3.0 Intro – Think Like A Gardener
If you want to be a garden photographer you need to think like a gardener. You are not just taking a picture of a landscape, [...]
2.6 Details and Vignettes
When you set out to photograph a garden, don’t miss the details and vignettes. The essence of what you see can often be distilled down [...]
2.5 Space and Shape
Most of us see in three dimensions, but a camera sees in only two. In this lesson, as we learn more about seeing the garden [...]
2.4 Point of View
Meadow garden as seen from behind two trees—a point of view: Meadow as a clearing in the woods. Want to take better garden [...]
2.3 – Leading Lines
When trying to find a good photographic composition in a garden, a key concept is to look for leading lines. These are lines, either straight [...]
2.2 Focal Points
The focal point of a picture is where you want to draw your viewer’s attention; it is the subject, the story of the photograph. It [...]
2.1- Framing A Composition
Juxtaposition and forced perspective: a bed of tulips framed by a garden balustrade Throughout Section Two, we will deal with the tools [...]
2.0 Intro – Think Like A Camera
The first lesson in all my garden photography workshops is to "think like a camera." Your camera is a tool, which can only take a [...]
Finding the Photo
Whenever I travel for a presentation I try to incorporate some local gardens into the show to better connect with the audience. My recent presentation in [...]
Wending and Wind
Almost all gardens, all sizes, are designed with wending in mind. Don’t you just love that Old English word “wending” ? So casual, carefree, and [...]