A photographer from Phoenix Home and Garden came out the afternoon of April 1 and spent about three hours taking pictures in our backyard, and I sneaked a few pictures of him taking pictures. It was interesting to watch him at work. He was assisted by a digital designer from the magazine, who turned out to be one of my former students.
I don't think I'll ever look at a magazine picture the same way again. They probably spent more time composing pictures than they did taking them. First, they walked around the yard and when they found something they thought might make an interesting picture, looked at it from several angles. Then they waited for the light to get just right before taking any shots. Parts of the experience were simply hilarious, mostly the ones that included us in the picture. The photographer posed us the way he wanted us, and then we had to pretend to be working while remaining looking in a particular direction. The sun was in our eyes, so Julena (the digital designer) had to stand up in one of the raised beds and put her arms out to block it so we wouldn't squint.
I'd love to have copies of the pictures he took, but I understand there are probably copyright issues involved. We don't know when (or if) the article will come out in the magazine...they said it could be two months, or it could be a year.
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