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Photographing Plants & GardensEditions
Review
Nichols is certainly one of the most experienced practitioners around today and whether catching the early morning mists at Chasleton or a simple shot of a Magnolia flower (to choose two out of the dozens of inspiring images here) he is remarkably down to earth. He is particularly aware of the effects, negative as well as positive, in the association of weather and lighting, and offers good advice on getting results whatever the conditions. He stresses too his fondness for the autumn and winter months, providing plenty of tips on how to optimise one’s opportunities at unusual clicking-times. Although I made do with my existing cameras and lenses his suggestions on choosing equipment are in line with his sensible attitudes covering composition, choice of view-point and aspects of directional lighting (in his own plant portraits he displays a penchant for back lighting with a shallow depth of field, a combination which produces very strong pictures). This is the antithesis of a technical manual with talk of f-stops, film speeds and insider acronyms. His counsel comes in the encouragement to capture the sweep of a panorama or the charm of old-fashioned roses in November. Just up my garden path. - review by Stewart Grimshaw |
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John Sandoe [Books] Ltd |
I have been taking photographs of my own and other peoples’ gardens for many years now, and while the results are quite firmly to record my own horticultural failures and successes, I have become, though I do say so myself, really quite average. That this is a good deal better than before, as well as being considerably more cost-effective, is thanks to Clive Nichols and this book.
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