How to go from ‘good’ to ‘great‘, from ordinary to extraordinary
Flower photography is one of the most rewarding forms of photography. There is an almost endless variety of shapes, forms, lines and colours available and the beauty of it all is that there is no limit to the possibilities close to home. You don’t need to worry about what equipment to take with you, what the weather may be like when you arrive at your destination or any of the other details associated with travelling, because it may not be necessary to venture beyond your own back yard! If you do not have a garden you can even buy your subject material at a florist and take it home!! However, having said that, flower photography is more than just pointing your camera and pressing the shutter button. To capture a beautiful, artful, unique and striking image of a flower takes a bit more work and planning. Sometimes you will take a photograph of a flower that has the proper exposure and composition and you may consider it a good photograph and maybe it is just that. But you must always remember though that ‘good’ is the enemy of ‘great’. Don’t settle for ‘good’, go for ‘great’. If you know your camera, have the desire to learn, be willing to experiment with the various techniques and to apply them to your photography, you should be able to elevate your flower photography from ‘good’ to ‘great’. The e-book explains this in depth!
Control the Background
I can’t emphasize enough how important the background is to a successful flower portrait. It has the power to make or break your photo.
Zoom in
Once you have photographed the whole flower or scene, you should always go in closer and look for interesting close-up detail.
Light
Light is one of the most important elements you have at your disposal when setting out to photograph flowers.
Backlighting can make your flowers glow with an almost magical light. Play with side lighting, soft light and front lighting
More beautiful flowers
Primary and secondary objects
This well-known aspect of composition finds a special place in flower photography because you invariably have more than one possibility available to use and include as asecondary object in the image. It is important to note that the secondary object must be
just that. It must not compete with the primary object for attention.
Creating art
Flower photography is one of those things that looks like it should be easy. But the truth is that the simplest things can be the most difficult to capture. To elevate something beautiful into an image that makes a viewer stop and stare, that takes knowledge and training to develop real talent. In depth techniques are discussed in this e-book that will take your flower photography from ‘good’ to ‘GREAT’. Only $25 or R300. Please send an email for further details
