New to the forum and introducing myself

[KevinGSaunders]

Hello all,

My name is Kevin G Saunders and my journey to this forum came through a chance meeting with Liz and Don O'Toole, a lovely couple who own E.D. Huntington Orchids + Tropicals in San Antonio. I am a professional photographer and I was looking for flowers to photograph and my sister Jamie Huizenga, who owns Cebolla Fine Flowers in Dallas said, "Find the orchid society. Orchid people are cool!"

I found Liz and Don and went out to the greenhouse and was absolutely floored with the way they grew their orchids. You could feel the love they put into the plants and all the plants were exceedingly happy. I knew I had to build a collection of fine art prints right there on the spot.

You see, I had been perfecting techniques to photograph things like orchids over the last six years, but I had not really been introduced to them formally. Once I saw the plants, however, I knew exactly what to do.

So I now have a big task ahead of me to learn more about the orchids and their stories. I plan on photographing 100 plants for the collection and will be doing lots of research.

I had been lurking here already learning quite a bit and hope you don't mind a total newbie with a great appreciation for the plants and of course the growers who care for them.