This book is aimed at keen photographers of any age or experience, who want to take their photography to the next level.

Drawing on contributions from some of the world’s top professional garden photographers, the book provides comprehensive guidance on how to develop your own photographic art and style. You will learn how to turn your interest in plants and gardens into inspirational and successful images.

Topics covered include:-

How to get the best out of natural light
Choosing the right time to photograph
Making the best out of available locations
Suggestions for personal projects
Getting the best from your equipment
Using colour and texture in your photography
How to look at your subject
Using composition techniques
How to process your photographs on the computer
How to progress to the next level

Full of vibrant stunning images that burst off the page, this fabulous book showcases the very best entries from the second International Garden Photographer of the Year competition. Gardening is a hugely popular hobby all over the world and the competition brilliantly captures international gardens, both large and small in their glory. With a top prize of £5,000 for Best Single Image, AA Publishing support this

prestigious award by publishing this glorious, inspirational book to go with it, as such all of the finalists are offered the chance of having their photograph published in the book. In addition the finalists are featured in a special montage at the Kew Gardens exhibition. The full-colour book of best entries will display the most breathtaking pictures from young and old, amateur and professional photographers alike. Its beautiful, cutting-edge design will excite gardeners, who will be inspired by the ideas, and photographers, who will appreciate the photographic techniques.

The book of the competition 2008 contains all finalists and commended entries, plus full captions and technical information.

Full of vibrant stunning images that burst off the page, this fabulous book showcases the very best entries from the first Garden Photographer of the Year competition.

The full-colour book of best entries displays the most breathtaking pictures from young and old, amateur and professional photographers alike. Its beautiful, cutting-edge design will excite gardeners who will be inspired by the ideas, and photographers, who will appreciate the photographic techniques.

AA Publishing.

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