This talk will be held on Zoom. Link details will be posted on the forum near to the time of the talk.

Outline of the Flora talk, by Tony North

In this talk I share my best outdoor plant and fungi images. These include a wide variety of flowers as well as leaves, trees and grass, and plenty of fungi.

At the same time as showing a broad range of species, I cover many techniques and styles, explaining different approaches and the importance of several factors in this sort of photography.

Subjects and styles include:

i. The flowers, grasses, fungi and leaves which can be found outdoors at different times of year, and how to shoot them
ii. Macro approaches, including focus stacking and soft focus
iii. The effects of light, colour, angle of view, composition, depth of field, and bokeh
iv. Using equipment such as LED panels, reflectors, spray bottles, tripods, and clamps.
v. Post processing to bring out the best in flowers and other subjects

My aim in this talk is to do two things - entertain and inspire you with a varied range of beautiful images, and provide ideas, tips and techniques for you to experiment and learn new photographic approaches.