Get creative with your photography at the lavender fields this year

As a keen photo artist, I’ve found my style of photography, “Timescapes”, allows me to create truly unique images of a place I’ve visited, or produce distinctive portraits for clients be it a wedding or something more personal. I love using it each year at Hitchin Lavender farm, and as they approach bloom across the summer months, any keen professional or hobby photographer can create their own “Timescape” to stand out from the thousands of photos you might see online. All you need is a camera or Smart Phone, and some simple photo editing software like Photoshop, Gimp (free), Affinity Photo or even Google’s free mobile app “Snapseed”.

Decide on a composition - lots of example photos can be found online and often they take advantage of the “leading lines” created by the rows of lavender.

Take lots of photos - I find the more photos I take, the more flexibility I have for what I do and don’t want in my images.

Lastly, edit them in your chosen photography software - blend each photo together using your chosen software. Each software is different, so do some research online to find out how to do it with the software you like to use.

‘Timescapes’ aren’t the only options for creative photography. Other methods such as ‘intentional camera movement’ (ICM) or ‘Long exposure’ can produce beautiful photos. Easily done with DSLR cameras, there are also plenty of mobile apps you can use to meet the desired effect.

So don’t forget to experiment this summer at your local Hertfordshire lavender fields!

Harry Ward, Photography Artist

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