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Photography of Gardens
Text and pictures Copyright 1990-2000 Philip Greenspun. Most of the pictures are from the photo.net
Japan guide, the public Chinese Garden in Singapore, Powerscourt (south of Dublin, Ireland), the photo.
net Sweden guide, the photo.net California guide, and the photo.net guide to Italy. If you click on a
thumbnail image you'll get a larger photo with a caption underneath.
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Reader's Comments
A few things I would like to add concerning photographing gardens. As a professional photographer
who shots gardens for a living a really important aspect of gardening photography is getting colour into
your shots, which could be from plants, flowers, painted walls or sculptures. Also eliminating unwanted
background material, ie: if you are shooting a Formal English style garden and there is a giant palm tree
growing next door, avoid it at all costs. Also try shooting from different perspectives, on the ground,
from the top storey of the house or from the top of a fence. Also try and be sensitive to the overall
aesthetic of the design, if it is a Japanese garden be aware of the way the garden is designed and why.
Cheers Brent.
-- Brent Wilson ' The Shallow DOF Man', January 12, 2002
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