A Revised Photo
I suppose this tip is “never stop improving”. Little blue stem, flowering grass and wildflower Liatris punctata in front yard meadow garden Photos [...]
Visualizing a Composition
One of the basic techniques that I use in my workshops when teaching composition is about Space and Shape, chapter 5 of Think Like A [...]
Two Views of a Bouquet
As I finish the rose book I have decided to add a section of photographing bouquets. The PhotoBotanic Guide to Photographing Roses is aimed at [...]
Reviewing an Old Shoot
It’s a new year. Among the resolutions I make every year, I vow to go through old shoots and file them for my catalog. [...]
Cropping Horizontal
I have just gone through a lot of photos to choose my favorites for 2015. I was struck by how many I had cropped to [...]
A simple lighting adjustment
I just finished writing the section about lights in the new Rose book. In hoping that the book will appeal to advanced photographers I included [...]
Finding a Background
I am well into writing the new rose book, with a catchy title of the PhotoBotanic Guide to Photographing Roses and offer this tip for finding [...]
Gingko Point of View
The ginkgo leaves fell all at once. This is what they do when they decide to drop their leaves. Overnight a puddle of leaves lay under the [...]
Do Sweat the Small Stuff
During the autumn, for many years, I have been photographing the Tupelo tree in my front yard. The Tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica) is one of the [...]
Punch up the Fall Color
Somewhat sheepishly I must admit is screwed up. Or more charitably perhaps, I am learning from my mistakes. Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) in autumn [...]