Garden Photography Workshop

TIME: 7.45am arrival; start 8am until approx 10.30am

There is a wealth of subject material to explore at Keyneston Mill, incredible vistas, layers of rich colours and texture, beautifully curated planting in every section of the garden, not to mention the wildlife and the glorious River Stour.

This workshop will give you exclusive access to the garden before the doors are open to the public, giving you the chance to capture its beauty at the time of day when the light is at its most captivating. You will have the time to slow down, listen, look and notice the garden in all its glory. Lucy will help you to find and photograph images that personally appeal to you. In a garden like this, there will be something every visitor resonates and connects with. It may be capturing close-up, macro shots of flowers and plants, or for some, creating a painterly image using the layers of colour and movement produced by the different flowers and foliage or it may be the wide-open vistas of the garden and its far-reaching backdrop of the Dorset countryside.

Learning how to use natural light in a variety of different ways to enhance your image, you will also look at composition, how to frame and give your images a focal point. You will spend time noticing how the planting has been curated much like an artist builds a picture with layers of colour and interest and how to pick out certain aspects of this or to use it to create a whole image.

Having the time to quietly lookout for the different textures, complimenting colours, striking architectural plants and foliage along with the small details that sometimes go unnoticed. You will come away with images you love and will want to print and frame.

Lucy will be able to give tips on camera settings, angles and how best to position yourself to make the most of the available light.

All abilities welcome. Please bring whatever equipment you currently use be it a DSLR, a smartphone or anything in between. Any lenses or accessories will be helpful.

Lucy Shergold is a member of the Garden Media Guild and the Professional Garden Photographers Association. Her images are published in various lifestyle and garden magazines and she undertakes personal commissions from garden owners and businesses.

LOCATION: Keyneston Mill, Tarrant Keyneston, Dorset DT11 9HZ

TOTAL PLACES:  8

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