When trying to find a photo in a garden, a key concept is to look for leading lines. These are lines you, the photographer, find in a garden that can lead the viewer’s eye into the photo. These lines can frame your composition and lead to focal points as well, but fundamentally they must start at the bottom, out of the frame, and lead up into the composition. Continue Reading →
This will be my shortest Gardening Gone Wild post yet. Not because I have nothing to say, nor because my words are so poetically haiku. Not because it is the holiday and few are reading gardening blogs, nor because I am trying to stay away from religious sentiment.
I am on a cruise ship in the Caribbean trying to upload from a satellite. Continue Reading →
Feather grass enveloping Phormiums
We finish the chapter on ‘Good Garden Photography’ with part six – telling stories. I will have a whole chapter, ‘Think Like a Gardener’ that is about finding the themes that can be found in all good gardens, but for now and as you review your year’s images, think about what you are saying with your images. What was the garden saying to you ?
We started the chapter with good composition, filling your entire frame with just those elements that bring balance to the photo. We talked about light, and paying homage to what you see in a gardens. A good photo will do all this and then tell a story, state an opinion, communicate what you really saw. Continue Reading →
This photo of tall succulents in a narrow bed against a white stucco wall was taken in bright sun to accent the shadows. The intriguing composition is meant to provoke thinking about plant design and sun light.
A good garden photo is more than a nice composition, it should tell a story. Sometimes the story is no more than communicating good garden technique, for which all our lessons thus far on composition, balance, framing, and light help the photographer concentrate on simply expressing garden appreciation. Continue Reading →
Welcome to GARDENING GONE WILD’S redesign!
This time around, we’ve gone for an elegant and simple look. We’ve made sure that the site is more user friendly which means it’ll be easier for you to navigate.
A huge thank you goes to Steve Asbell who created the magnificent illustration of the passiflora on the header. Steve will be writing a Guest Post for GGW about the process he went through from the first time we spoke to what you’re seeing on the header today.
fro Tulips Orange Brilliant, Apricot Impression & Narcissi Golden Du
Some exciting news! In honor of our celebration, Longfield Gardens is giving away $100. gift certificates to 5 lucky winners.
