Photographing the Garden: Fruits and Veggies!

08/08/2009 - 9:00am
08/08/2009 - 10:30am
Fees: 
Free
Instructor: 
Master Gardener Judith Cody
Location: 

Gamble Garden, 1431 Waverly St., Palo Alto, 94301.  Meet in the Carriage House.

Master Gardener Judith Cody’s horticultural photography workshop will cover the strictly non-technical methods to take pictures of flowers, roses, and vegetables.  Emphasis will be on close-ups of blooms shot in the garden under natural or available light.  Basic principles of photo composition, use of landscape color, and understanding natural lighting conditions will be discussed.  Other topics are, best time of day to shoot, lighting differences among garden subjects, framing, good and bad shadows, and should insects be in the picture? Suitable for digital or analog camera users.  No reservations needed.  Limited to 30 participants.  Meet in the Carriage House at Gamble Garden.