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10 & 11th July 2010
Garden Exposures in the Barr-n at Alton Albany Farm. Photography by Andrea Jones in collaboration with Gardens Open for the Scottish Garden Scheme in the beautiful conservation village of Barr, South Ayrshire.
Framed Photography and Prints from the books 'Great Gardens of America' and 'Plantworlds' will be for sale. A donation will be made from every sale to the SGS charities.
Andrea will be giving a short illustrated talk on both days at 3.30pm.
There will be 'celebrity scarecrows' on view at Alton Albany Farm dressed in garments donated by famous TV gardeners. They will be auctioned in aid of 'Perennial' one of the beneficiaries of funds from the SGS. James Alexander-Sinclair's hat, Claire Grogan's bustier, an outfit from Lorraine Kelly, Roy Lancaster's shirt, Alan Titchmarsh's gloves, Jekka's apron, Jim Mc Coll's tweed hat and much more!
The treasure to fight over is Kim Wilde's fabulous sequined dress with an autographed picture. It's the dress she wore as Carly Simon in 'Stars in your Eyes'. For this very special item only please send your bid by post or email to Andrea at the office address: Alton Albany Farm, Barr, Ayrshire KA26 0TL. To be received by Friday July 16th. Please ensure you write the amount you will donate and include your contact details. The reserve price for Kim's dress is £250 so please send bids way over this amount - it's worth it!
A selection of plants will be available from Brian Young's Holmes Farm near Irvine. |
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'Great Gardens of America' lecture tour spring 2010
Andrea & author Tim Richardson have returned from a successful 'Great Gardens of America' lecture tour in the of Canada & USA
Venues include Montreal University, The Gardening Club of Montreal, Radnor Memorial Library (Wayne, PA), Kykuit (NY) & Longwood Gardens (PA). During their visit they were also interviewed CBC Montreal Radio 1 (Radio Noon). |
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Autumn Digital Photography Workshop 2009
"Just a quick note to say thanks ever so much for a very enjoyable workshop at the weekend. I thought it was extremely well structured: a perfect combination of creating images and then working on them afterwards."
Sheila Sim
"Thank you for a lovely and inspiring weekend. The balance between the time we spent on photography and the photoshop sessions was good. It felt less rushed than in the spring and it was great to have more time to focus on the photography. Doing a 'recce' on Friday, and then sticking to the plan on what to shoot the following day, was a useful lesson. The illustrated talk about about the Great Gardens of America gave many useful tips on how to approach and shoot different situations, as well as giving an insight what it's like to work as a professional photographer. "
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Spring Digital Photography Workshop 2009
24/25/26 April 2009 - Barr, Ayrshire and Logan Botanic Gardens
"Another excellent weekend workshop with Andrea Jones. This time it was based at Andrea's home in Ayrshire. Andrea made sure there was no slacking as we had to be up early to catch the morning light. Most of Saturday was spent photographing at two splendid gardens near Stranraer. The first was Castle Kennedy gardens from which we moved on to Logan Botanical gardens. On Sunday morning we went on a walk up the nearby hills to photograph the beautiful wildflowers and then in the afternoon we had a review of everyone's work.I have set up a gallery page to show some examples of the pictures I took. Thanks to Andrea, Alasdair, Graeme and Stuart for their support and encouragement. A brilliant weekend! "
Julia Stanley (Student)
Andrea hosted a workshop with one of the UK's foremost digital imaging specialists, Graeme Cookson. Stuart Culley, from Robert White Photographic, was at hand to advise students how they can get the best from their camera equipment.
The course visited the gardens of nearby Castle Kennedy and the exotic Logan Botanic Gardens, as well as the surrounding photogenic Scottish countryside.
Andrea helped students improve their photography of plants in close up and in garden/landscape settings. Graeme taught techniques to get the very best images out of those captured using Adobe Photoshop. The course was aimed at those with some experience of digital photography, basic computer skills and at least a basic knowledge of using Adobe Photoshop.
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GMG 2008 Photographer Of The Year Award - Andrea wins the prestigious RHS sponsored Photographer Of The Year 2008 award at the Garden Media Guild ceremony held at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London. She becomes only the second woman to have won this award after Marianne Majerus.
The judges commented "The unanimous winner gave us a very good cross section of images from close-ups to sweeping views, together with strong use of a limited colour palette - real freshness and atmosphere captured. Overall, a very high standard submitted, encompassing a huge range of work, inspiring the reader to grow and eat."
