Cropping a Magnolia Branch
Careful cropping a photograph yields strong composition
Seeing Shapes
"Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter." - Ansel Adams. Whenever I look for photos, I [...]
Exploring an Oak
Says Mary Oliver: "Ordinarily, I go to the woods alone, with not a single friend, for they are all smilers and talkers and therefore unsuitable. [...]
The O’Byrne Tapestry Garden
No garden has ever thrilled me more than the O’Byrne garden. Carex flagellifera – Weeping Brown Sedge in pot on pedestal with whimsical chair [...]
Framing a Framed View
On a recent visit to the Arnold Arboretum in Boston I found students at Harvard’s Masters of Landscape Architecture program using a framing tool, somewhat [...]
Finding Persimmoms
I think persimmons are the perfect fall fruit for California gardens. They are tough, disease free, delicious, and have reliably good fall foliage color. The [...]
Framing at Art School
I love the creative energy at an art school. I was recently a guest lecturer at California College of the Arts and walked the campus with students [...]
Framing a Summer Border
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 [...]
The Photo Workshop
I really have been having fun running garden photography workshops. Each class has become a lesson on one particular theme, and students always surprise me [...]
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 [...]