The New York Botanical Garden bursts into bloom each spring and its tulips and flowering trees will be the focus in this all-day photography Workshop. You will concentrate on stretching your photographic skills so you can craft not just good or competent images of flowers and gardens but truly great ones. During the field session and review session, master photographer Allen Rokach will share the techniques professionals use to produce dramatic photographs of tulips, flowers and trees. You will receive in-depth instruction on making the best use of natural light throughout the day; portraying flowers and trees in their garden setting; composing with lines, shapes, textures and abstract forms; choosing the best lens for the task; mastering floral close-ups; and understanding the technical potential of digital cameras for achieving creative outcomes. You will spend a full day at the New York Botanical Garden followed by a two-hour review later in the week, at Adorama on Thursday evening.

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Shutterbugs take note! Master flower and garden photographer Allen Rokach will demonstrate the basics for using in-camera menus and options on your point-and-shoot and SLR digital camera. Enjoy presentations, hands-on instruction, and field photography on Winterthur’s beautiful grounds. By the end of the weekend, you will know how to better control exposure, focus, and other aspects of your image.

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How can you stretch your photographic skills from creating good or competent images of flowers and gardens to crafting truly great ones? Master photographer Allen Rokach will share techniques professionals use to produce dramatic photographs of flowers and gardens, ones that make viewers take notice and leave a lasting impression. We will explore the variety of flower beds, water gardens, woodlands and other world-class settings at Chanticleer at the peak of summer bloom to learn and enhance our photographic skills. Through lectures, field sessions and review sessions, you will receive in-depth instruction on making the best use of natural light throughout the day; mastering floral close-ups; portraying flowers in their garden setting, including the lotus water gardens; and understanding the technical potential of digital cameras and after-capture techniques for achieving creative outcomes.

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Lecture and audio-visual presentation ON Fri., July 24, 7 – 9 p.m.
Weekend workshop on Sat. & Sun., July 25-26

How can you stretch your photographic skills from creating competent images of flowers or gardens to crafting truly great ones? Master photographer Allen Rokach will share the techniques professionals use to produce dramatic photographs of flowers and gardens. We will explore a variety of flowerbeds, water gardens, woodlands, and other settings at the Garden to learn and enhance our photographic skills at the peak of the season’s bloom.Through lectures, field and review sessions, you will receive in-depth instruction on making the best use of natural light throughout the day, mastering floral close-ups, portraying flowers in their garden setting, and understanding the technical potential of digital cameras. Students must bring their digital cameras and laptops for the field and review sessions.

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Allen will be offering an in-depth photography workshop for Travel Dynamics, renowned for its educational cruises, during an exciting fall cruise that begins in North Africa and ends at the southern tip of South America. For further information, click here.

Explore the soft colors, shade, and intimate spaces in this wonderful South Carolina garden that is featured in the July issue of Southern Living. See the new spread here (pdf ~1MB)

Some of my latest photos from a trip to Brenham, Texas. Click here to see the flickr photoset.

Spring is coming and that means a bunch of new photography workshops are on their way. I hope you’ll be able to join me at one or more. Here are the first few. More will be listed soon. Just click on the link for a full description and registration information—or go to the Workshops page.

• March 1: Capturing the Beauty of Orchids in New York (register by Feb. 23)
• March 10-11: Focus on Flowers: Creating Floral Portraits at the Chicago Flower & Garden Show
• March 27-29: The Art of Flower & Garden Photography at the Dallas Botanical Garden*
• April 4: Capturing the Beauty of Orchids at The New York Botanical Garden
• April 5: Photographing Flowers with Your Point & Shoot Camera: Introduction to Digital Flower & Garden Photography
• April 18-19: Perspectives on the Spring Garden at The New York Botanical Garden
• May 2: Mastering the Art of Garden Photography at The New York Botanical Garden
• May 15-17: Getting to Know Your Digital Camera: A Primer for Flower & Garden at Winterthur Museum & Garden, Wilmington, DE
• July 17-19: Summer Garden Photography Weekend Workshop

*The Dallas workshop is sold out but is taking names for a waiting list. You can still register for the Power of Natural Light lecture, happening on Friday evening.