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Meet Susan
I am profoundly inspired by the beauty of nature. I am passionate about creating art that showcases the first art form on earth, THE FLOWER.
Susan Michal
SUSAN MICHAL HAS SPENT OVER 20 YEARS AS A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER AND IS A RESPECTED LEADER AND LECTURER IN THE PHOTOGRAPHY INDUSTRY. SHE FIRST PICKED UP A CAMERA WHILE TOURING AS A MUSICIAN AND KNEW SHE HAD FOUND A NEW PASSION. SUSAN SPENT 25 YEARS IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY AND HAS ALWAYS WORKED IN THE ARTS. SHE OPENED HER PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO 20 YEARS AGO SPECIALIZING IN FAMILIES AND CHILDREN. HER ADORABLE CHILDREN’S WORK HAS BEEN FEATURED ON GREETING CARDS AND CALENDARS AROUND THE WORLD IN MAJOR RETAIL STORES FOR OVER 15 YEARS.
Susan holds the coveted Master of Photography degree from Professional Photographers of America and is a Past President of this organization of over 35,000 professional members. She is one of only 135 people to have been award the ASP fellowship from the American Society of Photographers.
How it started...
My passion for photographing flowers started in a quaint village in Germany. It has been a big adventure! This video gives you an inside look at how it all got started!
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Susan loves the outdoors and has a deep appreciation for fine art landscape and nature photography. Her love for nature led her to an intense passion and an unparalleled ability to capture the beauty of the flower. Her approach is different, in that she photographs her floral subjects in a studio environment rather than their natural environment. Susan feels that the controlled lighting brings out the often missed details in flowers. She is especially attracted to the intense colors and textures that the studio lighting highlights. Her images have a very painterly quality. You wonder how did she do that? Many ask, is that a photograph or a painting? As an experienced painter Susan loves that quality in her photographic work and credits her many years of lighting experience that gives her work this quality.
Very aware of the short life that flowers have, Susan has been interested in photographing them as they transition through the stages of bud to full bloom, and even well past their prime. As flowers transition through different stages the colors change drastically and the textures become intense. Some of Susan’s favorite work is in this stage of the flowers life. One of the most sought after fine art genres, Susan’s images have established her as a leader in this area of fine art. Her images have become collectible almost immediately. Her book Flowers in Transition, features more than 150 of her most beautiful and interesting images and is a testament to her love for what she feels was the first art from on earth, The Flower.
