Small is Beautiful
Macro photography opens up a fascinating world of wildlife, including many subjects close to home. This talk demonstrates techniques for making striking images of butterflies, dragonflies and other insects, orchids and fungi including composition, depth of field and controlling light, as well as how to find and identify the subject.
Each talk comprises approximately 150 high definition images and comfortably fills a two hour programme (inclusive of a 20 minute break midway).
I bring my own high definition digital projector. All my talks focus on showing great images as well as explaining the thinking and planning that went into them.
The fee per talk is £120, plus travel charged from Avebury at 45p/mile. All my presentations are also available by video link using Zoom, at the same fee with no travel cost.
To book please contact me.
Robert Harvey BA ARPS EFIAP CEnv CSci MCIWEM
What People Are Saying
"On Sunday June 7th the Western Region was treated to an exceptional presentation “Small is Beautiful” by Robert Harvey. With expert photographs of wild life and flowers, often taken in his own garden, we were not only given the inspiration and motivation to take advantage of our immediate surroundings but also given a huge range of tips on how to approach our subject, which settings were best, which equipment we would need …. even which month of the year and what time of the day is the prime time to capture the best photograph. Robert’s photographs are exceptional and absolutely brilliant."
— Suzanne Johnson, Western Region, Royal Photographic Society
"It really was an inspiring and fascinating talk this evening. All your friends in the club were so pleased to see you again. As I said your breadth of knowledge is truly amazing. I’ve learnt so much. Giving details of your camera settings and which lenses you used was extremely useful. Hopefully we can put all we’ve learnt into practice immediately for our current topic of Wildlife - Garden/Urban. I hope to join one of your tours in the future."
— Maureen Robinson, Programme Secretary, Adderbury, Deddington & District Photographic Society
"Many thanks for your talk last night which was very well received by our members and guests. I have tried my hand at macro and it is certainly one of those things that is a lot harder than it looks, so I could really appreciate just how good your images are. I also greatly enjoyed your knowledgeable comments on the natural history of the invertebrates, fungi and plants that you had photographed - a context that is sometimes missing but which adds so much to presentations."
— Nigel Holmes, Programme Secretary, Reading Camera Club
"Many thanks for tonight’s presentation - it was very well received by our membership and provided a thoroughly entertaining evening as well as an insight to the world of macro photography."
— Tim Ramsay, Treasurer, Chesterfield Photographic Society
"Your presentation on Monday, it was amazingly good and very appreciated by our Club members which some members left some feedback/ lovely comments that I would like to share with you : An absolutely mind-blowing presenter tonight! ... Totally agree absolutely brilliant and outstanding images ... Absolutely stunning images and a really entertaining speaker ... His knowledge of his subject was amazing ... Very knowledgeable speaker with some true stunning photographs. I really loved the flowers ... An awesome presentation. Would love to see Robert yet again presenting one of his other topics ... A brilliant presentation again from Robert Harvey. He is so knowledgeable about his photography, techniques and subjects ... It always gives another dimension to a presentation of images when the presenter is clearly extremely knowledgeable in both their craft and the subject matter. Excellent ... what a presentation and the depth of knowledge Robert has, totally awesome."
— Ana Taylor, Syllabus Secretary, Livingston Camera Club
"A perfect presentation for the current times … Robert’s presentation was very well delivered and most informative with specific details about camera settings and techniques with stunning photos…. After an evening of wonderful photography we were certainly inspired by Robert’s ‘Small is beautiful’."