Photography

Learn to capture the essential beauty of nature through the lens! Photography classes at NYBG hone your skills to get the perfect shot every time, whether it's a stunning detail of an orchid bloom or a sprawling landscape.


April

Focus stacking photography allows you to create images of extraordinary depth, sharpness, and detail. In this hands-on workshop using your own digital camera (manual focus required), you'll take a series of photos of the same subject, focusing each shot on more...
254GWP213 04/19 Sa 10:00am-12:00pm Falk
NYBG

May

Unique among the world's urban botanical gardens, the New York Botanical Garden has always strived to maintain an alluring balance between the wild and the cultivated across its 250-acre National Historic Landmark landscape in the Bronx. In Gardening with Nature more...
254HRT829 05/08 Th 1:30pm-3:00pm Forrest
Lederman
NYBG

July

Professional prop stylist Robin Zachary shares creative ways to style and photograph your finished floral arrangements for use on your website, portfolio, and/or social media accounts. Learn how to design a set with a variety of backdrops and props in more...
261FDN312O 07/12 Sa 11:00am-1:00pm Zachary
ONLINE

Experiment with composing abstract images using botanical subjects. Expert photographer Douglas Dubler will show you how to use the lines, shapes, patterns, textures, and colors of petals, leaves, stems, and vines to create intriguing pictures. All cameras, including smart phone more...
261GWP211 07/12 Sa 12:00pm-5:00pm Dubler
NYBG

In this class, you'll practice using your iPhone's built-in features to create high-quality memories of the Garden and more. Gain comfort with how to zoom, achieve proper exposure, shoot panoramic and portrait modes, edit for color and contrast, crop, and more...
261GWP219 07/19 Sa 10:00am-12:00pm Falk
NYBG

Harness sunlight to create dreamlike botanical images in rich blues. Pioneered in the 1840s, cyanotype is a type of photography that doesn't use a camera. Under the expert guidance of artist & photographer Bryan Whitney, you will make 5 prints, more...
261GWP245 07/26 Sa 10:00am-3:00pm Whitney
NYBG

September

Whether you're bound for a cross-country adventure or prepping for your next trip to the Garden, you'll want to be prepared to visually capture your travel experience. Learn best practices to using the iPhone as your primary and/or back-up camera more...
261GWP170 09/13 Sa 10:00am-12:00pm Falk
NYBG

Learn how to create and contribute research grade observations for the global scientific community by using iNaturalist. In this class, you'll explore the breadth and depth of iNaturalist—a community-based education and science organization app for those curious about nature, interested more...
261NAT176B 09/27 Sa 11:00am-1:00pm Cummings
NYBG