Programs & Events 

February 16, 2010 Meeting at Cheekwood Botanic Hall

05/02/2009 -

Speaker: J. Paul Moore

Professional Photographer

“Photographing our gardens and spaces”

Date:  Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Time:  7:00  - 8:30 pm
Refreshments & Plant Swap:  6:30 pm
Location:  Massey Auditorium in Botanic Hall
Cheekwood Botanic Garden and Museum of Art
1200 Forest Park Drive
Nashville, TN  37205

FREE and open to the public.

     Photographic composition and garden design share similar goals.  In both disciplines there are considerations for Line, Shape, Texture, Form and Focal Points.  Understanding Light and how it interacts with these elements makes a more visually exciting photograph and garden.

     J. Paul Moore is a freelance photographer living in Nashville TN, whose passion for plants and talent for photography converged into a highly successful career.  Gardening was never a dream of young Paul, but after helping his parents establish Moore and Moore Garden Center in 1980, he discovered a natural aptitude for plants. Paul's contributions to the gardening community brought him national attention in 1997 when he received the Garden Communicators Award from the American Association of Nurserymen. After opening Moore and Moore he began work on a native plant garden at his home. Nestled on a hilltop on the outskirts of town, the garden matured with his children and grew with his enthusiasm for nature. Now 25 years later, his garden is a showcase for Tennessee Native Plants and is a frequent stopover for many garden tours, and provides him with a nearly unlimited source of images for his stock photo library.  In 2007 he sold Moore and Moore to his nephew and set out on a full-time photography venture. His risky endeavor proved successful and in 2007 and in 2008 he received the Silver Media Award for magazine photography from the Garden Writers association. He now spends his time completing photography assignments for many of the leading garden publications, working on portfolios for commercial and residential clients and co-leading photography tours around the country.

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