautiful no matter how you look at it. It’s a sign of life, and when we look closely enough, new beginnings are ready to blossom.