Tips on Flower Photography

INTRODUCTION:-




Flower photography is not only a great way to spend your time learning different photography techniques it is also a great way to add to your home decor! Flowers are a fantastic subject, not just because of their beauty, but also because of their availability. If you don’t have any flowers in your own yard to photograph you don’t have to go far to find some. You can easily photograph flowers at your local park, the Mall, a restaurant, a friends garden, a community garden, just about every where you go there are flowers.

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If you don’t want to photograph flowers in their natural setting you can purchase flowers in most grocery stores or at a local flower shop to take home and photograph in a studio setting. In fact, it’s hard to find a legitimate reason for not photographing flowers.




Here is a list of 10 tips that will help you create some amazing flower photography.


1.         One of the first things you need to do with digital photography is to make sure you are using the correct white balance settings. If your camera has the option, I recommend that you use the manual white balance function. If not, then use whatever setting is appropriate for the lighting you are shooting with. The equivalent to white balance if you are shooting film is color balance. If you are shooting outside be sure you are using daylight balanced film. I also suggest that with daylight balanced film outdoors that you use a slight warming filter. Most of the flower photography that you may do will either be in shade or on an overcast day creating a much bluer light then the film is balanced for. On the flip side, if shooting indoors with incandescent lighting or normal house lights you should be using tungsten balanced film. If the indoor lighting is being supplied by florescent light, then use a florescent filter with daylight balanced film. This is just a starting point. Experiment, mix it up. You can get some fantastic special effects that way.




2.         Always use a tripod. Not only will a tripod steady your camera and help you achieve a much sharper image, but it will also force you to think about your composition. You will have to place the flowers in your photographic image much more deliberately instead of just pointing your camera and shooting away.

3. Don’t just take a snapshot of a flower that interests you and then move on. Set up your first shot to include the whole flower then concentrate on the details of the flower that attract your eye. Focus on the color or small details of the flower.

4. Control your depth of field. If you are photographing a single flower with a busy background then use a wide aperture to selectively focus on the flower and blur out the background. Conversely, if you are photographing a field of flowers the use a smaller aperture setting to bring most, if not all the flowers into focus. If your camera has a depth of field preview then this is the time to use it.

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5.Look for the unusual. Some examples would be snow or ice on a flower, A flower growing out of concrete or even a dead flower that has an interesting look.

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6. Don’t put your camera away just because it’s cloudy or looks like a storm is coming. Colors really pop at this time and you can get some amazing photographs in these conditions. 

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7.Photograph your flowers from different angles. Shoot straight down, from the side, from the underneath, just change it up a little.

 8.Have fun with it. Don’t be afraid to experiment and try different things. Once you think you have the photograph in the bag, get wacky with it!

!!!.....Good Luck....!!!