Photographing Your Garden

by Gail Harland

• ISBN13: 9781861083616
• ISBN10: 1861083610
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Guild of Master Craftsman

Summary

Many amateur photographers have used the garden, with its vivid colours and diverse subject matter, as a proving ground for their skills. However, garden photography can be even more rewarding for the gardening enthusiast. Gardeners can chronicle their garden throughout the changing seasons, take 'before' and 'after' pictures of special projects, create a pictorial record of prime examples of specific plant groups, and use photographs of public gardens as aide memoires to replicate complex designs at home. This sumptuous and original title, which is beautifully illustrated with the author's own vibrant photography, covers all aspects of photography in the garden. The comprehensive range of chapters includes topics such as equipment and its uses, the choice of subject, archiving your work and learning from mistakes, and will equip readers with all of the skills and techniques needed to produce their own accomplished, attractive photographs. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Equipment
The camera	p. 16
Lenses	p. 24
Light meters and flash	p. 30
Film	p. 34
Accessories	p. 40
Using the equipment
Composition	p. 52
Exposure	p. 68
Lighting	p. 74
Subject selection
The broad picture	p. 86
People and pets	p. 98
Wildlife in the garden	p. 108
Plant portraits and partnerships	p. 114
The garden through the seasons	p. 128
Other people's gardens	p. 136
Additional considerations
Archival and display of your work	p. 142
Selling your work	p. 148
Learning from your mistakes	p. 154
Glossary	p. 169
Bibliography	p. 171
Useful addresses	p. 172
About the author	p. 174
Index	p. 175
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