Camera and Computer
Both the digital camera and the computer are tools best learned with practice and experience. The more we know about our tools the easier they are to use and do our work. In this section we will cover classic camera functions as well as digital controls and settings. There are lessons on post production – the work done in the computer “post” or after shooting, as well as special effects and sharing.
August 5, 2015
I fell in love with meadow gardens photographing my Grasses book and five year later did The American Meadow Garden. I am still searching for [...]
August 3, 2015
The Rule of Thirds almost always comes up in composition workshops. It is a “rule” that a pleasant balance comes when organizing a composition into [...]
July 30, 2015
This bench gave me the classic opportunity to employ a trick of the trade I have learned as a photojournalist: whenever you find a well [...]
July 30, 2015
A gardener visiting Minnesota in the summer discovers a climate that revels in big beautiful native perennials. The influences of the northern prairie can be seen in local [...]
July 28, 2015
When an exciting photo presents itself we tend to only see what we want to see. This is especially true when looking intently at a [...]
July 28, 2015
I can now laugh at the first time a label fooled me in a botanic garden (gosh is really 35 years ago ?), when I [...]
July 25, 2015
The workshop at Annie’s Annuals and Perennials became an excuse to talk about backgrounds in macro photography. It was announced that I would talk about my Think [...]
July 23, 2015
Summer should bring languid times enjoying the high summer peak of the garden. If we don’t actually take time to enjoy the beauty of a summer [...]
July 21, 2015
It’s summertime. Wouldn’t you rather be at the Lake ? There are lots of menial tasks involved with work, anyone’s work; but there are also times [...]
July 18, 2015
I love the moody single point of focus shots in macro photography. They artfully take advantage of narrow focus, emphasizing one detail; but I also love [...]
