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.
July 16, 2015
The third book of the PhotoBotanic Garden Photography series is Think Like a Gardener. If you want to be a garden photographer you need to think [...]
July 15, 2015
Unlike most garden photos, macro shots can be shot in the bright light of a sunny day. Indeed, to get good depth of field, bright [...]
July 13, 2015
Grasses can be particularly hard to photograph on drab days. They are difficult at all times because they blend into gardens and have no strong [...]
July 7, 2015
I seem to find gardens everywhere I go, and New York has them tucked all over. I really like the Battery Park area at the [...]
July 2, 2015
In the 14th and 15th centuries weavers in Europe perfected tapestries. Woven to hang on the stone walls of castles, they tell stories in the [...]
June 29, 2015
My excuse to visit the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles has nothing to do with the inside of the recently renovated museum. I wanted to see [...]
June 28, 2015
A streak of sunlight can be a beacon, calling a photographer to action. In an early morning shoot, here at the Natural History Museum of [...]
June 25, 2015
Sometimes the best composition comes from cropping a photo that has too much wasted space. Recently I photographed the pollinator garden at the Los Angeles Museum [...]
June 23, 2015
I love knowing the botanical names of plants. I am sure it is one reason I became a garden photographer. The plants become my friends [...]
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June 20, 2015
I love the morning light in gardens. Gardens are fresh, the air clean, and the light is sweet. It is nearly impossible to work in the hot, [...]
