Garden Night Photography
301 North Baldwin Avenue
Arcadia, CA 91007
USA
GARDEN NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP SESSION – 2015
Don’t miss the Arboretum’s on-going series “Garden Night Photography Group Session”! Night offers unique photographic opportunities in the garden so come and discover your own creative images! Share your night photography techniques with other photographers. Specific emphasis will be placed on the ‘Painting with Light’ technique, so bring your ‘big gun’ flashlights.
Saturdays:
August 15th from 7:30pm-10:00pm (Introduction to Night Photography)*
September 5th from 7:00pm-9:30pm
October 10th from 7:00pm-9:30pm
*PLEASE NOTE: It is highly recommended that you attend the August 8th “Introduction to Night Photography” class if you have never photographed at night before, AND be sure you have a DSLR or camera that has manual control capabilities, AND please bring camera’s paper manual or pdf on your phone.
Where: Meet outside the Main Entrance – then visit the Arboretum gardens near the Entrance/Rotunda, Peacock Cafe, Bauer Lawn & Fountain areas, Cactus and Succulent Garden and Madagascar Exhibit area.
Who: Frank McDonough, session leader, botanist and photographer
Fee: Per Class – $30 Arboretum members/$35 Non-members (includes Arboretum admission)
LIMIT 12 Photographers – Pre-registration required; Please call the Class Registration line at
626-821-4623; classes are non-refundable.*
*In case of rain, class will be rescheduled in the near future; you may attend the class or obtain a refund.
EQUIPMENT INFORMATION:
You will need:
HEADLAMPS: You need to bring your own headlamp. For safety reasons, if you do not have a headlamp, you will not be permitted to attend. You may purchase inexpensive headlamps at Harbor Freight and Home Depot.
TRIPOD
DSLR CAMERA capable of long exposure time.
LIGHTS: Battery powered high illumination lights/flashlights, laser pointers.
COMFORTABLE SHOES: you will walk and maybe get dirty!
About the Session Leader: Besides doling out plant advice here, Arboretum Botanical Information Consultant Frank McDonough photographs the Arboretum on a regular basis. His work can be seen on the L.A. County Arboretum and Botanic Gardens Facebook page, the Arboretum tumblr site, and throughout the Arboretum’s web site (www.arboretum.org).
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