If you find yourself wishing to compose better images of your garden and landscapes, this is the course for you. Taught by our highly experienced instructor, professional photographer and local resident Thad Kubis, this three-part class is held both online and at Berkshire Botanical Garden and will provide a hands-on, application-based introduction to all aspects of garden-based photography. Each two-hour session will be specifically targeted to essential photography skills. Thad will review all the options that smartphones, DSLR’s and film-based cameras offer and explain how you can use them to create beautiful and unique garden-based photographs.

Introduction ONLINE Friday 3 - 5 pm: Current smartphones, tablets and DSLRs offer simple-to-use, dynamic, professional-level camera systems. Learn more than the basics of your device’s camera function, expand your knowledge of your DSLR and if you are a legacy camera user and a film devotee, wishing to compose better images of your garden and landscapes, this is the course for you.

ONSITE Photography Saturday 10 am - 12 pm: During this two-hour walk in the gardens you will develop your composition skills and learn to use light, shadow and tones to become a better garden, floral and landscape photographer.

Editing ONLINE Monday, 5 - 7 pm: This final class session will be an exploration of the many editing functions, including the editing tools contained within your smartphone, tablet and computer. Thad will also review cloud-based editing systems like Photoshop, and provide options to app based editing systems that are used by Android and other non-Apple smartphones.