Garden Club Flower Photography: Mastering Composition, Exposure, and Depth with Your Camera (Zoom, August 14th 4pm ET)
Garden Club Flower Photography: Mastering Composition, Exposure, and Depth with Your Camera (Zoom, August 14th 4pm ET)
Sign up now and join Lisa Cuchara for this class aimed at National Garden Club members aimed to improve your Garden, Flower, Landscape, and arrangement photography. Come learn about composition, exposure, and more to improve your flower and garden photography.
Lisa Cuchara, PhD, National Life Member of the National Garden Clubs, Inc., OM SYSTEM Ambassador, Master Craftsman (PPA), Master of Artistry (PPA), Master of Photography (PPA), HonNEC loves to inspire and teach photography.
Unlock the art of capturing the beauty of flowers and gardens with this introductory flower and garden photography course designed for National Garden Club, Garden Club of America, New England Garden Clubs, Federated Garden Clubs of CT and similar members.
Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned flower photographer, this course offers practical, easy-to-understand guidance for using your camera to its fullest potential and transforming your flower photography into an artistic expression. Join us to enhance your skills, develop your unique style, and capture flowers in ways you've never imagined.
Whether you enjoy using your cell phone, a mirrorless camera, or a DSLR, this course will guide you in creating stunning floral images with an emphasis on four essential photography techniques: composition, exposure, depth of field, and depth of feeling. Throughout this class, you will explore how to expertly frame your flower subjects using the principles of composition, including rule of thirds, leading lines, and negative space. You’ll also dive deep into mastering exposure, ensuring your photos are perfectly lit and rich in detail. Understanding and controlling depth of field will help you create striking contrasts between sharp details and soft, blurred backgrounds, allowing your flowers to stand out with clarity. In addition, the course will introduce you to the concept of "depth of feeling"—the emotional connection between the viewer and the subject. Learn how to capture not just the visual beauty of flowers, but also the mood, texture, and stories they tell through your photographs.
All skill levels welcome, all camera models welcome, including cell phones. Many of the topics apply equally to digital, mirrorless and cell phone photography, The first portion of the class will apply to all photography. The last ~1/3 of the class will have details more specific to today’s mirrorless cameras, but again, this class is designed for all camera and all skill levels. I also do private zoom and in-person mentoring if you would like to take your photography to the next level.
IF you are looking to purchase a mirrorless camera (again all cameras including cell phone cameras are welcome), our recommendations are
or OM-3 https://tinyurl.com/LisaTom-OM3
with a 12-45mm lens https://tinyurl.com/lisatom-12-45 as a general lens
the 60mm macro lens is great IF you want to do intricate closeups https://tinyurl.com/LisatomOM60
Please note that this and all classes/workshops have no refunds. This class is 4pm ET on August 14th, You will receive a link and be able to watch this class for 30 days.
Lisa Cuchara, PhD, National Life Member of the National Garden Clubs, Inc., OM SYSTEM Ambassador, Master Craftsman (PPA), Master of Artistry (PPA), Master of Photography (PPA), HonNEC, is very passionate about photography and she enjoys being behind the lens, in the digital darkroom, and teaching and inspiring others. For more about Lisa, see https://www.lisatom.photos/lisa
Sign up now and join Lisa Cuchara for this class aimed at National Garden Club members aimed to improve your Garden, Flower, Landscape, and arrangement photography. Come learn about composition, exposure, and more to improve your flower and garden photography.