Are Garden Photos Misleading ?
"Do garden magazines and books—and the photography in them—mislead readers and create unrealistic expectations?" was the recent query from a garden industry friend. David [...]
Aloe Perspective
Whenever I photograph garden plants I always try to find mature examples within gardens to illustrate what it will look like when the garden is [...]
An iPhone is All I Have
"The best camera is the one you have with you" said the photographer Chase Jarvis as mobile phone photography began to be popular. And it's [...]
Cropping a Magnolia Branch
Careful cropping a photograph yields strong composition
The Desert Garden
The Desert Garden is one of the signature gardens at The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens in Southern California, known as The Huntington. [...]
How To Photograph Alaska
In photography workshops the first tip is always: you have to be in the right place at the right time. Any camera will do. You [...]
Aloe Photos
It is now winter and the Aloe arborescens are blooming. Aloe arborescens candelabra aloe winter flowering succulent in San Francisco Botanical Garden In [...]
De(light)ful Trees
As the sun approaches its lowest arc of the year I start to bend the rules of not taking pictures in bright light. Back light [...]
Dry Reservoirs
It has been in the news for months even years, the reservoirs in the west are at historic lows due to drought. I wanted to [...]
Photo Tips – Mendocino Coast Botanical Garden
Some garden photography tips are timeless, some are a matter of knowing what to see, and others use the magic of the digital age.