One of my first first lessons to students who take my garden photography workshops is about “seeing”. If you don’t stop to think what you are seeing, what it is that excites you about a garden, then you will end up with a photo that will be little more than literally, a snapshot of time. [...]
When I attended the California Spring Trials this past April I ran into fellow photographers Ramon van der Reijden and Ted Langeveld of the Visions Pictures photo agency in Netherlands. In my previous post about the Trials I mentioned the phototographer’s challenge – each of us would photograph the same flower and see what we come[...]
Whenever I travel to make a presentation I try to incorporate some local gardens into the show to better connect with the audience. My presentation in Chicago to the Garden Club of America’s Show of Summer was titled ‘What is a “Good” Garden Photograph’ and The Chicago Botanic Garden was the obvious choice to go[...]
It is a grand thing when plants become the subject of an exhibit. I don’t mean in the beds of a botanic garden or decorating a designer’s display at a flower show, but an honest to goodness exhibition, in this case ‘Wicked Plants’ at The Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Too[...]
Both Debra Lee and I have shared stories of how cover photos are chosen for our books. (See my post about the cover of Homegrown Herbs or Debra Lee’s post on Succulent Container Gardens) Magazines are much different. They have multiple stories to tell, virtually putting the table of contents up front for quick[...]