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  • Final Season – 2018 Trees of Boston Calendar

    The images for the 2018 Trees of Boston Calendar were all taken in the Arnold Arboretum, home to thousands of different plants from around the world.

    Erik Gehring, the photographer, thanks the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University for the use of its collection for this calendar. Five percent of net proceeds will be donated to the Friends of the Arboretum. Printed on 55% recycled paper (30% post-consumer waste) using vegetable-based inks. All photographs were taken in their respective months, and all are available as fine art prints.

    This is the tenth and final edition of this project. The wall calendar is unfortunately a dying breed, and all good things must come to an end eventually. Thanks to all who have supported this project over the years. To order ($12 per calendar, $33 for 3, $50 for five, not including 6.25% MA sales tax or $2.50 shipping, visit http://www.erikgehring.com/WebReady/Pages/ArbCalendars2018EmNeck.html

  • Saturday, October 28, 9:00 am – 12:30 pm – Nature Photography Workshop

    Improve your photographs of nature in this half-day workshop – a talk followed by hands-on experience. The class takes place on Saturday, October 28 beginning at 9:00 am at the Arnold Arboretum at one of the most beautiful times of year. The instructor is Erik Gehring, a freelance photographer and multi-media producer.

    Learn about composition, color, light, depth of field and focus. Bring your camera and manual and familiarize yourself with the operation of your camera prior to the workshop. $70 fee. Register at www.my.arboretum.harvard.edu. Image copyright Erik Gehring.

  • Saturday, May 6, 12:30 pm – 4:00 pm – Nature Photography Workshop

    Improve your photographs of nature in this half-day workshop with freelance photographer Erik Gehring, including a talk followed by hands-on experience in the Arnold Arboretum at one of the most beautiful times of year. Learn about composition, color, light, depth of field, and focus. Bring your camera and manual and familiarize yourself with the operation of your camera prior to the workshop. Level: beginner/advanced beginner. Class size: approximately 10.
    Fee $70. The 12:30 – 4 class will begin in the Hunnewell Building of the Arboretum. Offered with the Eliot School of Fine & Applied Art. Photo below by Erik Gehring.  Register at http://my.arboretum.harvard.edu/Info.aspx?EventID=1.

  • Through December 30 – Heritage Trees and Scenic Vistas of the Emerald Necklace

    You are invited to a photography exhibit by Erik Gehring entitled Heritage Trees and Scenic Vistas of the Emerald Necklace, which will be on view in Gallery 93 at the Brookline Senior Center, 93 Winchester Street in Brookline, now through Wednesday, December 30.  Erik is president of the Boston Camera Club, a professional and fine art photographer, and an environmental advocate.  He has shown extensively at galleries and juried exhibitions throughout Massachusetts and New Hampshire, and teaches photography for the Arnold Arboretum, the Eliot School, the Concord Art Association, and the Hyde Park Art Association. Photograph below copyright Erik Gehring.

  • Saturday, July 25, 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm – Nature Photography Workshop

    Improve your photographs of nature in this half-day workshop on Saturday, July 25 from 1 – 4:30 in the Hunnewell Building at the Arnold Arboretum, a talk followed by hands-on experience. Learn about composition, color, light, depth of field, and focus. Bring your camera and manual and familiarize yourself with the operation of your camera prior to the workshop. Level: beginner/advanced beginner. Class size: approximately 10. Rain date Sunday, July 25. Fee $60. The instructor is freelance photographer Erik Gehring, and on line registration may be found at http://www.arboretum.harvard.edu/education/adult-education/ Photo copyright Erik Gehring.

  • Sunday, October 28, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm – The Art of Photographing Trees

    Trees, because of branching breadth and trunk height, can be challenging subjects to photograph. In this Arnold Arboretum class, which will take place Sunday, October 28, from 9 – 1 beginning in the Hunnewell Building at the Arboretum, Erik Gehring will provide tips, tricks, and photographic theory in order to create unique and dramatic images of trees. Time will be split between the classroom where you’ll discuss theory and preparation, and the landscape, where you’ll examine the Arboretum’s specimens, think about composition and framing and imagine what conditions will best complement the subject. Fee $40 Arboretum member, $55 nonmember. Register on line at www.my.arboretum.harvard.edu.

  • Saturday, May 12, 8:00 am – 11:30 am – Nature Photography Workshop

    Improve your photographs of nature in this half-day Arnold Arboretum workshop–a talk followed by hands-on experience. The class with freelance photographer Erik Gehring takes place at the Arnold Arboretum at one of the most beautiful times of year. Learn about composition, color, light, depth of field and focus. Bring your camera and manual and familiarize yourself with the operation of your camera prior to the workshop. Fee $70. Offered with the Eliot School of Fine & Applied Art. Register on line at www.my.arboretum.harvard.edu.

  • Saturday, October 1, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon, and Wednesdays, October 12 and 19, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm – The Art of Photographing Trees

    Trees, because of branching breadth and trunk height, can be challenging subjects to photograph. In this Arnold Arboretum three part class, Erik Gehring will provide tips, tricks, and photographic theory in order to create unique and dramatic images of trees. In the first session on Saturday, October 1, from 9 – 12 at the Dana Greenhouse at the Arboretum, you will begin in the landscape, looking at some of the Arboretum’s specimens to consider composition and framing, how best to capture the organic nature of a tree, and thinking about what conditions will best complement the subject. Classroom time in the second and third sessions on Wednesday, October 12 and Wednesday, October 19, from 6:30 – 8:30 in the Hunnewell Building, will include lectures, discussions, and group critiques of your images and ideas. Between classes you will be expected to practice the techniques taught in class and photograph trees in a variety of conditions. Plan to bring your images to class on a thumb drive for critique. If you are a film photographer, please bring prints to class. The fee is $105 for Arboretum members, $140 for non-members, and you may register on line at www.arboretum.harvard.edu.

  • Saturday, May 14, 8:00 am – 11:00 am – Nature Photography Workshop

    Come to the Dana Greenhouses at the Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain on Saturday, May 14, from 8 – 11 in the morning, for a Nature Photography Workshop led by Erik Gehring, freelance photographer and multi-media producer.  Improve your photographs of nature in this half-day workshop – a talk followed by hands-on experience.  The class takes place at the Arnold Arboretum during one of the most beautiful times of the year.  Learn about composition, color, light, depth of field and focus.  Bring your camera and manual and familiarize yourself with the operation of your camera prior to the workshop.  Offered with the Eliot School of Fine & Applied Art, the fee is $60, and there is a rain date of May 21.  To sign up, visit www.my.arboretum.harvard.edu.  And although the Erik Gehring photo below (www.northernwoodlands.org) is hardly a spring shot, it is so arresting we thought you should see it as an example of Mr. Gerhring’s talent.

  • The 2011 Trees of Boston Calendar

    The Emerald Necklace Conservancy announces the availability of The 2011 Trees of Boston Calendar, featuring Erik Gehring’s beautiful photographs of trees of the Arnold Arboretum.  Erik generously donates a portion of sales to support the Conservancy’s work in the parks.  You may view and purchase the calendar ($12 for one, $33 for three, and $50 for five) on the Conservancy’s website, www.emeraldnecklace.org.