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  • Thursday, March 15, 5:45 pm – 7:15 pm – Photography Clinic at the Boston Flower & Garden Show

    On Thursday, March 15, the Massachusetts Horticultural Society and Hunt’s Photo & Video will sponsor a horticultural photography clinic at the Boston Flower & Garden Show.  Led by photographer Barbara J. Ellison of Canon USA, the clinic will focus on floral and garden photography techniques and composition.  Barbara will start with a critique of the entries in the flower show’s Photography Competition: why specific photos, subjects and manipulations are representative of an artistic eye.  She’ll spend the second half of the clinic on the floor of the show, talking about how to photography horticulture and gardens, using the garden exhibits as a case study.  The clinic will run from 5:45 to 7:15, and is limited to 25 participants.  Attendees are encouraged to attend Ms. Ellison’s photography lecture, which runs from 4:30 – 5:30 in the lecture hall.  The fee for the clinic is $25 per person, with all proceeds benefiting Mass Hort.  Register by calling 617-933-4963.  Photo below by Barbara J. Ellison.

  • Saturday, April 2, 9:30 am – 4:00 pm – Creative Flower Photography

    Unfulfilled by your flower photographs? Discover your artistic side in this Saturday, April 2 one-day, hands-on workshop at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston, Massachusetts with fine-art photographer Joel Shore of MetWest Gallery. Learn how lighting and composition improves your photos, experiment with iridescent glass and reflections, explore how to get closer to your subject, and discover why seeing less lets you see so much more. Do you have flower photos you love, or ones that disappointed? Bring them in!

    A digital single lens reflex (DSLR) camera and tripod are required. A macro lens is strongly recommended. A cable or wireless shutter release is preferred, but your camera’s self-timer will suffice. Point-and-shoot cameras are not recommended unless they allow you to set both the shutter speed and aperture manually. We plan to have a variety of Lensbaby lenses in Canon and Nikon mounts available.

    This is an all-day ( 9:30 – 4:30) workshop. For lunch, we recommend Tower Hill Botanic Garden’s own Twigs Café. Alternatively, you can bring your own lunch. The closest fast-food establishment is in Clinton, a 14-mile round-trip drive. Workshop price is $80 for THBG members, $90 for non-members. To register (and this class fills quickly – a February session was sold out before The Garden Club of the Back Bay web site even had a chance to publicize it!) log on to www.towerhillbg.org.