by alantower | Apr 27, 2020 | Garden Photography, Model shoot, Portraits
I’ve long been a fan of the desert, and last winter I sold my nursery and moved to Tucson in mid-December. My move to Tucson was a success and I found a house right away and closed on the home on New Year’s Eve. I’ve now lived in Tucson through the...
by alantower | Sep 20, 2016 | Garden Photography, Portraits
Before I shot people, I shot landscapes. There are some landscapes that seem to yield many fine photographs. One such place is White Pocket, where I say “If you drop your camera, you’ll get a good picture”. I have encountered one of those rare...
by alantower | Jan 27, 2016 | Garden Photography
Photographing plants in a greenhouse is commonplace for me, since I have 7 greenhouses, but today I’ll talk about shooting where anyone can go….to our public greenhouse at Manito Park. It is fun to shoot in that comfortable environment, though the task is...
by alantower | Jul 29, 2015 | Garden Photography, Photoshop/Processing
A popular “look” for photos is one in which there is an added color tone that can add interest, depth or style to a shot. Some viewers will prefer the shot in the original form, some will like the shot in the color toned form. This tutorial should assist...
by alantower | Jun 28, 2015 | Beginner Tips, Garden Photography
It really pays off to take multiple angles/multiple shots on each subject. The use of multiple angles is a great way to assure you’ll find the shot that interests you and your audience the most. Each of the shots here was taken of the same bloom. It was so...
by alantower | May 9, 2015 | Garden Photography, Photoshop/Processing
Ever tried to take a macro shot of a flower and find that part of the image is out of focus? The solution can be a focus stack. Photoshop can assemble an entire stack of photos into one image that gives a much improved focus over any one image. The actual Photoshop...
