A flashlight is your brush in Light Painting.

You may have been wondering why some CBG photo classes were listed here but now they’re gone. Well it’s not because I hit the delete button by mistake. The enrollment numbers weren’t high enough to run them. It’s that simple.

To prevent other classes from fading away before they run, don’t wait to enroll for the Painting with Light class that begins on Oct. 12 and runs until Nov. 2 (4 Tuesday evenings) from 6-9 pm. Check it out in the classes section of this site.

Another favorite is the Saturday TREES class starting on October 2. You will enjoy spending these 5

Don’t let Trees disappear.

Saturday mornings in different parts of the garden, especially during autumn.

To enroll call: Customer Service: (847) 835-6801, Main: (847) 835-5440, Member: (847) 835-8215 or visit www.chicagobotanic.org/adulted-photography.

Infra-red filter creates eerie snow effect.

Magnus, the faithful camera clubhouse cat, thoughtfully dropped a B+H gift card in my Christmas stocking. I used the card to order an Infrared (IR) filter which, as you will remember knocks out all wavelengths of light below the filter rating. In this case, all light below 930nm doesn’t make it through the filter, and the wavelengths that do make it require 2 1/2 minutes of exposure time. This filter is so dark red, the composing and focusing must be done before the filter is attached to the front of the lens. In addition to a tripod and ballhead, it helps to have gloves and a mug of some type of warm liquid to keep hands and insides warm while walking around behind the camera for those 150 seconds while the shutter is open.

IR filters come in varying strengths which affect the price. Mine wasn’t priced in the low-end promo department, but the effects it creates are both enjoyable and worth the price. Get one and see for yourself.

Where did those classes go?

You may have been wondering why some CBG photo classes were listed here but now they’re gone. Well it’s not because I hit the delete button by mistake. The enrollment numbers weren’t high enough to run them. It’s that simple.

To prevent other classes from fading away before they run, don’t wait to enroll for the Painting with Light class that begins on Oct. 12 and runs until Nov. 2 (4 Tuesday evenings) from 6-9 pm. Check it out in the classes section of this site.

Another favorite is the Saturday TREES class starting on October 2. You will enjoy spending these 5

Saturday mornings in different parts of the garden, especially during autumn.

To enroll call: Customer Service: (847) 835-6801, Main: (847) 835-5440, Member: (847) 835-8215 or visit www.chicagobotanic.org/adulted-photography.

Get an Infrared Filter to create snow

Waterlily Workshop-back at CBG by popular demand-Saturday, July 9

Intermediate Digital is GO for July 12 on Zoom

Choosing the Right Lens: Zoom in for 2 hours of info you’ll want to have

Composition: Back at the garden by student demand–5 Sundays–starts July 31

Hidden Gems of the Garden: Just waiting to be photographed starting August 6

You may have been wondering why some CBG photo classes were listed here but now they’re gone. Well it’s not because I hit the delete button by mistake. The enrollment numbers weren’t high enough to run them. It’s that simple.

To prevent other classes from fading away before they run, don’t wait to enroll for the Painting with Light class that begins on Oct. 12 and runs until Nov. 2 (4 Tuesday evenings) from 6-9 pm. Check it out in the classes section of this site.

Another favorite is the Saturday TREES class starting on October 2. You will enjoy spending these 5

Saturday mornings in different parts of the garden, especially during autumn.

To enroll call: Customer Service: (847) 835-6801, Main: (847) 835-5440, Member: (847) 835-8215 or visit www.chicagobotanic.org/adulted-photography.

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