By: Mhon Navarro You’re probably thinking now why would I talk about shooting flowers, I mean, flowers seem like they’d be easy to shoot right? They’re already interesting enough to look at, so why talk about it? I know that they’re all beautiful and people loves looking at it but are you curious how do Pro-photographers take amazing shots and how it will hold your attention for several seconds gazing at the picture and say “this is one great photo!”? Surely you want to know, so take out your pen and take down some notes for I’ll be sharing some of their techniques and secrets!
Getting good flower shots is an art, and if you follow these tips, your next flower shots will be much better and more pro-looking photos. Tip #1: Don’t shoot down on flowers In an average day, if you were to walk by some vibrant-looking flowers along the road, you will surely be looking down at these thinking how beautiful they are. When you shoot flowers when you are standing, looking down at them like we always do, and your flower shots will look average. If you want to create a powerful visual interest in your flower shots, don’t shoot them in angles we see every day. That means not shooting down on them and instead getting from a lower angle shooting them at their level. This is what pros always do and what amateurs miss. Tip #2: Macro Lens to get Really Close Macro lenses are lenses suitable for taking photographs unusually close to the subject. A macro lens has a very shallow depth of field that when photographing a rose, petals in front are in focus and the petals in the back are out of focus. I’m not talking about an arrangement of roses in a vase – I mean one single rose. Use a tripod when using a macro lens because even a tiny bit of movement can ruin your photo. Tip# 3: Shoot with Zoom Lens It doesn’t have to be a macro lens all the time. Shooting with a zoom lens will do the trick. Benefits of this lens is that it can let you zoom in tight to have the flower fill the frame and it’s easy to put the background out of focus. Shoot in aperture priority mode then uses the smallest aperture your lens have then compose the flower in your shot. Doing this will put the background out of focus giving more emphasis at the flower creating a stronger visual composition. Tip #4: Ideal Time for Shooting Flowers There are three ideal times to shoot flowers: 1) On a Cloudy day. The sun is behind the clouds giving soft shadows to the flower. No direct sunlight can touch the flower’s petals making them look vibrant. Overcast days are flower photographer’s best friend. 2)If you can’t shoot during an overcast day you might want to shoot just after the rain. It’s a magical moment for the sky is still overcast and raindrops are still on the petals. Use a macro and a tripod to capture the raindrops which add visual interest to the flowers. 3)Now if you shoot during sunny days, try to shoot in the morning or late afternoon just like the golden rule of landscape photographers. The reason for doing this is you can avoid that harsh direct sunlight during noon time which is what we are trying to avoid. Now go shoot some flowers! I hope you’ll be satisfied with the result and following these basics will surely help you a lot!
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