Inside The New York Botanical Garden

Photography

Seeing Nature

Posted in Adult Education on March 29 2016, by Jenifer Willis

Robert Llewellyn
Robert Llewellyn

Robert Llewellyn’s photography is high-tech, but nature-focused. He shows us what we can’t see with the naked eye, but is all around us.

Normally, when a photographer takes a photo with a macro lens, only a small portion of the image is in focus.

Llewellyn’s process solves that problem using a motorized, computer-controlled camera to change focus points and reveal every part of the plant he’s photographing, down to tiny hairs, bits of pollen, and the texture of fine, opaque petals.

Fifty exposures later, the images are stitched together in computer software.

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See, Don’t Look: An Interview with Photographer Valérie Jardin

Posted in Adult Education on October 1 2015, by Jenifer Willis

Valérie Jardin
Valérie Jardin

Perhaps best known for her brilliant street photography, photographer Valérie Jardin has a remarkable talent for capturing light and using it to tell a story.

Worldwide, her speaking engagements sell out quickly, but there are still seats available in her October 26 lecture here at the Garden, where we offer a number of photography classes. We sat down with Ms. Jardin to learn more about her techniques, her passions, and her plans for her upcoming presentation.

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