[PCA] WORKSHOP: Focus on Herbs - Plant Photography Workshop with Steven Foster

[Olivia Kwong]

Space is limited to 20 participants.

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Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 16:26:11 -0700
From: Lynda LeMole <lynda at unitedplantsavers.org>
Subject: Focus on Herbs - Plant Photography Workshop with Steven Foster

United Plant Savers presents:  Focus on Herbs - Getting great plant
photos with the equipment  you have.  A workshop with renowned
photographer Steven Foster.


Sunday, July 15, 2007  9:00 am - 1:00 p.m.  at Herb Pharm Farm,
Williams, Oregon

Plant Photography offers an excellent medium to explore the secret
beauty of flowers and to gain a deeper understanding of how to relate to
plants.

This is a rare opportunity to study with one of America's premier plant
photographer/herbalists and to photograph incredible medicinal plants in
the Herb Pharm gardens.

This Sunday morning fundraiser workshop follows UpS's Saturday, July
14th "Planting the Future" conference also held at Herb Pharm.  Over 20
notable American herbalists will present to 400 herb enthusiasts at a
memorable full day event.  For more information please visit:
www.unitedplantsavers.org  or call 802-476-6467

"The workshop will focus on techniques for improving your plant
photography.  Rather than dry optical theory or studio techniques, we
will spend most of our time on techniques for field work.  You do not
need sophisticated, expensive equipment to take great photographs.  It's
more about understanding simple concepts - lighting, being in the right
place at the right time, and patience.  We will work with ambient
natural light and making the most of the equipment you have.  Please
bring a camera (digital or film) and if possible a tripod.  Our subjects
will be the fabulous herb gardens at Herb Pharm.

The key to successfully capturing images is to know and understand your
equipment and learning to keep photography simple.  During the workshop
we will focus on shooting plants, then review our work both individually
and collectively.  I hope to see you in the garden."    Steven Foster

Cost:  $180 donation to United Plant Savers ($160 for Conference
participants and UpS members).  Workshop is limited to 20 participants.

About Steven Foster:  Combining a career as a writer, photographer and
medicinal plant specialist, his articles and photographs have appeared
in numerous periodicals and dozens of books, most recently the National
Geographic book A Desk Reference to Nature's Medicine by Steven Foster
and Rebecca Johnson (2006).  For over thirty-three years, Steven has
photographed plants from the Amazon rainforest to Vietnam's highlands.
More info can be found at:  www.stevenfoster.com/herbalblog



Lynda E. LeMole
Executive Director
United Plant Savers
www.unitedplantsavers.org
phone:  707-824-0731
fax:        707-824-0279
email:     lynda at unitedplantsavers.org