Beginner Digital Photography–Bob Lyons

A Beginner’s Approach to Garden Photography

Robert E. Lyons, Professor Emeritus, University of Delaware

UDBG Friends Members:  $10;  Nonmembers: $15      (Held via Zoom)

Registration is required for this event. To register and pay via credit card, please use our online form. You will be sent zoom link close to the class time; be sure to download Zoom app.

Use your eyes, your mind, and your camera to capture moments in your personal landscapes. They may be your gardens, vignettes from your travels, seasonal records of your favorite plants, and/or features of landscape designs.  Join Dr. Bob Lyons  as he provides example-driven, and understandable and uncomplicated information to create aesthetically pleasing images in a relatively short period of time. While equipment details and camera mechanics will be mentioned, they will not dominate the presentation. Instead, the impact and exploitation of prevailing light, elements of photographic composition, the power of mastering depth of field, and developing a personal style will be emphasized. This presentation is particularly relevant for and geared towards early stage photographers who use a variety of devices, including DSLR’s, mobile/cell phones, or both.

Dr. Robert Lyons is the former Director of the Longwood Graduate Program in Public Horticulture and currently Professor Emeritus at the University of Delaware. He received a B.A. in Biology from Rutgers University and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Horticultural Science from the University of Minnesota. Previous positions include the J.C. Raulston Distinguished Faculty Chair and Directorship of the JC Raulston Arboretum at N.C. State University, and Professor of Horticulture and Co-Founder/Director of the Hahn Horticulture Garden at Virginia Tech. He is a Fellow in both the American Society for Horticultural Science and Pi Alpha Xi; he has received the Outstanding Alumnus Award from the University of Minnesota, and the national Award of Merit from the American Public Gardens Association. He previously sat on the Boards of Advisors for the University of Delaware Botanic Garden and Rutgers University Gardens; and he is currently on the Board of The Delaware Center for Horticulture. Dr. Lyons has been a photographer for over 35 years, publishing widely in homeowner, commercial, and educational publications, and he is a primary photographer for Horticopia (Horticopia.com) plant selection software. He has exhibited his work nationally and received awards from the Garden Writers Association of America, and he has taught photography workshops regionally and nationally, in Delaware, Arkansas, Pennsylvania, Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, Massachusetts, Louisiana, and Virginia.