Spring colours at Kew Gardens

Spring is the best time of year for photography, beautiful colours, everything looking clean and fresh and crisp lighting all contribute towards being able to capture stunning images. Added to which the trees are just breaking out in bud, the blossom is coming out on the cherry trees and later in spring the bluebells and spring blooms start to appear. The opportunities abound but you need to know how best to capture the different subjects. Many of the subjects will require close up (please note we will not be covering macro techniques on this event) photography to capture them at their best whilst other subjects will require more landscape techniques. Lens usage will be a key part of the things that we are looking at on this event along with framing and compositional techniques.

Equipment requirements

Any EOS camera with zoom lenses with focal lengths between 18mm through to 200mm is required for this event. A pair of lenses 18-55mm and 55-250mm for example would be ideal.

A polarising filter is useful, though due to the light loss it gives, we can only use them effectively on a bright sunny day, which in the UK can never be guaranteed.

If you do own extension tubes, close up filters or a macro lens, then these will be useful but not essential for the day.