While the weather is still a little chilly, let’s step inside a tropical oasis at the Rawlings Conservatory in Baltimore, MD. Learn how to develop your artistic point of view and compose compelling images of botanicals using close-up photography techniques.
Housed in a stunning glass conservatory, these botanic gardens feature five areas of varying botanicals including an orchid room, a desert oasis, and more.
Join Kim Kelly and gain a better understanding of your camera settings in variable light conditions as well as how framing and background selections impact your compositional decisions.
Topics include:
- How to create strong botanical art images
- Equipment used for close-up photography
- Camera settings and exposure settings
- Working with various lighting in your compositions
Kim will share information about using reflectors, diffusers, backgrounds, and extension tubes.
Recommended Equipment: A digital camera with lens(es) in the range of 18-300mm. Although not required, a macro lens, extension tubes, reflectors or diffusers can be useful.
For more information about the Conservatory, visit http://www.rawlingsconservatory.org
Questions can be directed to Marie Joabar at info@capitalphotographycenter.com.
Students will pay the $5 donation fee as they enter the conservatory.
Class Limit: 8
What People Are Saying About Kim
“Kim showed us different techniques, angles and backgrounds to display in the photos, which made the photos a lot more interesting than the photos that I normally take.”
“What made this class, was the knowledge of the event and backstory that was given throughout this workshop. Kudos to Kim for putting up with us moving around on a hot summer day.”
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Instructor: Kim Kelly
Kim’s interest in photography took root when she received her first camera, a Canon AT-1 (film) as a college graduation gift and she has continued to shoot ever since. She eventually migrated over to digital technology and her passion for capturing images continued to grow. Kim served as the Field Trip Director for three years for the Digital Photography Club of Annapolis and serves as the club’s liaison to the Maryland Photography Alliance.
She currently makes her home near Annapolis and considers the Chesapeake Bay region, with its extensive shorelines and historic maritime richness, her playground. Through her images, she hopes to invoke a curiosity in the viewer to ask questions about her subjects. She enjoys taking them places they would not normally go themselves. Many of her works feature old workboats or nautical treasures found in and around the tributaries of the Bay. She is also passionate about photographing nature, wildlife, landscapes, travel, and architecture, etc.
Kim’s works have been displayed in local Annapolis businesses, been in juried shows and have been in print in several publications including Chesapeake Bay Magazine, Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources 2019 Calendar, MarinaLife and the cover of the Tidewater Times. She has had several solo exhibitions in the area as well. You can see her images adorning the walls of several commercial & residential properties in the area.