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Although even at that time in the morning, high vis jackets are the bane of my life. Someone wearing one in the far distance can ruin a shot for me, so I have learned to just practice patience and wait until they have gone. On the plus side, unlike the gardens that I photograph through the rest of the year, there is never a sense that things might have looked better the week before, or the week afterwards. At Chelsea everything is perfect.<\/p>\n

Of course, that puts a lot of pressure on the designers and their teams. You can see the stress on people\u2019s faces in the final build up. Maybe there are problems with a water feature, or a branch has snapped off a specimen tree. But by about 10am everything has calmed down.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s my cue to head for the press tent and download all the digital images I have taken. A few years ago I invested in a pop-up mini studio in a case. It\u2019s got visors to keep the light out, a proper workstation with a graphics tablet and everything else I might need. Then it\u2019s a race against the clock. There are people waiting for my pictures so I work at high speed, fuelled by pure adrenalin.<\/p>\n

I send my clients a set of low-resolution images in the morning then, once they choose the pictures they want, I have just a few hours to complete all the laborious editing and retouching that are needed to make a really top quality image.<\/p>\n

Since I normally work alone, I also love the social side of the show. Given how early my day starts, by the time I\u2019ve filed all my pictures I am usually pretty tired, but I do get second wind once I know my clients are happy. It\u2019s always nice when a designer invites me onto their garden for a chat and a closer look. And sometimes a group of us designers, photographers and journalists will go out for drinks in the evening to celebrate.<\/p>\n

The whole experience is wonderfully mad, and I love it.<\/p>

RHS Chelsea Flower Show<\/a> takes place 24-28 May 2022<\/h3><\/body><\/html>\n
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