If you have access to a flower garden, you probably want to make some nice flower photos. And most likely you will choose a nice, warm, sunny day to take out your camera.
But: believe it or not, it is actually better to take photos of flowers when it is cloudy outside. Taking photos on a cloudy day makes the pictures have that soft and subtle touch.
There are several more ways to make your flower photos stand out. Here are some methods that professional photographers use to make their pictures look good:
Create a shadow by using a piece of cardboard. Place it where it will throw a shadow on some of the backdrop. This method will darken the background, so as to make it more subdued and less distracting.
Take a mirror, or a piece of aluminum foil, and use it as reflector. Hold it so that the flower will get extra light, this will make it stand out against a darker backdrop. (Adjust the camera setting to get the flower, rather than the background, correctly exposed.)
Need to soften up that harsh sunlight? Then make a diffuser - take a white plastic bag or some other semi-opaque stuff, and stick it to a frame made of a bent wire coat hanger. Use this to diffuse the sun's rays and create a more subtle effect.
Using the sun as a back lightning for flower photos can prove to be quite interesting. In order to get the best effect, you can try placing the sun right behind the flower. This is not an easy task, but once you get the hang of it, then you can use it to your advantage. Some types of flowers will look semi-transparent when lit from behind.
Avoid making pictures around noontime, since this is the time of day when the light of the sun is the least flattering. Rather, make arrangements to take photos either in the morning or close to the time of sunset. Doing this when making pictures of flowers is a great way to show them at their best.
Nowadays every camera has a zoom lens. Use that zoom function to make your flowers stand out better, by "zooming in". This tends to give you less problems with distracting stuff in the background, since it enlarges your subject relative to what is further away.
All these methods are stuff the pro's use all the time, and some of the reasons their results look so fantastic. You too can make photos like that if you learn their secrets. - 16651
But: believe it or not, it is actually better to take photos of flowers when it is cloudy outside. Taking photos on a cloudy day makes the pictures have that soft and subtle touch.
There are several more ways to make your flower photos stand out. Here are some methods that professional photographers use to make their pictures look good:
Create a shadow by using a piece of cardboard. Place it where it will throw a shadow on some of the backdrop. This method will darken the background, so as to make it more subdued and less distracting.
Take a mirror, or a piece of aluminum foil, and use it as reflector. Hold it so that the flower will get extra light, this will make it stand out against a darker backdrop. (Adjust the camera setting to get the flower, rather than the background, correctly exposed.)
Need to soften up that harsh sunlight? Then make a diffuser - take a white plastic bag or some other semi-opaque stuff, and stick it to a frame made of a bent wire coat hanger. Use this to diffuse the sun's rays and create a more subtle effect.
Using the sun as a back lightning for flower photos can prove to be quite interesting. In order to get the best effect, you can try placing the sun right behind the flower. This is not an easy task, but once you get the hang of it, then you can use it to your advantage. Some types of flowers will look semi-transparent when lit from behind.
Avoid making pictures around noontime, since this is the time of day when the light of the sun is the least flattering. Rather, make arrangements to take photos either in the morning or close to the time of sunset. Doing this when making pictures of flowers is a great way to show them at their best.
Nowadays every camera has a zoom lens. Use that zoom function to make your flowers stand out better, by "zooming in". This tends to give you less problems with distracting stuff in the background, since it enlarges your subject relative to what is further away.
All these methods are stuff the pro's use all the time, and some of the reasons their results look so fantastic. You too can make photos like that if you learn their secrets. - 16651
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