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  • Thursday, December 13, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Digital Photography: Capturing Botanic Images

    Thursday, December 13, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Digital Photography: Capturing Botanic Images

    Melissa Pace, garden educator, artist and photographer, will lead a Massachusetts Horticultural Society workshop that will give you an understanding of the elements of photography; line, texture, shape, space and color to add “wow” to your garden photography. This program is ideal for novice photographers using tablets, phones and simple cameras. Learn key elements in the classroom and take a few walks to practice in the gardens. The class takes place Thursday, December 13 from 10 – 4 in the Parkman Room at The Gardens at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley. Mass Hort Member Cost: $75; General Admission Cost $110. Register at www.masshort.org.

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  • Wednesday, January 24, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Digital Photography: Capturing Botanic Images

    Melissa Pace, garden educator, artist and photographer, will lead a Massachusetts Horticultural Society workshop on Wednesday, January 24 from 10 – 4 that will give you an understanding of the elements of photography; line, texture, shape, space and color to add “wow” to your garden photography. This program is ideal for novice photographers using tablets, phones and simple cameras.Mass Hort Member Cost: $75; General Admission Cost $110 Register online at http://www.masshort.org/eventdetail/496/digital-photography-capturing-botanic-images?filter_reset=1

  • Tuesday, January 24, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Digital Photography: Capturing Botanic Images

    The Massachusetts Horticultural Society welcomes Melissa Pace, garden educator, artist and photographer, to Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street, Wellesley, on Tuesday, January 24 from 10 – 4 for a workshop on Digital Photography: Capturing Botanical Images.  Melissa will held you manage important elements of photography: line, texture, shape, space, and color.  Understanding how to use them will add “wow” to your garden photography.  The program is ideal for novice photographers as they use tablets, phones, and basic cameras.  $75 for Mass Hort members, $120 for nonmembers.  Register at www.masshort.org.

  • Sunday, January 22, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm – Taking Better Pictures with Your Digital Camera

    Are you still getting to know your digital camera and its features? Bring your camera to Tower Hill Botanic Garden on Sunday, January 22 at 10 am and learn when and how to use its special features, such as program mode, manual mode, aperture priority and shutter priority. We’ll also cover basic composition and best use of light for different situations. Students are encouraged to bring one or two samples of their previous efforts to share with other students. This beginner’s class is $50 for Tower Hill members, $65 for nonmembers. Register online at www.towerhillbg.org.

    Steve McGrath is a professional freelance photographer and photography teacher who has been creating images for 20 years. Steve first began by shooting sports photography for local high schools, then weddings, and stock agencies. Then his love of the outdoors led him to focusing more on his true passion, “nature photography”. Steve was an active member of the Gateway Camera Club for many years, and has won many ribbons and awards at fairs and competitions through the group and on his own. Several of his images have been published in school text books. His favorite places to shoot are Acadia National Park in Maine, the Green Mountains of Vermont, and the Cape Cod National Seashore.

  • Saturday, September 22, 9:00 am – 3:45 pm – Take a Shot: A Digital Photography Symposium

    The Boston Center for Adult Education (BCAE) will hold its second annual Take a Shot: Digital Photography Symposium, an educational opportunity for all those with an interest in what goes on behind the camera, on Saturday, September 22 beginning at 9 am.

    Open to students of all levels, the symposium is designed to provide information and technique sharing through various interactive and intensive workshops taught by some of the most recognized photographers in New England including:

    Chris Padgett, Landscape and Event Photographer, Contributor to Stuff Magazine; Diallo Ferguson, Owner of Visual Affects Studios and Producer of A Passion 4 Fashion TV; Mitch Weiss, Artist; Jason Rich, Author of How To Do Everything Digital Photography; Conor Doherty, Photographer; and Joel Veak, Professional Lifestyle and Commercial Photographer, Contributor to Stuff Magazine.

    The day-long symposium, sponsored by Hunt’s Photo and Video, New England’s largest photography retailer, will offer workshops of varying concentrations including: How To Figure Out Your Digital Camera, Digital Photography 101, Picture Process: Photography As Fine Art, Eye Catching Vacation Photos, Professional Lighting Tips And Tricks and About Face: Perfect Portraits.

    Whether students have been shaping their photography skills for years or have just purchased their first camera, this symposium offers something beneficial and exciting for everyone.

    The cost of the symposium is a one-time fee of $125.00 and includes three unique classes, lunch and hand-outs and take-homes from the instructors.  The event will take place at 122 Arlington Street, and you may register online at www.bcae.org.

  • Saturday, January 21, 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm – Digital Workflow for Beginner Photographers

    If you own a digital camera and a computer, but are challenged by the basic activities of transferring, storing, and manipulating images, this Tower Hill Botanic Garden  workshop run by Steve McGrath is for you. Bring your camera and your laptop if you have one, for hands-on help on Saturday, January 21, from 12:30 – 3:30 at Tower Hill, 11 French Drive in Boylston.  Fee is $35 for THBG members, $40 for non-members.  To sign up, visit www.towerhillbg.org, or email thbg@towerhillbg.org.  Image from www.flytrapcare.com.

  • Friday, March 12, 10 am – 4 pm – It’s a Small World: Macro-Digital Photography

    Take photos within inches of your subject.  Discover how to create stunning close-ups of flowers and other plant features in this one-day workshop with photographer David Kahn.  Begin the day with a discussion of equipment, preparation, composition, lighting, tips and tricks, as well as see examples of what can be achieved.  Then practice macro techniques using a variety of settings in the Ferguson Greenhouses and Visitor Center of the Wellesley College Botanic Garden.  This hands-on workshop is ideal for photographers who want to explore their own creative vision as well as artists who want to record small details as a reference for future artwork.

    Requirements: a digital camera and a good working knowledge of how to use it.  A more complete list of requirements and options will be available online, at www.wellesley.edu/SCFH.  You may email horticulture@wellesley.edu if your are unsure if your equipment or experience are sufficient.  Course Number DIG 10 101.  Cost: WCFH members $75, non-members $95.  Snow date Friday, March 19.

  • Monday, September 21 – Fog, Cloud and Mist

    The Photography of John Borchard

    Why does water vapor evoke such emotions? Scenes that are so prosaic in the broad light of day take on such mystery in a mist. John Borchard creates images that project an intense sense of place, that irresistibly position one in the world of the image, whether crisp, with every atom seemingly leaping forth, or in a fog, half-discerned. His art aims to transport you into a place and perhaps into a time, inviting one into its space in a fashion dependent on one’s own emotional state.

    John Borchard received a Master’s in Mechanical Engineering from MIT in 1976 and has spent the decades since then practicing engineering at the interface between the digital, analog, sensory and robotic worlds. His interest in photography blossomed when he discovered digital photography. Over the last several years, he has participated in many solo and group shows.  This exhibit will take place September 21–October 15, 2009 at The Landscape Institute, 30 Chauncy Street, Cambridge, MA and is sponsored by the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University.  For more information, log on to www.arboretum.harvard.edu.