Outdated Photography Advice
While researching for an article about photographing light in the garden, I came across the classic Kodak advice which came with the Baby Brownie Special [...]
Dancing Cosmos
Part of my yearly routine is the California Spring Trials, CAST, the flower industry annual show and tell. The worlds biggest flower breeders get together [...]
Hot Light – Los Angeles
I am always wary about the light when I travel to Los Angeles. The classic sunny California day that Hollywood has made famous is really [...]
What is “Good Light” ?
Some days are so beautiful I can't stand being in the studio and on the computer. I didn't plan to take photos yesterday but when [...]
Aloe Light
The recent lesson in the Learning Center began as an explanation of the Backlit Aloe- Huntington Gardens, a new print in the Store, and quickly [...]
Making Hard Light Work
There was a time when I would never shoot in harsh, hard light. Bright, strong, contrasty light tends to have deep, black shadows and no [...]
Backlight Magic
Garden photographers don’t get much done when the light is strong. We like soft light, very early or late in the day. We delight in [...]
3.4 Using the Light
Gauzy morning light through palm trees, Worth Garden, California In this lesson, I want you to bring light into your photo. Celebrate light [...]
Photos on the Road
Should you even try to take pictures when the light is horribly wrong ? Hard, sunny light on flowering cherry at Norfolk Botanic Garden [...]
1.3 – Finding the Light
Learning how to read the quality of light is the single most important skill in good garden photography. Even a good composition will fail if the light is bad. Photographers talk about “The Light” in reverential terms. It is the lifeblood of outdoor photography, no less than it is the lifeblood of plants for photosynthesis