1.1 – Composition 101: Fill the Frame
We begin Composition 101 with one basic rule: fill the frame. Remember this primary concept every time you take a picture. Each lesson in this [...]
Fill the Frame – Tripods
"Why is a tripod so important when stabilization is built into many cameras and lenses ?" asked a student at a recent workshop. I always [...]
Stuffed Photos
Alert ! I have truly made the big time. Amy Stewart, at Garden Rant called me out, first admiring my Grasses book as garden porn and then pokes me: "Hey [...]
Fill the Frame Basics
A major theme for good garden photo composition is - Fill the Frame. The great Magnum photographer Robert Capa said "if you photos are not [...]
Prairie Delights
While I was in Minnesota working with Evelyn Hadden on her "Lose Your Lawn" book I could not pass up the opportunity to visit the [...]
Working the Scene
Working in Seattle recently, I dropped by the Bellevue Botanic Garden, knowing great photos are there to be found. Walking around the groundcovers garden I [...]