To see the official GMG website
http://www.gardenmediaguild.co.uk/awards/winners.html
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US lectures - Andrea recently gave illustrated talks to The North West Horticultural Society & Whatcom County Horticultural Society, both based near Seattle and Longwood Alumni in Pennsylvania, USA.
Attendees were taken on a whirlwind photographic trip around the world illustrated by the shoots Andrea works on throughout the seasons, locations she explores, and the fascinating people and curious plants she has encountered.
What they said - "Your presentation was absolutely incredible with breathtaking photography that brightened a very bleak day." Shelby French, Longwood. "Everything about your presentation was so beautifully done - the intro, the accompanying music and of course your mesmerizing comments." Joyce Hawkim, North West Horticultural Society.
Andrea regularly visits the US to photograph on commission and welcomes opportunities to speak to groups of keen gardeners and garden photography enthusiasts.
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Congratulations to Reed Hilderbrand Associates - Awarded by the American Society of Landscape Architects
GENERAL DESIGN AWARD OF EXCELLENCE 2007
for the M. Victor and Frances Leventritt Garden at The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
Andrea was with the team in San Francisco when they received their award.
For more images see Andrea's Portfolio
For more information on Reed Hilderbrand's award click here. |
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US diary dates
Andrea has been invited to give an illustrated talk for the Alumni Program at Longwood Gardens, Pennsylvannia on February 1st 2008.
She will also be talking to the Northwest Horticultural Society in Seattle, Washington on May 14th 2008. Please see web-site www.northwesthort.org. |
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Scottish gardens - Scotland has a wealth of unique gardens boasting many unusual plants. Andrea held a photography workshop and lecture at Cambo Estate near St Andrews in Fife in February of this year. Cambo is famed for its spectacular snowdrop displays - 70 acres of woodland carpeted in a profusion of snowdrops, snowflakes and aconites. The Estate houses Scotland's largest collection of snowdrops, over 200 varieties, and has just been granted National Collection status. (Picture credit - Paul Tomkins / VisitScotland / Scottish Viewpoint). |
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| The image that took second prize - as with all Andrea's photographs this is available as a signed print. |
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Plantworlds has received much positive media coverage in publications as far ranging as The Independent on Sunday, Daily Telegraph, Woman & Home, Practical Photography and BBC Homes & Antiques Magazine.
"One of the most beautiful books ever published " Elspeth Thompson, Sunday Telegraph
Andrea also appeared on Radio 4's Midweek programme with Joan Rivers, Jackie Collins and Darcus Howe. As you may have heard the show caused quite a stir.
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For more about the Midweek programme and to hear the show click here to visit the Midweek Web Site
For more items related to the show use the following links:
Daily Telegraph - go here
The Times - go here
Hot Shots TV Show Discovery Real Time Channel Monday 7th - 20th November 8.30 pm. Visit the site at http://www.realtimetv.co.uk/hotshots |
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Digital Garden Photography Workshop 5th /6th April 2008
Crûg Farm Plants, North Wales
Students learnt how to take striking images of plants and then get excellent digital results from some of the best professionals in their field.
Leading plant and garden photographer Andrea Jones held a workshop, with one of the UK's foremost digital imaging specialists Graeme Cookson, at the photogenic nursery of modern-day plant hunters Sue and Bleddyn Wynn-Jones.
Andrea helped students learn how to improve their photography of plants in close up and in a garden setting. Graeme taught techniques to get the very best images out of those captured using Adobe Photoshop. The course was aimed at those with some experience of digital photography, basic computer skills and at least a basic knowledge of using Photoshop.
Andrea is one of the world's leading plant, garden and landscape photographers whose pictures have appeared in many books, magazines and newspapers worldwide. Graeme works as a digital imaging consultant, advising and training picture libraries, publishers and commercial companies, as well as the RHS.
The course was based at Crûg Farm Plants nursery on the edge of Snowdonia. Owners Sue and Bleddyn spend three months every year on expeditions to remote corners of Asia and Central America. As some of the only people in the UK to do this, their collections are much sought after around the world and the nursery has become a Mecca for keen gardeners.
Crûg Farm Plants, Griffith's Crossing, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, LL55 1TU. www.crug-farm.co.uk |
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