Event Name: Elevating Orchids: Photo Techniques
Event Date(s): Saturday, 3/14/2026, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 2 hours
Ages Allowed: 16 - 99
Tickets Available: 10
Purchase Deadline: Saturday, 3/14/2026 10:00 AM



NEW DATE!

Take your photography to the next level in this intermediate-advanced workshop with award-winning botanical photographer Shelley Lawrence Kirkwood. 


Designed for macro photography enthusiasts (including SRL, DSLR, and cellphone cameras), this session offers hands-on exercises to refine your technical and composition skills. Explore simple, flash-less lighting techniques, advanced composition, and the basics of color theory to enhance your garden photography. Includes guided prompts and expert insights to help you master your craft. 



Equipment Requirements: 


Students should bring their own photography equipment, including a camera or cellphone, any additional lens you wish to work with (optional), and a tripod. Macro lenses are not required for this course.



    EVENT INFORMATION   
  • Individual Program Ticket Price: $70 NEBG Member Adult | $84 Non-Member Adult 
  • Date: Saturday, March 14, 2026
  • Time: 10 AM - 12 PM
  • Location: In-Person at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill
ABOUT THE SPEAKER - Shelley Lawrence Kirkwood
        

Shelley Lawrence Kirkwood is an American photographer and writer whose work explores memory, place, and themes of transience depicted through the landscape. Deeply rooted in observation and attuned to the natural world, her practice blends fine art photography, literary sensibility, and curatorial insight.     

Kirkwood earned a BA in photography from Hampshire College and an MFA from the University of Arizona. Her formative years in New England and experience in curatorial departments helped shape her interdisciplinary approach. Since her first exhibition in 1994 at the Midtown Y Gallery in NYC, she has exhibited extensively across the US and internationally.  

She now lives and works in a restored 19th-century church in western Massachusetts. Her current work explores the fusion of 19th-century anthotype processes with contemporary photographic methods.  

         
 



 
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