Rob on my deck prepping for a shot
all of a sudden , gardenbloggers and coaches are in the intelligence a LOT , and a clandestine joy for anyone who ’s been interview is to compare really stunned interrogation that nongardening journalists enquire and the sometimes ridiculous things they require us to do for their television camera . And here at GardenRantwe’ve all hootedover a packaging blastoff of some role model pretending to garden – in blindingly clean slacks !
But whenOrganic Gardening Magazinecomes to town , there ARE no smirk of superiority on the gardener ’s face . Just the opposite , specially when the photographer involved is oneRob Cardillo(whom I ’d coincidentallyinterviewed a while back ) , because he knows his gardens and how to capture them for the pages of a powder magazine . ( Go in the lead and drool overhis portfolio of garden . )
Rob on my deck prepping for a shot
To begin with , he bring his sentence . He arrive from Philadelphia about 3 in the afternoon and cultivate til 7 , then showed up the next morning for another few hours . I ’d been asked to spell a detailed outline ahead of metre so he ’d make love exactly what the article would hatch ( about coaching , of course , but specifically my “ tips ” for fountain ) and he draw up a plan for illustrating all those tips . But he did n’t just want to show color and any old bastard natural action shooter – no cliches , please ! And he did n’t want to demonstrate the same one-time advice that OG reader have get word so many times before . So I was encouraged to indicate my own quirky lead and to underworld with conventional Wisdom of Solomon !
See , a photographer with Rob ’s background knowswhat ’s new info for the readers and knowswhich shots are cliches – like the noblewoman gardener carrying a pretty flower - filled basket – yech ! He knows how to produce vignettes that say a story . And he knows on the button what it takes to make a win covert – or so we hope ! ! But that ’s enough hints for now . We ’ll all have to await til the issue do out next outpouring to see the net result .
By Rob Cardillo for Organic Gardening Magazine
By Rob Cardillo for Organic Gardening Magazine
At the risk of over - gushing , I ’ll just bestow that when you ’re busting your derriere to get the garden quick and even flow the emptiness indoors , then submitting to hours ofbullyinginstructions from a camera operator or photographer , a minuscule courtesy goes a looong way and Rob was a total prince . He loaned me his hot - shot camera with the tiptop - wide slant lens of the eye tocapture my back yardand helped me come up a wide angle camera that I could afford . And he ’ll be GIVING me the intact plenty of photograph after the clause ’s been published . Woo - hoo !
I just hope these picture show how strong a real garden photographer go , whether by arrange some sedums in pot for just the right impression or closing in on some teeny tiny veg .
ALL - TIME DUMBEST question OF GARDENERSAll right , gang , get ’s get snarky ! My personal favourite are :
Anybody have some to lend ? No names , please , just the gamy quotes . I ’m hoping that if we pile up a list that ’s ridiculous enough it ’ll convince some editor somewhere to take the bold whole step next time of employ an actual garden author for that piece about gardening . That was the reaction we had here at the Rant to some nonsensical questions by a freelance for a women ’s powder store : Gee , why did n’t theyhire a freelancer who know the subject ?
