Fall color in San Francisco ? It’s true – just go to Golden Gate Park and take a walk in the Botanical Garden. The color doesn’t really start to show until late November or December, and nobody is going to mistake it for new England, but colorful fall foliage is possible, not just in California but [...]
autumn
Making an Art Print
December 11, 2014 – Posted in: Garden PhotographyIt is such a relief, a release really, when I can stop my crazy production schedule and create something new. Too much of what I seem to be doing these days is looking back at old work as I put the final touches on The PhotoBotanic Garden Photography Workshops. My next post will be the [...]
On the Path to Art
October 25, 2014 – Posted in: Garden PhotographyThis will be a bit of a challenge. Photos are supposed to tell a story, so I present a series of photos without comment. The set up: I was in Hoyt Arboretum in Portland, Oregon looking to add two photos into my lecture “Finding the Photo”. I always try to add photos that are current and [...]
Rake at Rest
November 26, 2013 – Posted in: Garden Musings, Garden PhotographyWhat is work in the garden ? For a garden photographer in his own garden, work shifts as the garden speaks. There are times when the garden cries out for care, and the work is sweaty, grimy, intensely physical. Then there are times when the garden sings and the work is quiet, aesthetically sensual, even [...]
Seasonal Bouquet
October 26, 2013 – Posted in: Garden Musings, Garden PhotographyI just saw my first Narcissus blooming ! So I put together a seasonal bouquet yesterday in my home office for a client meeting, in hopes that some flowers might distract from the piles of books, files, and clutter all over every surface. I dashed out to cut a few of these first daffodils, which [...]