You might ask. Why grow a photo-flower field? Why create this work for yourself? Besides the simple joy that flowers bring into this world, here are a few of my business reasons.
Control the Flowers by Growing my own Photo-Flower Field
Over the past several years, I have been experiencing an increase in clients requesting locations with flowers for their sessions. It is tricky to chase wildflowers; their blooming patterns change depending on environmental factors, and you never know when a space will get mowed.
We usually plant an annual field crop for photos, such as buckwheat, flax, sunflowers, and oats. The combination of these two ideas got me thinking. What if we planted cut flowers (because they are taller than landscape flowers) to control the flowers I can use in photos? Thus, the photo-flower field idea was born.
Create Another Location at the Farm
The majority of our sessions take place at the farm. Having a private location where we can spread out, wander around, and get creative is integral to my process. With that in mind, I always seek new ideas and ways to add interest and create new photoshoot locations. Every few years, I reinvent how I photograph around the farm, keeping things fresh and interesting for my clients.
This was a perfect merge of two problems—the growing desire for flowers in photo backgrounds and the need to keep things new and exciting at my location.
Follow a New Passion of Flower Growing
Now, I don’t remember what exactly started my interest in flowers. It may have been Abby Grace’s recommendation to read Discovering Dahlias by Erin Benzakein. Or it might have been finding out about local flower farms. Perhaps it was that natural progression of having kids, getting house plants, and then dreaming of growing things outside.
But the idea of growing things quickly piqued my interest. As an enneagram 1 (and learner type on the strengthfinders test), I love learning (and mastering) something new and perfecting a new skill. This meant tons of research (let me know, and I’ll give you a list of my favorite flower-growing books), experimentation, and implementation.
To See What a Photo-Flower Field Could Do for Business
Sometimes, we must follow a crazy idea to see what is possible. See what can be achieved and see how others respond to it. You guys were incredibly supportive; I have a list of clients waiting to book for 2025 who missed out on the 2024 season, and other than some unexpected disease, the flowers performed amazingly.
If you are interested in the 2025 flower field sessions, hop on the waiting list to be the first to know when session booking opens!
