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Winter Wonders
A PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP

Winter is the time of year where a lot of photographers put their cameras in the closet until spring – however, the winter landscape can offer incredible opportunities to sharpen your skills!

In winter, color won’t be much of an option. Therefore, you’ll have to sharpen your knowledge of composition, lighting, shape, shadow, pattern and texture. You can experiment with black and white imagery as well!

This class will start out with an introductory presentation in the classroom on the elements mentioned above, followed by a visit to the Garden for practical skills building. Instructor Lynda Richardson will demonstrate in the Garden first. Then, she will be available to assist as you explore and put your new knowledge to work.

We will have two shooting times, one before lunch and one after. After that, we will go back to the classroom and share some of our best photographs with the class in an open critique. This is always a fun exercise where everyone learns something, including the instructor!

If you want a winter photography challenge, consider signing up for the Winter Wonders class!

Fees: Member $78, Non-Member $94

All programs are subject to change. Pre-registration through our website is required.

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden strives to be a Garden for all and we are committed to offering diverse adult learning opportunities that are inclusive and accessible to all learners. If you would like to request an accommodation to support your participation in an adult learning opportunity at the Garden, please contact [email protected] or call 804-262-9887 x320 and we will make our best effort to help.

Register Member $78

Register Non-Member $94

Date:
Saturday, January 17, 2026
Time:
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Event Details

Students will need to bring a DSLR camera with any lens and a good, basic working knowledge of your camera. You are welcome to use your smartphone camera if you are able to upload your images to a thumb drive. Dress for the weather and wear comfortable shoes for walking in the Garden. Lunch is on your own.

About the Instructors

With over thirty years of experience as a professional photographer, Lynda Richardson has traveled to Africa, Belarus, Central and South America, Cuba, Poland, and throughout the United States on assignment. She has also worked on personal projects in Greenland, Iceland and Mongolia. Her specialty is photographing endangered species, environmental issues, wildlife, and the people who live in those environments.

A keynote speaker, lecturer, trip leader, and workshop instructor, Lynda’s vast wealth of knowledge can be experienced through her informative and fun presentations and workshops. She has worked for major corporations as well as major magazines and organizations such as Smithsonian magazine, National and International Wildlife magazines, The Nature Conservancy, and the National Geographic Society. Some topics from her assignments include illegal wildlife pet trade in Nicaragua, hippo communication in Tanzania, shrimp farming in Honduras, thick-billed parrots in Mexico, how natural areas became protected in Cuba, the island foxes of Santa Cruz, California, and saving sea turtles in Florida, to name a few.

In 2024, Lynda retired from working as the Art Director for Virginia Wildlife magazine, a publication she had freelanced for since the 80’s. Her monthly column had been published in that magazine since 1981 through 2024 and she also was the originator of the annual Photography Showcase issue competition which continues today.  While working at the magazine, Lynda continued her love for photographing stories which can be seen in many features in that magazine.

Lynda is now back into pursuing a continuation of shooting assignments all over the world!  Check out her new website (still under construction) to see some of her recent and past work; www.lyndarichardson.com