Trish Symons spoke about taking great photographs of your garden to capture moments and the beauty.
A photographer paints with light. Her #1 rule is “Keep it simple”
• Some reasons you make wish to take pictures
- To preserve a memory – printing on canvas gives depth to the picture
- Document ideas or remember areas in your garden that have gaps
• Suggestions for better pictures
- Good stance, lean against something, use a tripod, stand with your feet wide apart
- Clean backgrounds, remove distracting colours – try a piece of black bristol board
- Rules of thirds – put focals at the junctions (2/3 sky, 1/3 ground)
- Curves look nicer than straight line, leading lines (pathways edges of areas) pull you in
- Look at the four corners and decide what you want to focus on then zoom in or angle to feature the focal point.
- Use shapes to frame the picture
- Try and capture the mood of the photo – What is the essence of the moment you are trying to preserve? Find the eyes – they show the relationship
- Picture animals people in the environments that they love being in.
- Using panty hose over the lens softens the picture
- Use a reflector behind the object as a way to simplify
• Best times of day for pictures
- First thing in the morning (no shadows)
- Misty
- Stormy Skies
- Still water/ponds can give more depth with the reflection – double image
- Light can make your picture
- Work with and use shadows and light to create mood for the photo
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