The Himalayan blue-poppy (Meconopsis ‘Lingholm’)—one of Longwood’s most photographed flowers—has both fascinated and challenged avid photographers for years, as the flower’s coloration is one of the most elusive hues to capture in a photographic image.
Join us for this exclusive photography opportunity to capture blue-poppies and learn studio techniques to effectively highlight all aspects of this stunning plant.
Course Schedule
Online Orientation
Wednesday, March 19, 6:00–7:00 pm
On-site Shoot
Saturday, March 22, 7:30–10:30 am
Online Critique
Wednesday, March 26, 6:00–8:00 pm
Full course content includes both the online and the onsite components.
Instructor
Jon Cox
Jon Cox is president of the Amazon Center for Environmental Education and Research (ACEER Foundation) and an assistant professor, continuing track in the Department of Art & Design at the University of Delaware. He serves as a Board Member of the Dorobo Fund for Tanzania, is a 2015 National Geographic Explorer, and Full Fellow of the Explorers Club. Cox has directed 23 photographic study abroad programs across the globe, including destinations to Antarctica, Vietnam, Cambodia, Tanzania, Australia, Tasmania, Argentina, and Peru. He was a pioneer in the field of digital photography, served as the adventure photographer/writer for Digital Camera Magazine, and authored two Amphoto digital photography books. Cox is a co-recipient of a National Geographic Society Grant to support a collaborative cultural mapping initiative with the Ese'Eja Indigenous community living in the Amazonia basin of Peru. He co-authored a book titled Ancestral Lands of the Ese'Eja: The True People and co-created a traveling exhibition to accompany this project titled The Ese'Eja People of the Amazon: Connected by a Thread that is currently on tour across the United States. Cox co-authored Hadzabe, By the Light of a Million Fires with an accompanying traveling exhibition titled Hadzabe: Roots of Equality. Cox is currently working with the Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware on a cultural mapping and land restoration project supported by the Delaware Humanities, University of Delaware, and the National Geographic Society. His ongoing project, titled ARRIVALS: What's Left Behind, What Lies Ahead, is a collaborative multidisciplinary project recording and disseminating the stories of refugees and immigrants that are living in Idaho and the Native Americans that have been displaced from their ancestral lands.
Location
Online via Zoom
Onsite throughout the Conservatory
Materials
Participants must bring their own camera capable of accepting multiple lenses as well as a macro lens or extension tubes, camera manual, charged batteries, and a tripod.
Additional Information
Photos taken during photography classes at Longwood may not be sold for commercial uses.
Due to the unique qualities and requirements of this plant, the on-site photography session may be rescheduled to catch the blue-poppies at their peak bloom. As we monitor the blue- poppies, if the photography session needs to be rescheduled, class participants will be notified of the revised date in advance.
