Flower photography is probably the first step many people take, in their journey from becoming a trigger happy point and shoot, to an amateur photographer. Flowers are beautiful, and we can take stunning flower photographs quite easily. To have a good flower shoot, I would recommend using a camera with "aperture priority" (or full manual), so that you have more control on the depth of field.
Few small tips: however, be prepared to break them at your will.
- Use a shallow depth of field
This will make your flower stand out from its background, and also create interesting bokeh in the background - Take an unusual viewpoint
If you shoot flowers at an angle in which we normally don't see them, it will create a stunning composition. - Shoot on a black background
Black background will make your flowers more vivid and powerful. For example, you can hold a black cardboard or cloth in the background. Being a purist though, I do not follow this tip myself: if a black background is not available naturally, I shoot with the available background - Dew drops on flowers improve the beauty of the flower
Again, though personally I have never created artificial dew, you can do it by spraying some water on the flower before you shoot
Now, some of my flower shots.
In this photo I have broken the convention that a flower should be shot in color. In the original shot, the flower was white on a green background. Converting it to black and white has created more impact I believe.
I have shot this one with a black background. I framed the flowers against a black water tank.
I have shot this one against an overexposed sky as background, turning it into white. The depth of field is not very shallow, so the leaves are also in partial focus.
This was taken with a prosumer "point and shoot" camera. Olympus SP510UZ, which I used before buying my Sony A300 SLR.
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This is a hibiscus flower shot in the warm evening sunlight during sunset.
Let me know if you liked this post. Show me some of your own flower shots
