photo composition

Composition 102 – Balance

by Saxon Holt July 11, 2012 – Posted in: Garden Photography

Our last lesson, the first of the series in my new e-book, and the most important lesson to remember in creating a good garden photo is to fill the frame of your composition with only those elements that contribute to your story. A painter doesn’t waste canvas, a photographer shouldn’t waste space either. OK, using [...]

Find the Photo – Leading Lines

by Saxon Holt June 8, 2012 – Posted in: Garden Design, Garden Photography

Native plant gardens tend to be hard to photograph. Often the gardeners care more about the plants and habitat than the aesthetics. This is perfectly OK – unless you are trying to photograph them. We need better photographs of native plant gardens to encourage those gardeners who DO care about aesthetics, who want to do [...]