Photographing and Capturing the Beauty of Flowers and Gardens
Photographing and Capturing the Beauty of Flowers and Gardens
If you love flowers, plants, and gardens, chances are you love taking pictures of them too! How do you elevate your flower and plant photos from nice snapshots to gorgeous images that you’ll treasure for years to come? Come learn a set of simple techniques for taking stunning flower and garden photos. All cameras, phones, and experience levels are welcome! You’ll have a chance to try your new skills as we photograph real flowers and experiment with backgrounds, lights, reflectors, diffusers, Lensball, special effect attachments for your phone, and more. You’ll be amazed at the beautiful images you can create!
– Week 1, October 17: Overview of the ten flower and garden photography techniques, including tips for phones and cameras
– Week 2, October 24: Background and focus for more intentional flower and garden photography; tips for farm, orchard, and foliage photography
– Week 3, October 31: Color, light, and contrast to make your flower and garden photography “pop;” tips for winter plant photography
– Week 4, November 7: Angle and composition to communicate ideas and feelings through your flower and garden photography; fun things to do with your photos; class slide show featuring our work over the past four weeks
Each class session will include plenty of hands-on, interactive time to try the techniques, show our work, and get help, feedback, and inspiration from the instructor and from others in the group who love flowers and gardens! Many of the topics carry over to other types of photography as well, helping you take better photos of anything you’d like to photograph.
About Joan
Joan Celebi is a Massachusetts-based event, lifestyle, and branding photographer with a specialty in garden photography. A certified educator, she leads photo walks and teaches workshops and classes on a variety of topics. Joan believes “photography is for everyone,” and aims to make photography accessible, empowering, and fun for all.
$85 for the 4-week class
Bring your phone or camera (or both!) — everything else is provided, including the flowers.
Please reach out to Joan with any questions: joancelebiphoto@gmail.com
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