Kelleher Rose Garden Artistic Flower Photography: Joyful Seeing & Being

Nobody sees a flower - really - it is so small it takes time - we haven't time - and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time. Georgia O'Keeffe

Time for our annual visit to the Kelleher Rose Garden. One of my favorite destinations. You are invited to take time to see the 2,000 roses that will be in bloom at the Kelleher Rose Garden.

This is a great opportunity to use your macro lens if you have one so bring it along. I will also be covering beginner and more advanced composition strategies including rule of thirds, asymmetric compositions, echoes, and geometry.

I will also do a special tutorial on photographing flowers with your iPhone for those who are interested. Several of the sample photos were taken with my phone.

We will work on a variety of artistic techniques that capture the personality of the flower.

About our destination:

The Kelleher Rose Garden is one of the hidden gems of the Emerald Necklace string of public parks in Boston. If you have never been, this is your chance, and if you have been many times before, join us to see the familiar beauty in a fresh way. We will do many visual exercises to learn how to show these flowers in their best light.

I will give an informative talk about photographing flowers during the first 20 minutes. I will cover light, color and texture as ways to bring out the full beauty of each unique rose. Most of all we will focus on creative composition strategies that will help you organize the visual elements in the most dramatic, moving way.

This is a mindful practice of slowing down to really notice the qualities of beauty that live in each flower. Every rose has its own personality and it is up to you to discover this and express it in your image.

There will be several assignments designed to help you see flowers with the eye of an artist. Of course we can all see the obvious beauty of a flower but can you go beyond the first glance to the deeper layers of subtle textures and capture that? The roses will be at a variety of stages buds, full bloom and past their prime. See the beauty of each stage.

Gain confidence going off Auto. We will work with camera settings so you can experiment with different depths of field and subtle morning light.

This is a great opportunity meeting others in the group who want to take better pictures. We alway have a great time together so I hope you will join us.

Learn the composition skill of selective focus to create stunning images like this.

This is a spectacular "hidden garden". If you have never visited the Kelleher Rose Garden, this is the perfect time to do so. You will never look at a flower the same way once you see it this way.

I look forward to seeing you there! We are doing an early morning shoot to avoid the crowds. This way you will be able to take your time and really stop to smell the roses.

Closest T stop is MFA on the green line. 10 minute walk. This class is weather permitting. Refunds if we have rain. Be sure to check the meetup site workshop description for any last minute changes. The app does not always show class cancelations.

Suzanne