Josh’s presentation will be preceded by a short talk by Roger Lancaster. He will speak briefly about Nature Visions and answer some questions.

Learn how to capture the intimate beauty of garden subjects through close-ups. Josh’s presentation will cover use of close-up techniques, including capturing close-ups images with basic lenses, macro lenses, close-up filters, extension tubes, macro lights, diffusers and reflectors. Also, there will be a live demonstration of Photoshop/ Photoshop Elements post-processing techniques, such as focus stacking, content-aware applications, and close-up panoramas. You’ll leave the presentation a better photographer.

Website: Joshuataylorphotography.com

Josh has presented photography workshops at the Smithsonian National Orchid Show, U.S. National Arboretum, U.S. Botanic Garden, Brookside Gardens, Sarah P. Duke Gardens, American Horticultural Society Garden School, Adkins Arboretum, and Longwood Gardens. In addition to being a Canon Camera instructor, Josh speaks at camera and garden clubs, judges photographic competitions, and exhibits his photographs in gallery shows. He is a member of Garden Writers Association, National Association of Photoshop Professionals, and member and past president of the Northern Virginia Photographic Society. Josh was voted best garden club speaker in 2005 and was a judge for the 2009 Garden Writers Association National Media Awards and the 2010 Mid-Atlantic Nature Photography Expo. Longwood Gardens selected Josh as its Instructor of the Month (October 2010) and was a selected photographer to assist the public in photographing Bruce Munro’s Light: Installations (2012).