Creative Garden Photography: Making Great Photos of Flowers, Gardens, Landscapes, and the Beautiful World Around Us

What you have to do with this book is watch his Youtube Videos on this subject which are not complete either. However, if you read the book and watch his Youtube Videos you will get everything you need as far as working with Photoshop which IMHO is way too complicated to use. The photographs either done to keep you from stealing them are of low quality. They are very beautiful and I don't blame him for trying to protect his images from being stolen from his books.

really liked the new ways of looking at flower photography, especially the tracing table shoot ideas.great book!

Outstanding images and interesting commentaries. Shares details on how to use his techniques so you can try yourself.

I have read and much enjoyed Harold Davis’ other books on photography, so I am excited about this one on garden photography – especially since we are in the middle of garden season. Also, with our current pandemic, visiting gardens is something we can safely do with our cameras.I love his section on black and white garden photography. I think many people don’t envision their flower photos in monochromatic format but he does a great job of telling us how to pick the right subjects and how to deal with the photos post-production.I have read other photography books on the flower and garden as subjects but have never seen a chapter like Davis includes on types of gardens, garden design, and gardens as status :-) He gives us specific tips using his own gardening techniques as demonstrations.The bulk of this book covers just about every topic and subtopic a photographer would ever need to photograph flowers and gardens: he talks about, for example, diffusion, exposure, how to choose a tripod and when to use one, how to achieve soft focus and sharp focus, using tilt-shift lenses, aperture, HDR, multiple exposures, and many, many more topics. This is a superb resource for a flower photographer or even someone who wants just to dabble in flower photography.The author gives us a chapter on impressionistic photography which I found especially interestIng. I had not thought about trying ICM — In-camera motion — in a garden setting, but now I will.He also discusses other creative exposure strategies such as multiple exposures and out of focus exposures. he tells us how to create an impressionistic multiple exposure photo which, in my experience, is a pretty unique idea. I am eager to try it and happy that we are in garden season right now :-)Toward the end of this superb book Davis talks about indoor flower photography, which is great. Once garden season is over it is convenient to go to the grocery store and buy a few floral subjects.The author also gives us substantive sections on macro photography, focus stacking, and lighting. I can’t believe how comprehensive this book is!I looked again at the cover and was reminded that the title is “ creative garden photography“. The title reflects the true nature of this book. Davis discusses countless unusual methods of photographing gardens. One could never be disappointed looking through this book for ideas on what to try next :-). Me, I can’t wait to read it again.

I have long been a fan of Harold Davis – both as an educator and a writer. He is a master of the creative and technical aspects of photography, and this combination of skills is reflected in his magnificent new book, Creative Garden Photography.The book is STUNNING. Harold and his wife Phyllis have done a superb job of laying out text. The double-column format and the numbered and bulleted lists make the text very readable and the techniques very usable. The photos are beautiful. As in his other books Harold provides technical capture data for each image – I frequently try to duplicate an image by replicating his capture data.The book is COMPREHENSIVE in detailing how to photograph many aspects of a garden – both from the large landscape/ garden view and also from the close-up view. An introductory section is both informative and inspirational. I was particularly fascinated by the discussion of garden styles and design. The main part of the book is divided into two sections: the garden at large and the garden up close.The book is EDUCATIONAL. Harold presents critical insights and detailed instructions for a variety of topics.In “Photographing the Garden at Large” Harold covers such topics as light, focus, and dynamic range. He also provides instruction on two types of garden photography: black/ white photography and creative photography. These sections in particular were very stimulating to me.In “Taking the Garden Close-Up and Inside” Harold probes techniques -- such as creating inversions using the LAB setting in Photoshop, high-key and low-key flower photography, and focus-stacking. In a broader sense, he reviews his famous technique for creating high-key floral compositions and includes an expansive section on macro photography.The book is TECHNICAL. Not only do many techniques include camera settings and post-processing procedures. Also Harold discusses gear that facilitates garden photography. Some of the gear he covers is: tripods, types of light boxes, macro gear and lighting tools, and some explanation of camera and lenses in the Notes.Because the book has so many distinct sections, it invites the photographer to focus on areas that he/she finds most interesting or most challenging or just plain fun. A book to keep and to explore!

An excellent book for those with an interest in garden photography. Really good value.