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.
October 26, 2017
There is something about prairies that makes them particularly hard to photograph. By definition they are vast and flat. There is the land; there is [...]
October 24, 2017
The Denver Botanic Garden gets better every time I visit. There are new buildings, like the Science Pyramid pictured above, at the end of a [...]
October 13, 2017
A recent garden photography workshop at Denver Botanic Garden became a classic lesson on finding photos. By “finding photos” I ask students to use the [...]
October 12, 2017
One of the delightful challenges for any garden photographer is to find the photo that best illustrates the story in front of you. That can [...]
September 6, 2017
When I was first learning about gardening photography I quickly figured out I should never shoot in bright sunlight. The camera cannot hold details in [...]
August 31, 2017
The 2017 superbloom in the California deserts was a sensation. The superbloom began in late winter in the southern most deserts and progressed northward, even [...]
August 29, 2017
I guess this photo tip has nothing to do with photographing plants or gardens, but so many people seemed surprised I was able to capture [...]
August 18, 2017
There is increasing scientific evidence that healthy soils could sequester all the airborne carbon in the Earth’s atmosphere which is the major cause of global [...]
July 26, 2017
The San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers is doing its part to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love. The iconic Victorian glasshouse is [...]
July 17, 2017
It seems to happen overnight – the tree bark on Madrones and Manzanitas breaks and peels back. If you are in just the right spot [...]
