Make great photos of flowers, gardens, landscapes and thebeautiful world around usGardens are everywhere, all around us. In this long-awaited guide to garden photography, noted botanical photographer and author Harold Davis tackles the subject of garden photography with an expansive brush. In this book, you'll find techniques for photographing extreme macro subjects while becoming a better landscape photographer. From tiny flowers to vast landscapes, your photography can be enhanced using the techniques you will discover in Creative Garden Photography.What is a garden? The topic of garden photography encompasses a huge range of photographic styles and techniques that can be applied to almost any kind of photography. Learn to use this toolset from one of the acknowledged modern masters of photography. Explore gardens, types of gardens, and how best to photograph them Create stunning floral macros and high-key imagery Learn techniques for adding impressionism to your photos Use light and creative exposures to enhance your imagery Master close-up focusing, depth-of-field, and focus stacking Create your own custom field studio "in a bucket" Complete exposure data and the story behind every photo"My goal as a photography teacher and writer about photography is to inspire andto help you become the best and most creative photographer and image-makerthat you can be."-Harold Davis"Harold Davis's etherial floral arrangements have a purity and translucence thatborders on the spiritual." -Popular Photo Magazine"Davis is a pioneer and a new art form-part photographer, part digital illusionist."-Rangefinder Magazine"Harold Davis's Creative Photography series is a great way to start a photographylibrary."-PhotoFidelityTABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTIONENTERING THE GARDENUnderstanding GardensGarden Styles and PurposesDifferent Kinds of Garden PhotographyGarden Purpose and Design Informs PhotographyOF LIGHT AND GARDENSunrise, Sunset, Blue Hours, Golden HourON LOCATION: THE ROMANTIC GARDEN, SCHWETZINGEN AT SUNRISE, GERMANYON THE IPHONE: SNAPSEEDUSING A TRIPODUsing a Tripod for More Creative OptionsTripods for Garden Photography: Materials, Legs, Types of HeadsTripod Tips and TricksBLENDING EXPOSURES TO EXTEND RANGEBLACK AND WHITE IN THE GARDENPhotographing the Zen GardenON LOCATION: IMPERIAL GARDENS OF OLD NARA, JAPANCONVERTING TO BLACK AND WHITEIMPRESSIONISTIC PHOTOGRAPHYCamera in MotionSubject in Motion with Camera StationaryCreative ExposuresIn-Camera Multiple ExposuresPost-ProductionON LOCATION: PHOTOGRAPHING MONET'S GIVERNY, FRANCEON THE IPHONE: WATERLOGUEFOCUSING ON REPETITIONCompositions with Repeating Garden Elements and Patterned SpacesBest Practices in FocusDepth of FieldON LOCATION: THE PARC DE SCEAUX, FRANCEFOCUS STACKINGDRAGONFLIES, BEES, AND WASPSStopping MotionGetting CloseDealing with Those that StingAuxiliary Lighting: Reflectors, Macro Strobes, LED LightingWATER DROPS AND SPIDER WEBSRefractions in Close-Up PhotographySpider-Web StudioMACRO PHOTOGRAPHY GEARGARDENS OF THE MINDPRINTING GARDEN PHOTOSNOTES & RESOURCESOff-Beat Garden Photography ToolsPlaces to Practice Garden PhotographyRecommended iPhone Apps for Garden PhotographyiPhone WorkflowImageBlenderNOTES AND RESOURCESGLOSSARYINDEX
